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You'd expect a lot better, wouldn't you on such a high value purchase 🫥

Thank you for your comment. It can be a bit of a hassle revisiting the dealership, but hopefully, they'll work through the snagging list & we'll have a snag free van. All I can think is Swifts end of the line PDI check mustn't be very thorough 👀

Many owners on the Carrera owners page on FB say their rear gutters are also filled with silicone 😮 so I'm not sure what was going on during manufacturing ? since recording this video, our dealer has removed this silicone 👍 I was thinking the same, they wasn't very generous when fitting the insulation in the rear doors 😒

@sallen2779 I'm hearing this a lot now 😮 as long as these snagging issues are resolved under warranty, then we'll be happy 😊

Due to the chemistry of a Lead-Acid battery, I'm led to believe you can only use half of it's capacity & then it is out of charge, so our 80ah leisure battery is basically a 40ah. As you say, 80ah has to be the bare minimum the manufacturer could have used. I would say that on a brand new leisure vehicle, it is not fit for purpose.

@pmorgan857 some of these stories are unbelievable 😳

Cheers, hopefully we will get these issues rectified under warranty 👍

It is not what I expected when purchasing a brand new £70k vehicle 👎

Thankfully your consumer rights should see this resolved. I’m sure Swift are aware of your honest and fair videos regarding their dismal build quality. I’m in the market for a similar van, it will not be a Swift.

That is not my experience at all. I've had a Wildax can for a year now and it's not been back the dealer once. The build quality is excellent. I see the German engineering myth continues. Lower end German vans are equally susceptible to build quality issues

Madness, ain't it 👎

Unbelievable workmanship 👎

Bonkers, ain't it on such a high value item too 👎

@EddieHulme Thank you for your comment. I'd agree pretty standard & it would appear normalised across the whole leisure vehicle industry. We've been waiting for parts now since collection day. Wow, gearbox failure, what a nightmare. So far, nothing on the FIAT base vehicle has failed on ours, all our issues are to do with the Swift side of the build.

I'm hearing so many similar stories reference built quality of many many leisure vehicles. I'm glad your Auto Sleeper has lived up to expectations. Thank you for your comment 👍

@daveasavage Thank you for your comment. Reference to the sink, if you buy those uprated grommets off eBay (item screenshot in video) then your grommet problem will be solved. Reference the leisure battery & solar panel, I believe they ain't fit for purpose having to run the compressor fridge. We also bought some back-up power as we purchesed an Ecoflow & solar panel, which, as you say, helps greatly.

@thebeechcombersontour9930 Thank you for your comment. Isn't it astonishing some of the horror stories you hear about, especially when buying such a high value product. We still love our Swift Carrera, but all these snags do tarnish the whole experience somewhat.

@@thomsonsUKtrips Swift are getting a really bad reputation for exactly the experience both yourselves and me have experienced. Anyhow, enjoy your van and best wishes in getting everything sorted 👍

I wonder if Swift Group will watch this video ? Hopefully, our snags will be rectified within the warranty period. Thank you for your well wishes 😁

That's quite a list, and makes us feel lucky that ours is not bad (we have the 144). Your cupboards not aligned and bed catches riveted in the wrong place are shockers , just shows there is minimum or no checks carried out prior to sale. Power is a problem, like you we have the one battery and one and half days off grid is about the same as what we get. Even with the fridge turned down to the lowest setting. The 2024 version has 2 batteries so they have obviously realised that one is completely inadequate. We talk about our power problems in a few vlogs time.

@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot Hi Mike & Tricia, you've just gained a new subscriber 😀 I wonder, how did our rear bed pass PDI 👀 ? Was it even checked ? Was any of the van checked ? The bed was unusable & we had a site booked, we were obviously keen to use our brand new van, therefore I took it upon myself to move the brackets, unbelievable, eh. I feel the 80ah lead-acid leisure battery & 100w solar panel are not fit for purpose, I may well have to upgrade these, but I feel you shouldn't have to on such a new vehicle, best wishes, Andrew & Tracey.

We still love the van, it's great & we've had some great adventures over the last 11 months. We just need to get all these little niggly snagging issues sorted under warranty 👍

Thanks for the good luck 👍 Hopefully things will work out right & all our faults will be repaired/replaced under their warranty 👍

@martinmiles9821 manufacturers claim at the end of the production line all vehicles go through a PDI "Pre Delivery Inspection" 👀 If this is the case then I would why you hear of so many snagging issues with motorhomes, campervans & caravans ?

No companies we're involved in the making of this video & the decision to carry out this modification was based simply on personal preference.

