Tuesday, Jan 20, 2004 at 19:20
Jonty,
Viscount caravans are now in production in
Sydney,Heck Mckenzie at Bayswater in Vic is our local agent.
I bought about production number 86,and the number of finishing faults was a disgrace.
I thought it would be the Viscount of old,no frills but well built.
Not the case,apparently someone has bought the Name and is starting up from scratch.
My van was refused upon delivery as the door was jamming,within two hrs the whole door frame had to be removed and refitted.
The following faults then became obvious on our first usage-
Vinyl floor coverings bubbled.
Fly screens( glued on) fell off.
Brake cables were rubbing through copper gas line.
Penetrations through floor were unsealed.
Screw covers continually fell off.
Locks on screen door had oversized holes allowing locks to fall out.
Seal on pop top becomes detached at corners.
Front widow cover had no rubber seal fitted at all.
Rubber seal keeps coming out of door window.
Annex awning not sealed properly,allowing water under.
The van structure itself,chassis etc seems about industry standard,the price is competitive,but the final finish lets the whole van down.
Mckenzies reckon they have a new supervisor now, etc,etc (you have heard it before) I chose to fix the van myself,as anyone who would let it go as it was would not fix it to my satisfaction!
now with about 40 hrs of fiddling about I am satisfied.
If you intend to buy one make a detailed inspection before acceptance.
Regards
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