Why wouldn't you buy something locally built?
Cheers,
Peter
Bill B said
09:51 AM Dec 12, 2018
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
Why wouldn't you buy something locally built?
Cheers,
Peter
Peter, I think you will find that they are made in Brisbane.
Kebbin said
02:01 PM Dec 12, 2018
Apollo/Talvor found it to expensive to manufacture here as they have to pay their employees more then $10 an hour, so they make them in the good old US of A.
Aus-Kiwi said
02:14 PM Dec 12, 2018
Yea dont worry about our labour force !! Its an Merican company .
Nevd said
03:03 PM Dec 12, 2018
They are actually made in Brisbane. We looked at buying one last year. The factory at that time was in the same complex as the sales yard. They are made to specific designs, and the manufacturer won't change the design for personal preferences. Keeps the costs down apparently. We liked the vans and had just about made up our mind to buy one (Bourke B or C from memory), despite a couple of small compromises because of the inflexibility. Had been speaking with the sales manager and he was called away by a phone call. Was passed to a salesman who completely downplayed or ignored my wife's questions? Guess what happened? We now have a Sunseeker van.
Peter_n_Margaret said
04:46 PM Dec 12, 2018
I take it all back :) It seems that they are made in Oz and that they are a fibreglass sandwich panel construction, so might be pretty good.
Only the profits will go off shore :(
Need to get the highest ATM though and even that is a bit marginal IMHO.
Cheers,
Peter
Bill B said
06:10 PM Dec 12, 2018
Kebbin wrote:
Apollo/Talvor found it to expensive to manufacture here as they have to pay their employees more then $10 an hour, so they make them in the good old US of A.
Not according to their website : https://www.talvor.com/au/
Kebbin said
08:57 PM Dec 12, 2018
Same here Bill the link I have says the opposite, so who knows? Unless they have just started to build them here again.
Although your link is for Talvor not Winnebago so .......
-- Edited by Kebbin on Wednesday 12th of December 2018 08:59:59 PM
montie said
07:09 AM Dec 13, 2018
Apollo Tourism and Leisure (ATL) is an Australian company listed on the ASX.
They originally built motorhomes for their hire fleet under the name of Talvor and later Talvor caravans.
When they acquired the Winnebago brand name licence they simply called their motorhomes and caravans Winnebago instead of Talvor.
They are built in their Brisbane factory.
They also own hire companies in the US and Europe.
Any opinions or comments re this van or brand
Cheers,
Peter
Peter, I think you will find that they are made in Brisbane.
They are actually made in Brisbane. We looked at buying one last year. The factory at that time was in the same complex as the sales yard. They are made to specific designs, and the manufacturer won't change the design for personal preferences. Keeps the costs down apparently. We liked the vans and had just about made up our mind to buy one (Bourke B or C from memory), despite a couple of small compromises because of the inflexibility. Had been speaking with the sales manager and he was called away by a phone call. Was passed to a salesman who completely downplayed or ignored my wife's questions? Guess what happened? We now have a Sunseeker van.
Only the profits will go off shore :(
Need to get the highest ATM though and even that is a bit marginal IMHO.
Cheers,
Peter
Not according to their website : https://www.talvor.com/au/
Same here Bill the link I have says the opposite, so who knows? Unless they have just started to build them here again.
Although your link is for Talvor not Winnebago so .......
www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/details/winnebago-burke-56609/
-- Edited by Kebbin on Wednesday 12th of December 2018 08:59:59 PM
They originally built motorhomes for their hire fleet under the name of Talvor and later Talvor caravans.
When they acquired the Winnebago brand name licence they simply called their motorhomes and caravans Winnebago instead of Talvor.
They are built in their Brisbane factory.
They also own hire companies in the US and Europe.