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24/3/2009 at 11:48am
 Location: North Yorkshire
 Outfit: 2002 Elddis Avante 534 Freelander td4
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Hi folks, I live near York, can anyone recommend a company that will do a good service on my caravan?

It is an Eldiss Avante 534 of 2002 vintage

I could do it myself but insurance company wont accept that

Also The shower hose has been knocked off the tap, breaking the plastic connector, any advice on how to take the tap off to replace it?

Regards to all

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24/3/2009 at 11:55am
 Location: leeds
 Outfit: crusader tempest 1.4 diesel fiesta
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hello there not cheap but discover is at york .flaxton just off A64 opposite the old little chef hope this helps



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24/3/2009 at 12:32pm
 Location: Redditch Worcestershire
 Outfit: Mooveo Motorhome F camper & Static
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Try a mobile one, they are usually very good just chekc they can stamp your service book, ours are half the price of going to a dealer

 David A Pearson

23 Burn Estate,
York,
YO32 9PZ

Tel: 07774 873824

Mobile Caravan Repairs & Servicing * At Home Or Site

Or try

Malcolm Caravan Services Scarr

1, Church View, Holme-on-spalding-Moor, York, North Yorkshire YO43 4BG
Tel: 01430 860306

Hope these helps, just got them off yell for you



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24/3/2009 at 9:50pm
 Location: North Yorkshire
 Outfit: 2002 Elddis Avante 534 Freelander td4
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Hi, many thanks for the advice I will contact both of the companies and make up my mind after speaking with them,

I appreciate the help

Regards, George



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24/3/2009 at 9:54pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: Elddis Avante
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what does a servuce actually involve and what is a typical price to pay /


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25/3/2009 at 1:16am
 Location: Co.Antrim Northern Ireland
 Outfit: Bailey Ranger 500 5 & Mazda 6
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 £180 for single axle and £220 for twin axle plus £40 hour labour at our local dealer.



25/3/2009 at 6:51am
 Location: Norwich
 Outfit: 57 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi .
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i use http://www.caravanchris.co.uk/, he is based in Sc**thorpe. £140 for single and £180 for twin. Carried out at a place of your choice. Have used him for last 3 years with no problems.


25/3/2009 at 9:18am
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I am in Leicester and use a moblie man. He charges £100, I would get a few quotes if I were you!

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25/3/2009 at 2:36pm
 Location: Arles-sur-Tech France
 Outfit: McLouis MC4-862 Matic
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Isn't there a website for independent mobile caravan engineers? I thought I'd seen it somewhere - maybe in Practical Caravan.


25/3/2009 at 2:44pm
 Location: Hertfordshire
 Outfit: Lots of tents and a 72 VW Camper
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Have you looked in the service section on this website 23 ?

Cheers  Ratty



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25/3/2009 at 10:23pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: Elddis Avante
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is there a sevice schedule listing exactly whatever should be done. What should a service include?


26/3/2009 at 12:22am
 Location: North Yorks
 Outfit: Avondale Eagle & Honda CRV diesel
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Hi George
Just had our van serviced at Discover York couple weeks ago about £200. However bought our Avondale from Glossops in Derbyshire 3yrs ago ,extended warranty with firm called Auto Protect.When I booked van in for service at York said no probs using Auto Protect if anything needed, we need new window seals at the front which should be covered under warranty but just had phone call from Discover saying they don`t `work` with Auto Protect and any warranty work should be done by purchasing dealer just trying to sort out at present. Warranty states any vat registered workshop ok for servicing so make sure any mobile guy complies with that if your warranty stipulates it!
Steve


26/3/2009 at 5:05pm
 Location: North Yorkshire
 Outfit: 2002 Elddis Avante 534 Freelander td4
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Hi Steve

Thanks for that info, it is interesting to find out that 'everything will be ok until we find it isnt' attitude,

I have phoned around all the agancies listed in the posts above but cant get booked in anywhere until May at earliest, that is not a problem as the van is not due until end of April,

I am about to contact Wandahome near Pontefract, their price is given as £177 for single axle including vat, but it depends how booked up they are, and if I hear any dodgy reports before then, not that I am expecting any, but who knows,

Thanks again to everyone for contributing to my query

Regards,

George



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26/3/2009 at 6:04pm
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Here's what should be being carried out as part of your service. Service Schedule

George

As for your predicament, at this time of the year any Workshop, Mobile or Dealer, that's worth it's Salt should be fully booked. If they're not fully booked then it's usually for a very good reason.

We are now taking bookings for May and many of our customers are also pre-booking their Services for March 2010.

So as a polite note, when we (mobiles/workshops) say that we have no appointments before May, we mean it.

I have phoned around all the agancies listed in the posts above but cant get booked in anywhere until May at earliest, that is not a problem as the van is not due until end of April, I am about to contact Wandahome near Pontefract, their price is given as £177 for single axle including vat, but it depends how booked up they are, and if I hear any dodgy reports before then, not that I am expecting any, but who knows,

Good luck with your quest for getting a service.

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