American Motorhomes in the UK
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The build quality issue is a bit too generalised, are there really no RV's from America that have decent quality to them? I mean manufacturers like Triple E that are based in Canada certainly know how to make a winterised vehicle. What exactly is this build quality problematic? Do the furniture pieces fall off the walls? Do these things go up in flames on a daily basis due to bad wiring?
Drawing parallels to the car world I see how badly bashed american cars are on the continent, always with this build quality argument. My experience has been that although the "Spaltmasse" (gapbetween individual components) may not be as small and accurate as top german brands, but mechanically most american vehicles are sound and reliable. The often cited teutonic "clunk" sound when closing the door is certainly not present in a Toyota, but although they may look fragile a lot of Japanese cars are a lot more reliable then their german counterparts.
I guess my question boils down to perceived quality vs. real world drawbacks.
I for one still do not understand the absolute lack of slideouts on the european market.
Drawing parallels to the car world I see how badly bashed american cars are on the continent, always with this build quality argument. My experience has been that although the "Spaltmasse" (gapbetween individual components) may not be as small and accurate as top german brands, but mechanically most american vehicles are sound and reliable. The often cited teutonic "clunk" sound when closing the door is certainly not present in a Toyota, but although they may look fragile a lot of Japanese cars are a lot more reliable then their german counterparts.
I guess my question boils down to perceived quality vs. real world drawbacks.
I for one still do not understand the absolute lack of slideouts on the european market.
flatso said:
I for one still do not understand the absolute lack of slideouts on the european market.
There are European manufacturers using slide outs, http://www.vario-mobil.com/ ,http://www.moto-trek.co.uk/ ,for example, just not any volume manufacturers.Edited by berlintaxi on Sunday 26th April 10:00
flatso said:
The build quality issue is a bit too generalised, are there really no RV's from America that have decent quality to them? I mean manufacturers like Triple E that are based in Canada certainly know how to make a winterised vehicle. What exactly is this build quality problematic? Do the furniture pieces fall off the walls? Do these things go up in flames on a daily basis due to bad wiring?
Drawing parallels to the car world I see how badly bashed american cars are on the continent, always with this build quality argument. My experience has been that although the "Spaltmasse" (gapbetween individual components) may not be as small and accurate as top german brands, but mechanically most american vehicles are sound and reliable. The often cited teutonic "clunk" sound when closing the door is certainly not present in a Toyota, but although they may look fragile a lot of Japanese cars are a lot more reliable then their german counterparts.
I guess my question boils down to perceived quality vs. real world drawbacks.
I for one still do not understand the absolute lack of slideouts on the european market.
I think everyone will have good and bad experiences with their motorhome be it European or American. I'm sure there are plenty of RV's out there that just have general maintenance and the odd small problem, but you're unlikely to see them posting loads on forums. I don't think its as bad as furniture falling off the walls, just lots of little (and probably the occasional big) niggles. Mechanically they will be fine but probably suffer more from lack of use than anything else. At the end of the day go into it with your eyes wide open to the running costs and you'll never look back. If it's interior space you want then a European motorhome won't even come close.Drawing parallels to the car world I see how badly bashed american cars are on the continent, always with this build quality argument. My experience has been that although the "Spaltmasse" (gapbetween individual components) may not be as small and accurate as top german brands, but mechanically most american vehicles are sound and reliable. The often cited teutonic "clunk" sound when closing the door is certainly not present in a Toyota, but although they may look fragile a lot of Japanese cars are a lot more reliable then their german counterparts.
I guess my question boils down to perceived quality vs. real world drawbacks.
I for one still do not understand the absolute lack of slideouts on the european market.
Hymer are working on a slide out, have been for a few years, they want to make it cheap, light and reliable which isn't easy but when they do do it it will be good.
Mototrek the horsebox come motorhome makers from Yorkshire make a slide out and Frankie from Germany did at a reasonable price but it never sold.
Mototrek the horsebox come motorhome makers from Yorkshire make a slide out and Frankie from Germany did at a reasonable price but it never sold.
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