new Pioneer camper trailer range - anyone seen them?
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Hoping you might have seen the 2013 range of Pioneer campers, unfortunately they are not at the shows near us. The new website photos are poor quality and not a good overview. What is your impression of the new design and look compared to the old range? We were keen on the Argyle SE, had viewed it in Melb but then the range was changed. Thanks.
Reply By: The Rambler( W.A.) - Monday, Apr 15, 2013 at 22:59
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 at 22:59
JBBK
I have had a Pioneer Argyle SE for the past 7 years and it has done approx. 100000 Kms with virtually no problems.Igo away every year for 3-4 months and it has seen some serious offroad and I certainly don't believe it is over sprung.The big difference in the new Pioneer is that it has a much improved canvas section and a fairly big change to the gullying and storage boxes which I am not sure I like.The Argyle now has a stainless
water tank instead of plastic and have changed that stupid plastic tap on the sink which I changed after my first trip.There are also led reading lights and a few cosmetic changes but all in all I will be keeping
mine and Iam sure the new ones are very
well built and are a very good consideration in the price range.
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Monday, Apr 15, 2013 at 23:51
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 at 23:51
The manufacturers of the independent
suspension told Robin that he was ordering the wrong coil springs, that is who I got both the advice & the lighter springs from!
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Follow Up By: JBBK - Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 at 20:27
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 at 20:27
Many thanks to you all for very helpful replies. We had read of others experiences with significant quality / after sales issues that seemed related to the previous manufacturer and
Perth dealership. But there are also good experiences with them as you say. We havent seen enough recent reports to remove our doubt entirely the quality issues have been resolved with the move to Melb. While the Melb dealer has tried to give us as much info as possible he only has limited info from the manufacturer to date and has waited a fair while to get one into the show room. So we remain concerned as to whether Pioneer have their act together with the new model. Sounds like we should
check the new design in the flesh to be sure its right for us. We are weighing up whether its worth pursuing. Others seriously in the running are a KK (similar, a bit more $ but might be peace of mind) or the Conqueror UEV440 (different concept). Going to the
Sydney show soon.
Rgds to all. JBBK (counting down the years weeks and days to retirement ....)
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