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Quote: Originally posted by Nescafe84 on 21/4/2013And this is after they put delivery back a week because the workshop was so busy! They have been very good but now I'm beginning to wonder what else they have missed! It don't fill you with confidence in Bailey or the dealer and we switch from a Swift to Bailey ........

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Speaking to a dealer recently who told me that to save money the big manufacturers got rid of their experienced staff as they cost to much and employed staff straight from the dole at minimum wages !. Told me that someone who's job was to fit high level brake lights, cut a hole in the panel and fitted the light without using sealant. Took about 6 months before the problems appeared with internal walls bulging. Caravans are now being shipped back to the factory as dealers are refusing to do the work.

Also brand new Elddis inolved in a bad smash, when they examined it they found that every panel was full of water !.

Tell me about it, I traded in a perfectly sound Coachman for a Stealth !

Its the old story. The manufacturers develope all new jointing techniques which they claim will banish leakage and then use the wrong sealants. As well as Stealth, all the major brands have made these claims e.g ' Airplane jointing' - funny that as no airplanes leak and their structure comes under more stress and strains then being towed down a motorway !.

So the sealants they are using must be the culprit and one manufacturer has asked a university research unit to test the one they use because of problems. Its apity they hadn't done that before using it.

I've heard of one sealant that after a short time turns to the consistency of porridge and another where it erred to far towards the adhesive properties instead of water barrier and saws had to be used to get an awning rail off !.

Of course all this is compounded by poor build quality when the heads of screws are broken off during construction so there is no tight joints !

Quote: Originally posted by Nescafe84 on 22/4/2013

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Omg what have I done lol I should have kept my 7 year old swift!

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