Swift having tough times job losses

You have to have your finger on the pulse, Autocruise was took over by Swift and I found their after sales and customer services sadly lacking.
 
Doesn’t surprise me going off my one and only experience with Swift.
Bought a new Swift Sundance in 2013, first ever motorhome and dived in with little / no experience of motorhomes.
Big mistake, pipe fitting came lose causing flooding under kitchen sink. Pipe fitting came lose under shower room sink flooding complete rear end of floor.
They sent out an engineer to check if bolts holding body to chassis were in place, they were but engineer also had to check if correct seals were used on side windows, they weren’t which had caused damp in both sides of motorhome. This resulted in motorhome going back to the factory for 8 weeks.
To many faults with fixtures and fittings to mention, the build quality was rubbish.
That was the final straw and I got rid of it at a massive loss after 2 years of ownership.
I wouldn’t have another Swift motorhome if you paid me !
 
I bought a 10 year-old Swift Corniche caravan very cheaply back in 2003. It was cheap because it had all-too-obvious damp and rot in several places and required extensive refurbishment, which I carried out myself.

Whilst working on it I was increasingly appalled at the shoddiness of its construction and its poor design.

I managed to squeeze 5 years of use out of it before finally putting it out of its misery by scrapping it and using parts of its interior on other projects.

Would I ever again buy anything made by Swift ? No bloody chance !!
 
Gerry Attrick said:
I bought a 10 year-old Swift Corniche caravan very cheaply back in 2003. It was cheap because it had all-too-obvious damp and rot in several places and required extensive refurbishment, which I carried out myself.

Whilst working on it I was increasingly appalled at the shoddiness of its construction and its poor design.

I managed to squeeze 5 years of use out of it before finally putting it out of its misery by scrapping it and using parts of its interior on other projects.

Would I ever again buy anything made by Swift ? No bloody chance !!
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I’m presently looking for another C class and it will be a European manufacturer as looking at Hymer, Burstner and the like the build quality is far superior to all the British made motorhomes I’ve viewed. The only downside is like most things you get what you pay for so they are considerably more expensive.
 
It was only the other day there was a thread about crap wiring in Hymers. It seems to me having looked at a lot of vans there is not a great deal quality wise between any of them. Some are just far more expensive crap than others. Unfortunately price seems no guarantee to better quality.
 
Obanboy666 said:
Doesn’t surprise me going off my one and only experience with Swift.
Bought a new Swift Sundance in 2013, first ever motorhome and dived in with little / no experience of motorhomes.
Big mistake, pipe fitting came lose causing flooding under kitchen sink. Pipe fitting came lose under shower room sink flooding complete rear end of floor.
They sent out an engineer to check if bolts holding body to chassis were in place, they were but engineer also had to check if correct seals were used on side windows, they weren’t which had caused damp in both sides of motorhome. This resulted in motorhome going back to the factory for 8 weeks.
To many faults with fixtures and fittings to mention, the build quality was rubbish.
That was the final straw and I got rid of it at a massive loss after 2 years of ownership.
I wouldn’t have another Swift motorhome if you paid me !
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I had virtually the same when I bought a new Auto Sleeper Broadway in 2014, the biggest load of rubbish I have ever owned and I would never buy another Auto Sleeper it spent most of its 3 years down at their factory. It got that bad that we hated the site of it when we opened the kitchen curtains in a morning.

John.
 
Maybe people are thinking twice before making a large investment in a diesel vehicle. With ever increasing legislation restricting their use they could be saddled with something unsalable in just a few years. For example, in Scotland alone there may be 40 areas where I will be unable to take my Euro 5 van within the next few years. Vehicle manufacturers of all sorts are being hit by this legislation. https://www.blf.org.uk/sites/defaul...land's Low Emission Zones - November 2017.pdf
 
2cv said:
Maybe people are thinking twice before making a large investment in a diesel vehicle. With ever increasing legislation restricting their use they could be saddled with something unsalable in just a few years. For example, in Scotland alone there may be 40 areas where I will be unable to take my Euro 5 van within the next few years. Vehicle manufacturers of all sorts are being hit by this legislation. https://www.blf.org.uk/sites/defaul...land's Low Emission Zones - November 2017.pdf
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I think it’s more to do with sh1te build quality and people using the internet to do some research before buying. I have yet to here about someone being happy with their swift, its only horror stories you read about these vans when you have a wee browse. If your looking to buy a new van you ain’t really got a choice of what it runs on.
 
caledonia said:
I think it’s more to do with sh1te build quality and people using the internet to do some research before buying. I have yet to here about someone being happy with their swift, its only horror stories you read about these vans when you have a wee browse. If your looking to buy a new van you ain’t really got a choice of what it runs on.
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I am happy with my Swift.
 
2cv said:
Maybe people are thinking twice before making a large investment in a diesel vehicle. With ever increasing legislation restricting their use they could be saddled with something unsalable in just a few years. For example, in Scotland alone there may be 40 areas where I will be unable to take my Euro 5 van within the next few years. Vehicle manufacturers of all sorts are being hit by this legislation. https://www.blf.org.uk/sites/defaul...land's Low Emission Zones - November 2017.pdf
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Spot on IMHO .....i know of several folks holding off buying anything at the moment until things are clearer fuel/legislation wise both motorhomes AND ordinary vehicles ....
The governments frankly short sightedness has knocked the arse out of the motor industry including the one im pretty directly involved with (Jaguar/Landrover )
 
Have they still got several months waiting list for new van delivery ???
 
Until fairly recently I owned a Hymer, a B544 model made in 1994. I bought it privately in 2007 (hence 13 years old), knowing that it had some water ingress problems (roof and sidewall) and lots of surface rust underneath.

I was able to fix all these issues cheaply and it gave me 8 years of trouble-free use before I sold it on for only a little less than its purchase price, but it did indicate to me that even the mighty Hymers, although very good, aren't perfect.

It had some design issues that irritated me immensely - chronic lack of access to the engine bay and chronic water ingress into same because of the crappy design of the bonnet. The quality of the furnishings and the general interior design was first -rate, though, so I loved it despite its shortcomings !

My present camping vehicle is a 2003 Toyota Granvia, fitted out by Wellhouse Leisure. It is far and away the best of every camper I've ever owned or worked on - totally rust-free, no water ingress, mechanically marvellous, so relaxing to drive and blessed with exceptional reliability - but obviously a bit small for families or couples wanting to tote lots of toys on their travels.

Bottom line - the perfect motorhome/campervan is yet to be invented. Hymer and some of the other continental offerings are pretty close to being very good, but I'm afraid most of the British big names fall woefully short of consistent acceptable quality in my experience.

Your mileage may vary, of course....!
 
2cv said:
Maybe people are thinking twice before making a large investment in a diesel vehicle. With ever increasing legislation restricting their use they could be saddled with something unsalable in just a few years. For example, in Scotland alone there may be 40 areas where I will be unable to take my Euro 5 van within the next few years. Vehicle manufacturers of all sorts are being hit by this legislation. https://www.blf.org.uk/sites/defaul...land's Low Emission Zones - November 2017.pdf
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Your current diesel motorhome, therefore, looks to have a long life ahead of it, with no shortage of filling stations to service it for the next three decades or more! And should we really be so worried about a change promised in 22 years’ time, bearing in mind that this will follow at least four general elections? Especially as one forecast suggests that we’d need to build 10 new nuclear power stations or 10,000 new wind turbines in the UK to cope with a mass migration to electric vehicles, as well as funding a huge investment in vehicle charging points.

Running a motorhome: Alternatives to diesel - Practical Advice - Motorhomes & Campervans - Out and About Live
 
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