G'day all, I have been looking at buying a caravan to make my new journey more comfatable, reserch has led me to Coromal heritage/sterling, about 20 foot. I was wondering if anyone could tell me the differance in specifications between the two, (haven't been to the dealers yet), also any recomendations would be greatly appreciated.
G'day all, I have been looking at buying a caravan to make my new journey more comfatable, reserch has led me to Coromal heritage/sterling, about 20 foot. I was wondering if anyone could tell me the differance in specifications between the two, (haven't been to the dealers yet), also any recomendations would be greatly appreciated.
P.S
I will be using it as my home
G/Day C4, & welcome, Just to get you on the right foot heritage & sterling are jayco's , not coromal.
JC.
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We took in the Brisbane Caravan Show in June this last yr. Walked into one van Jayco had on display and the front of a drawer was sitting on the kitchen bench. Looked at the screws that had been holding it on, and they were only threw a short way, and with everything made of chipboard would not hold.
. Made us wonder what the rest of the van was like. Just our experience.
Oh, and welcome to the Forum, we are quite new here as well, enjoy.
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Thanks JC, your absolutly right. Have you had any experience with either of theses?
No C4, neither of these, we have been running a Regent Parklane for the last nine years with no problems. Had a jayco camper many years back, fatal mistake & unloaded it very quickly, would not touch another jayco if it was given to me.
JC.
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Hi C4, have owned 2 jaycos and never had a problem with them, but I think that was more good luck than management. Have also met justcruising a number of times and I know where he is comming from.
We started off with a small 14 foot wind up, progressed to a 19 foot pop top and now have a 21 foot full van (not Jayco).
The decision as to what you need depends on what you want, but when deciding on what to get, look at things like the finish in the product, look behind everything that is covered with nice fabric and lining, crawl underneath the van and check that all the plumbing and wiring access through the floor is well sealed and ask (and get written confirmation) that the van is set up for the type of adventures you wish to pursue.
One van we bought was set up purely for caravan sites and within two days we ran out of battery power when free camping.
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We have a Heritage - (2004) have no complaints - had it 2 years - tows well, no leaks - its our home for the next few years and have done about 10,000 k's in it
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2009 Roma Elegance / 2013 Colorado. Permanent travellers 2011-2015 now just travel for 4-6 mths
We took in the Brisbane Caravan Show in June this last yr. Walked into one van Jayco had on display and the front of a drawer was sitting on the kitchen bench. Looked at the screws that had been holding it on, and they were only threw a short way, and with everything made of chipboard would not hold. . Made us wonder what the rest of the van was like. Just our experience. Oh, and welcome to the Forum, we are quite new here as well, enjoy.
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-- Edited by Kiwi-as on Friday 10th of February 2012 12:19:07 AM
We saw one in a dealership that had the centre of a door lying in the cupboard, no glue,staples or screws, another at a shoe that was leakinf so bad there was a bucket sitting on the bench top to catch the water & it was still open for inspection. Not to mention numerous other complaints from owners , like some said you either love them or hate them.
JC.
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When you consider things on an unemotional level and look at the averages, Jayco have more vans on the road than anyone else so it stands to reason that there would be more of them in the repair shop.
Luckily for me I have had two Jayco's and no trouble with either of them.
I do think offereing an inferior product for inspection is only asking for trouble and like we all know word of mouth is either the best or worst of advertising.
We've had three (poptop) Jaycos - bought them secondhand with all faults sorted by then I guess - and loved them all. They towed well and never had any problems. Our current (fourth) van is a full van - bought it brandnew - but it's not a Jayco and for no particular reason. Just liked this layout and the deal we got was excellent - we're very happy campers! You'll always hear hard-luck stories, but like 'Ma' said: Jayco produce the most caravans so it stands to reason there will be more complaints or whatever about them. Just make sure you have a good look over the van you're contemplating buying and, if possible, take someone with you who knows about caravans.
Further to the comment that Ma made, a friend of ours came over a few yrs ago, bought a Jayco from a newspaper ad, and done the Big Lap in 7months with only one puncture but no other problems. Thought i had better be fair to Jayco. But would it be fair to say that Jayco build to a price.
jayco has dealers everywhere so help with problems is not far away most jaycos are bought as you see them off the lot so you can get one fairly quickly whereas custom builds take time(an who likes to wait) jayco build thousand a year so a few problems to be expected but even the expensive ones have problems
