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21/3/2007 at 10:42am
 Location: The Beautiful Lake District
 Outfit: Buccaneer Clipper Autotrail Cheyenne
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Quote: Originally posted by Mrs. Bonce on 21/3/2007
Hi Floyd, can you put some directions on here? We would have looked there too had we known about them, one of our favourite hobbies is looking at caravans.
Hi Anne, The Branch of Stuart Longtons is at Standish which is only 10-15 mins drive from Barron's at Coppull.


21/3/2007 at 11:11am
 Location: Carlisle
 Outfit: Swift Charisma 560
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Just bought a new Swift Charisma 560 from Barrons in Cumbria, no problems so far but I am anxious to see what there after sales service will be like if we do have any problems.

As far as the vans being dirty on the forecourt they fully valet and check everything as part of there on the road package. You also get a full hour to go through the van with them and any problems can be fixed before you leave, they also offer a free two night stay for anyone travelling a distance so they can test the van before setting off home and are close by to solve any problems. As far as getting a wet or damp van I would just refuse to take it if it is not in prestige condition.



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21/3/2007 at 11:16am
 Location: Luton (no jokes plea
 Outfit: Coachman and Hyundai
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Thanks Floyd, will remember that for the future.

Jo, when did they start offering the free 2 night stay? We bought our van in 2003 and weren't offered it then. We stayed on a lovely site not far from a pub and a railway station, can't remember the name but now closed, we would use it as a stop over if still open. 2 pubs within staggering distance, one by the canal and one at the station.



21/3/2007 at 8:36pm
 Location: Carlisle
 Outfit: Swift Charisma 560
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Anne

Dont know when they started offering the free 2 night stay we just bought our van last week!!



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22/3/2007 at 9:25am
 Location: Luton (no jokes plea
 Outfit: Coachman and Hyundai
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Thanks Jo.


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22/3/2007 at 3:59pm
 Location: Hartlepool
 Outfit: Ace Aristocrat 500 Statesman
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I bought my van second hand from Barrons Burtree. On my first outing I waited until mid afternoon to test out the water systems and thereby avoid the frosty weather. i found a leak on the shower valve assembly. I drained the system and called Barrons. The staff member immediately said "frost damage mate not covered by our warranty". It took 3 calls to explain we had only tested the water in bright sunlight and found the fault, It was our first trip after purchase!! They have booked me in but I will not be using them in future and have lost all confidence in their warranty.


22/3/2007 at 4:33pm
 Location: KENT
 Outfit:  BAILEY PEGASUS 534 DIESEL HONDA CRV
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Got our new van from Barrons. I had expected poor service but we were getting a good deal so went with them. They were very friendly and have phoned three times to ask how we're getting on. Our pump is noisier than we had expected and they offered to run a new one out to us!  Left it that if it goes whilst we're away, we'll buy a new one and they will refund us. So far, I can't fault them.

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23/3/2007 at 11:51am
 Location: South-East
 Outfit: None Entered
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We travelled from Surrey to Barrons in Coppul to buy our new van, a Swift Charisma about a year ago. We purchased the van after getting a good deal and a few extras and found them to be very good.

Not sure about their after sales service as we haven't had a problem. 



23/3/2007 at 11:52am
 Location: South-East
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Quote: Originally posted by Mrs. Bonce on 21/3/2007

Thanks Floyd, will remember that for the future.

Jo, when did they start offering the free 2 night stay? We bought our van in 2003 and weren't offered it then. We stayed on a lovely site not far from a pub and a railway station, can't remember the name but now closed, we would use it as a stop over if still open. 2 pubs within staggering distance, one by the canal and one at the station.


They were offering the free 2 night stay a year ago when we purchased our van (Coppul)


23/3/2007 at 11:54am
 Location: Luton (no jokes plea
 Outfit: Coachman and Hyundai
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That must have come in since 2003 then. Where did you stay?


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23/3/2007 at 11:59am
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uote: Originally posted by Mrs. Bonce on 23/3/2007
That must have come in since 2003 then. Where did you stay?

We didn't take advantage of it,  we did the journey in one day, took about 4 hours to drive up and longer to drive home.

Wish we had because it was a long day and we were shattered.



23/3/2007 at 4:44pm
 Location: Noth Notts
 Outfit: Pennine Pathfinder
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We had a problem with our AL-CO stabiliser on our journey up the A1 so we travelled an extra junction and called in at Barrons (Co.Durham), asked for help and they sorted it out for us right away, no charge and with a smile.They never asked if we bought our camper from them they just wanted to help us out ( bought the camper from else where)



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