I went to the Perth caravan show last week. While having lunch amongst the stalls around the perimeter of the arena, and because this area is elevated, I could see over the roofs of the vans.
Quite a few were distorted, with waves, hollows etc. In fact it was amazing that these people were selling a product as bad as that.
I would suggest that anyone who is contemplating buying a van, take a ladder and check the roof first, you may be for an unpleasant surprise.
We commented on that too. Thought some of the vans may have been secondhand as there seemed to be fading on some, definitely a different colour on the roof to front and backs, and lots of bumps and hollows.
have you seen how they haul them over from Melnourne to Perth. On a crappy flat top truck with the towbars down on the tray deck which means the roofs are catching the wind full on and going like the clappers - all that wind resistance straight onto the roof - no wonder most of the roofs on our inferior built Australian made 'vans are like this !
They don't even cover the sides for stone chipping..........we've seen all the brands heading over in this way - including Jayco
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Unfortunately most caravan manufacturers and Motorhome/Camper manufacturers for that matter have a "What you can't see" attitude and besides that they are bulit to a price not to a standard. Comes down to "Buyer beware". You just need to do your homework and be willing to accept some compromises.
The best vans I ever seen as far as workmanship goes are home builts.
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Think this may be one reason why most passionate Caravanners end up with more than their "First "Caravan :). Somewhat lear from their first re comfort, towing , faults , and way they like to have it set up ???..One thing i would do prior to purchase of any Van is have a good going over it with a fine toothcombe lol..
Or better still , prior to pickup get a quallified van repairer to go over it , Might cost a few extra dollars and know there should be no need to stretch it that far bu!!!! might sleep a tad easier after purchase :)..
and just to put the cat among the pigeons....1 roof.... multiple rooves...I thought we grey nomads were taught better ...on with the asbestos suit so flame away
Pete
Roofs vs. rooves - Grammarist - Grammarist - English grammar ...☑
Roofs is the plural of roof in all varieties of English. Rooves is an old secondary form, and it still appears occasionally by analogy with other irregular plurals such as hooves, but it is not common enough to be considered standard.
Definition of rooves | New Word Suggestion | Collins Dictionary☑
Additional Information. Maybe it's now considered archaic, and replaced by roofs, but rooves is a correct past tense of roof. A simple google search will confirm this and I am gob-smacked that it has been overlooked in your dictionary.
English is a language designed to be bent and changed though time. Its a smorgasbord of the other languages and really you can spell or say it as you want. Go back a few hundred years and see if you can recognise what they are talking about, buts its still English.
Stuff it all, the rooves were all bent and distorted. The roof I looked at was so bad you could see the recent tide marks after the rain pooled in that area. Pooled is the plural of pool by the way!. Some of the rooves had grooves in them while another I looked at had only one groof in it. All in all, take a ladder and look over the roof B4 U by a caravan. That's my message.
"had grooves in them while another I looked at had only one groof in it. All in all, take a ladder and look over the roof B4 U by a caravan. That's my message."
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Ian - whats a groof - is that the singular of grooves - what a hoot this post has turned into LOL
Irrespective of the good natured banter here - if I were to buy another van - new or used, I would get it inspected by an independent caravan repairer. You'll always find one at Caravan Shows. In Perth, WA, for example, Peacheys is a major repairer and they do a lot of pre-purchase inspections. Its about $180 if you take the RV to them or up to about $250 if they go to an address in the metro area. Well worth the money!
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The English language is such a colourful thing. You can paint any picture, describe any scene, the boundaries are your imagination. If you can have a larf along the way so be it!
All in all, take a ladder and look over the roof B4 U by a caravan. That's my message.
B4 Isn't that the size of a piece of paper or is that peice no it's piece. and...
What's U ??? and.....
by..... by what or what's it by.... I'm confused but no what ya talkin bout.
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Steve, Di & Ziggy We named our Motorhome "Roadworx" because on the road works "On The Road Again" Ford Transit with 302 Windsor V8 conversion, C4 Auto, 9 Inch Ford Diff All Lighting L.E.D., 260 Amp/h AGM, 530 Watt Solar + Kipor Backup Gen.
I believe A4 you comes before B4 you but don't like the look of a bent U ???? boot,(boat no Umlahs ? on my keyboard) might pool water too. A groof is when you have a frog in your throat and trying too talk in a gruff voice.
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