In today's news, it states the ACCC are taking Jayco to court over misleading advertising. The article (and the ACCC web site) states Jayco have shown images in their advertising depicting their "off-road" products on 4wd only roads and undertaking water crossing. More, they have promoted RVs with phrases such as purpose-built off-road hybrid RV, built with off-road travel at the forefront, all terrain, and designed specifically for off-road adventures.
Yet the warranty details specifically exclude coverage for use on "water crossings, damage from use on corrugated and uneven surfaces or any damage from use on 4WD-only tracks" the ACCC filing said.
Chatting to a guy next to us at the Kununurra CP who is planning on the Gibb River Road in a few days (I have just crossed and he was asking about conditions/places). He has a Jayco Outback (I think it had a sticker saying "Cross Track" or similar, unfortunately he's left now). He saw the article and stated to me he's pretty confident he's covered as that is what he was told at the time he purchased (I asked him if he specifically mentioned the Gibb or similar tracks, but he said he was simply told it was build for "off track" travels). On a few forums I looked at, the Jayco owners not only feel their vans are built for 4wding, many have taken them over the Gibb and similar. I certainly saw quite a few at the various campspots.
Is the general feeling that these vans are suitable for 4wd tracks (whatever that means)? Please note: the comments from the article are quoted from the ACCC website and do not reflect a personal opinion on the issue. It will be interesting to see what comes of it.