Wow, really, you could double our list 😮 that's far from ideal. When I was putting this video together, I wondered, "Am I being too fussy ?" But reading the comments here and the comments on FB, it would appear many folk are having many more issues than us 👎 unbelievable, eh.

@@thomsonsUKtrips Trim hanging off, cooker/grill fell out/rear door interior handle was broken and fixed with superglue! rear door panel loose, battery dead on arrival, solar panel not working due to blown fuse, leak in the window at the front, fly screens fall down. blinds won't stay up. The control panel 'crashes' and needs resetting.

@ChiefDruid-ep3kc It really is unbelievable, isn't it. hopefully, all your snagging issues will be rectified while under warranty.

Thank you for your comment, Isn't it very frustrating when you fork out many £££ for a leisure vehicle & the quality of them turns out to be very, very, poor 👎

Thank you as always for tuning in to the channel. It really was a lovely free park-up & what a great view of Lake Bala. Tracey didn't want to go home 😁 Best wishes, Andrew & Tracey 😍

Thank you, Paul & Joanne, for your comment & continued viewing. We're around 9 months in now, so it's still early days. To be honest, we are over the moon with 357 subscribers, but yes, hopefully, the channel will continue to grow. What a great 2-day free park-up with a stunning view. Best wishes, Andrew & Tracey 😀

What a love place to park up to a beautiful lake what a lovely sight to wake up too in morning glad you enjoyed your few days away Tracey Andrew xx

Hello Ann, it really was a lovely "free" park-up at Bala Lake, so much so Tracey didn't want to go home 😁

@devafest145 Aww, that's so kind. Thank you. I had an absolute blast at Deva it was amazing xx

Thank you for your message, it was a great weekend. The first drink was £17.50 but afterwards, we found out that it was because you had to buy the plastic cups at £2 each. Therefore, you kept hold of the cups, and each round afterwards was £13.50. What a bargain, eh 😆 Thanks for tuning in 👍

@@thomsonsUKtrips that’s much better 🍻🍻

I s watched and saw that it was never in doubt 😂

Tracey + Birthday = Beer. It's simple mathematics, therefore inevitable 😆

Hi Paul, Tracey, Sloshed, it's bound to happen 😁👍

Tracey+birthday+holidays=beer 100% holidays aren't over till next week 😀 😂😂

She definitely doesn't need any encouragement 🤣👍

@gaynorfallows Thankyou 🙂 I'm not bk work till nxt week. That's my excuse. I’m on holiday 🤣😂 🍺 🍻 x

Thank you as always for your comment. It really was a great weekend. Luckily, we later discovered it was only the 1st one that cost us £17.50 as you had to buy the plastic cups at £2 each, so keep hold of your cups and each round afterwards was £13.50 🤣 best wishes 😁

@Meggy6571 Thankyou it was the best weekend 🙂 yey beers were expensive, so I hid a few down my top 🤣😂 and took my fold up chairs with me for extra beer storage 😄 it worked so I'm happy with that 🤣😂xx

@@traceythomson7162 Where there's a will 🤣🤣

@@Meggy6571 🤣😂🤣😂

@DaveandBonitasVanlife Thankyou 🙂 it was loving meeting you guys. Good luck with your channel. Hopefully, see you both again soon. 🙂

Thank you for your comment. It was great to meet you at the Nurserys. It's such a tranquil site & you're a lovely couple. Wishing you a super smooth, steady & continuous growth of your channel. Best wishes ❤️

It was a brilliant weekend ☺️

Absolutely loved it ❤x

How rude lol I feel like 59 tho and thankyou 🙂

Hi Josh, thanks for the comment 😁 we're using a GoPro 12 with media mod 👍

​@thomsonsUKtrips Excellent quality videos, the music fest looks good I need to look into it when it's next on

@joshuahigham9377 we have the video quality set on 30 frames per second at 4k resolution. The GoPro will actually go higher/better on the settings/quality, but I don't feel there is any need to go any higher than 30fps at 4k👍

Thankyou 🙂

Loved the whole weekend 😍

@ruthkirby9277 Awww, Ruth, we're both so happy that you found our channel. Thank you for watching & for leaving this lovely comment. Cheers for subscribing, too. Best wishes. 😍

Tommy & Emanuel on their summer holidays 😍

The Nurserys is a super quiet adult site & we reallly did enjoy doing nothing for 5 days 😁 If you fancy a day out, then you're bang in the middle of Skegness or Mablethorpe as they are 6 miles in each direction from the campsite. The cats soon settle down when in the FUN-Bus 👍 Just editing the festival video now. Enjoy Norfolk 😉 😍

Enjoy Norfolk ❤ thanks for the lovely comment 🙂