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Persongasmansteve
17/10/2010 at 8:29pm
 Location: North Yorks
 Outfit: Mazda CX5 AWD and Coachman VIP 545 View gasmansteve's Profile View Profile   Reply to gasmansteve Reply   Quote gasmansteve Quote  
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We still like the layout of our 2006 Avondale Eagle with `L` shaped lounge,fixed bed and separate toilet and shower, a layout I haven`t seen on any other van but aside from the damp, damaged windows, blocked pipes, and other stuff I won`t go into (all repaired now) its a nice van. Our local Avondale dealer said at the time that the older vans were far better put together than the newer ones. A bit of quality control would have worked wonders and maybe they wouldn`t have gone under through lack of people going back to them?
Steve


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17/10/2010 at 8:32pm
 Location: Gloucestershire
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Hi gasmansteve, as ours is a 2008, I just hope that we will not find the dreaded damp etc.  Was yours a recent repair and did you have much of a problem finding a dealer to fix an "out of business" van?

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Persongasmansteve
17/10/2010 at 8:41pm
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Hi Carol
The damp was in its 3rd year so that would be about May 2009 and we used the same dealer (Fry`s nr Driffield) who used to be the Avondale dealer before they went under. They still had some Avondale wall boards and other stuff so it wasn`t really a problem and I think a lot of caravan stuff is interchangeable between makes. Our warranty was a 5yr one and Fry`s do any work we need on it. It will run out next year so debating getting a new van??.
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Steve


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17/10/2010 at 8:45pm
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Thanks Steve.  Glad yours was sorted out.  One happy ending.

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Carol



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