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07/11/2009 at 8:00pm
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 Outfit:  Hymer B544
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..appear to be living up to their old reputation.

I ordered and paid for a new rear light cluster on Wednesday for my Hymer. I had arranged to pick it up from the Hymer showroom at Preston today because we were passing. Guess what? it wasn't there. I had hoped to fit it this weekend so that I can get the motorhome off my drive.


07/11/2009 at 9:18pm
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Hmmn they have been chasing us for our business for a few weeks now.............against what I have felt for some time now, I encouraged Hubby to give them a second chance (I believe everyone deserves that LOL) anyway we told them to ring us in half an hour to discuss a habitation service plus the Fiat side as we were having dinner..............guess what no one rang back, nothing changes.

In the end we rang them back, no one answered the phone. I am now sticking with Camper UK who give polite and excellent service everytime and are now able to service Swift/Fiat best of all they bother to answer the phone.

We won't ever buy from Brownhills again.

 

 



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07/11/2009 at 10:26pm
 Location: Liverpool
 Outfit: IH TIO R
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Good on you i learned my lesson 5 years ago' when i purchased a Rapido from them, and on the way home (Crowthorne, Berk's) on the M25 the front brake pads started to break, how is that for vehicle checks before delivery? I will not touch them again with a 10 foot barge pole. PS, that was not the only problem that a dealer i SHOULD have used in the first place found, a dangerous gas leak inside the kitchen cupboard, the side glass cover on the cooker was very loose and a water leak in the shower. Dealers like them SHOULD NOT BE IN business and its a good job they are not based in Italy, they would all be walking around with no kneecaps.17

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08/11/2009 at 9:21am
 Location: scotland
 Outfit: HYMER S 520
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Quote: Originally posted by blatchatter on 07/11/2009
..appear to be living up to their old reputation.

I ordered and paid for a new rear light cluster on Wednesday for my Hymer. I had arranged to pick it up from the Hymer showroom at Preston today because we were passing. Guess what? it wasn't there. I had hoped to fit it this weekend so that I can get the motorhome off my drive.

I must say we have had no problem with Hymer uk at Preston.We have had a lot of parts posted to us and also have picked parts up from them we always go through the parts department which is about 1 ml on from the showroom.We were there for 3 hrs one day getting parts ordered and advice on how to sort a problem outrselves ,they spent all this time with us and were so helpfull.Nothing was a problem to them.They also email or phone us to say when parts have arrived usually take about 2 weeks if they have to order them from Germany.We usually deal with Darren or john really nice guys.We have never picked up anything from the showroom.

 

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09/11/2009 at 11:19am
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit:  Hymer B544
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They apologise and are now sending the part TNT to arrive tomorrow. That's no good to me because I shall now have to wait until the weekend after next to fit it.


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09/11/2009 at 12:39pm
 Location: cardiff
 Outfit: autoquest 400 suntor
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We waited 18 months for a door seal. We also travelled to the dealership (swindon) 4 times in that period only to be told that they had ordered the wrong one again. Also whilst the van was in for hab check and service they told us that we required a new horn, so we agreed to have one fitted under warranty. As i got back to the van i decided to check that the new horn worked and guess what......it did not. They had diconnected the old one and not replaced it with a new one. After about an hour of arguments and speaking to the mechanic conserned he told me that the horn did not need replacing in the first place. My feeling is that when the realised that it was a warranty issue , they lost interest.I WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE NEAR THEM AGAIN. How they are still in business is beyond me.

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09/11/2009 at 3:25pm
 Location: Shropshire
 Outfit: Toyota Granvia (Wellhouse)
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bats..that's sound very similar to the carry on that we've also had/having with Discover...

I'd always said that I wouldn't buy from a dealership again(..and if I did,it'd have to be one that's local).

However,we've just done a deal on a vehicle with Highbridge,which is some 3 hours away from us!?!.. 17 (..only hope that we don't end up regreting it..)



10/11/2009 at 9:29pm
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 Outfit: autotrail cheyenne 632
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After buying two motorhomes from Browhills [ some people never learn ! ] I can only say, If your looking for after care, understanding , fairness, etc.

      Try anywhere but here you can"t go wrong nobody is this bad!!!!!!!!!!!

 



11/11/2009 at 7:48am
 Location: North Yorkshire
 Outfit: CI Carioca 656
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so far so good for me with Brownhills in the NE - I ordered a new window for our van and it all seems to be progressing smoothly, the seem to know what they're doing and always ring back etc. promptly.
NOW - Discover Leisure in York is a different kettle of fish!! I kid you not, I'd been trying to order this window from them for 2 months - I must have rung them 15 times during that time, and it was just completely farcical every time - their responses ranged from 'never having heard of me' to 'we sent you a letter last week' or 'the person you need to talk to is on the phone, give me your number and he'll ring right back!' (didn't happen a single time). They were obviously desperate to not make a sale, I've never come across that level of incompentence and indifference before.
I also rang Danum in Doncaster, who have the window I need in stock but charge more than twice as much for it. I expressed my amazement at the price and was told 'yes but we have it in stock, try getting it from Discover and eventually you'll give up and come back to us anyway!'. That might be so but charging £250 for a window that's normally £120 is just daylight robbery...


11/11/2009 at 10:09am
 Location: Shropshire
 Outfit: Toyota Granvia (Wellhouse)
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Noodle...well it sounds as if Discover are consistent if nothing else!...17

I thought that it was just us they didn't want to ring back?!? ....17

Shambolic at best...!



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15/11/2009 at 6:45pm
 Location: Cwmbran Gwent
 Outfit: Unicorn Cordoba ll Honda CRV
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We've had the same problem with Discover since early June when our local branch went kaput.  We have a leaking autostop valve and a badly cracked rooflight glass, they managed to repair our damaged rear bumper but it's split again. They've just had the other parts in from Italy but guess what - the rooflight they ordered hasn't got any glass in it! How stupid is that!

I've phoned them on average 10 times a week and almost every time was told "someone will call you back" but no-one ever did. Even the top branch manager at Delamere promised religiously to phone us back and never did. Finally I managed to get the help of a young lady in the service dept. called Helen who has helped. At last we are getting somewhere.

I wouldn't recommend them to to change a light bulb in the van as they're such an incompetant ignorant lot. We tell everyone to steer clear.



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