Back Home despite the caravan failures

SKI'er ,

Glad to hear you arrived home safely. Sorry to hear you had caravan problems, as I am currently looking at upgrading my current van for our big trip around our country was curious re make of van. Maybe one for us to give a wide berth as we don't want on going problems while trying to relax and enjoy.

Not too surprised that your air conditioner had problems though with the current hot conditions in SA, was over 30 most of last night. Have not seen much of the rain they predicted today where I live, still waiting.

Debbie

Hello SKI er,

I bet you wish you could have gone for longer. How'd u feel after 2 months? are you back to work? We head off for 6 months next month and bought a 98 Golf Starliner ATV (Semi Off Road) and hope all goes well. Decided on used Golf at not much less than a new entry level van hoping for a quality product with hopefully little drama. Is your van a make starting with J?
Friends of ours had one and got from Brisbane to Melbourne and traded it on a Madison Off Road van as they were tired of refitting fallen off components.

Good Luck with your cause.

Regards

Greg

Ski'er, If you don't have any success with the dealer or manufacturer, you'd better post the dealer, brand and model name of the van. That way we can all be warned off these people if their after sales service turns out to be zip. Good luck with it all.

Hi SKI er
Sorry to hear about your new van so now you have joined the ELITE cr.p van club as there is so so so many in your shoes like me who brought a new van in 2004 an still fixing all the Problems now myself just about everything has gone wrong with this van too including the A/C bout the only thing that I have not had to fix (Yet) is the microwave I too am so dissapointed with the Manufacture who virtually told me to go jump. After buying two new vans of their Brand from there Dealers.
My van is a $50,000 + WA made (C) so be very wary when buying a new van as I would now never again buy another New Caravan, after two new ones both Just Rubbish.I also think that if this keeps on going to let them get away with they will destroy the Caravan Industry as people want some value for there money and its not in a lot of them.

Guys , why arn't we naming these brands ? I thuoght that was what this site was all about , after all if it was a good van we'd have no hesitation in recomending that aye ?
regards,
Dave

It's OK to name vans as we all see it at least once a week about some mothers uncles brothers son who has a 3 litre NISSAN that failed.

So what if it's a jayco or a golf or a supreme. Just let us know.

Pooley

(compass owner)

SKI"er,

Tread carefully. I ordered same brand of caravan at the 2006 Brisbane show construction due May this year. Became unhappy last November with the quality of the van, I repeat quality. And cancelled in late november 06, deposit of $6500 was confiscated and I might add that I had not signed any contract.
I am now $10k into litigation. Got nil help from firstly Qld fair trading and have now forwarded a complaint to the Premier. Have recieved no help whatsoever from the dealership or manufacturer,hence the court action.
The CEO of the parent corporation finally intervened but then he could not convince dealer to act. Then said it was between the dealer and I.

This time I am forever out of the caravan game (have owned 3 rv) until the industry comes under some form of regulation that is acceptable to consumers.
I feel that caravanners are being treated with contempt by all corners of the industry simply because the industry has been going gangbusters for the past few years.
The consumers involved are I feel embarassed by the fact that they have spent a fortune and been ripped off. But unless everyone starts advising forums such as this nothing will happen.
As for myself I have spent my life trying to avoid action such as I am now undertaking. But I have now reached the Barrister stage and am ready to go on with it up to the point of $65K which is what my van would have cost.

My point to you however is that if you consult a solicitor he/she will offer to write to the dealer or whoever. It is from that point that you must be prepared to back with action. Get a quote for litigation action etc. Around $17K.
The fair trade mob will give you the flick. If they do write to your Premier.
Bets of luck
Jim

SKI'er,

Thanks for that,will have a look. My problems, although looking tough are not so bad. I am calm about the whole issue. What it has done though is kept me and the Minister for Finance working an additional year to pay for all this and put the trek on hold for over a year. However we feel strongly about our treatment by the dealer and manufacturer and intend to tell the rest of Australia about our treatment. Have already cost them at least one sale after telling friends of our predicament.
Jim