MOTORHOME PROBLEMS IN AN ELDDIS. DAMP, DAMP & MORE DAMP! DISREPAIR AND WATER INGRESS. VANLIFE. RV.
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Raymond has had his hab check, which is a yearly check on your motorhome or campervan to check everything is working and in order. When you buy a brand new motorhome, you have to have these checks, which you have to pay for, to keep the warranty going. We knew we had water ingress as it was coming in and running down the wall (which is shown on the previous video) but we didn't expect to find the other results, making it fail the hab check at only two years old. Hopefully the work will be done through Elddis under warranty. This video is to be continued.
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Mate it’s disgusting lt beats me how the manufacturer’s keep getting away with all this shite they keep turning out
My new July 2019 Autotrail has had 19 faults repaired and I’m sure there will be more , what happened to quality controll at the factory and then PDI at the dealers
It’s put me off I’ll never ever by another brand new one £60,000 for a pile of rubbish
Believe me, we feel your pain. At least they are doing the work under warranty, but we agree that there seems to be no quality control at the factories and the dealers are just as useless. Hope yours is all OK now and that you get no more faults. Just seems no pride in British manufacturing anymore.
Hi Paul. We bought a new Autotrail Tribute T615 in April '18. It was a shocker! It was as though because it was the base model they'd got a few blind kids from school to build it. Too many faults to list here but we were glad to get rid of it in July '19 when we bought a new Elddis 155 Supreme. Not quite as many faults but this one is damp! It's in at Bamber Bridge as I type, for the damp. Whatever you do, don't buy an Elddis. They might look nice but they're crap! What makes it worse is they boast of 'Solid' construction which is wonderful. It's light, strong and 'dry' and it's not possible for water to leak passed the joints. Really???? Trading Standards should be informed of false advertising. Preston Caravans don't care. Elddis don't care and I believe Hymer are quite a difficult company to deal with and that's from someone who has a Hymer. Lifes a bitch and then you buy - Elddis. What can be worse?
Sorry to hear your autotrail wasn't much good either. This is what we worry about. Sometimes we think it's better the devil you know.
Sorry you had problems but you've done me a massive favour, was considering Elddis for our next motorhome. Not anymore.
Don't blame you. They're shoddily made.
I would never buy a coach build shocking quality, I'm just buying a new van and converting it myself using quality materials , glad your getting it sorted God bless you both
Best way to go in our opinion. You can do the layout how you like and if you do it yourself you know it's been done properly. We got it sorted but it leaked even worse after a week. Sorted it ourselves in the end and it's been water tight since.
Interesting to see where you are having problems at. hope you get them solved soon. Thanks for sharing
Thank you and thanks for watching. Always appreciated. Will subscribe to you now as you always support us so would like to return the favour. All the best.
Hi H and K at least now you have your answer to your damp issues. Hopefully that will be the end of it. And good job they fixed that wardrobe 👏 👍
Yeah, least it's getting sorted in a few weeks. Well hopefully.
Good luck with the repair and hope it sorts out your issues. Brunhilde will be in for her first hab check after the spring, so we are already nervous!! In the middle of post-winter recommissioning and hope to get away this weekend for a couple of nights. We'll keep our fingers crossed for you!
Thank you so much. Love the name of your motorhome, it's great! Raymond is in on the 29th March if the parts have arrived. If not we'll be going off on the 12th April anyway and will just have to come back when the parts arrive. You're lucky being able to get away. Take it you're not in England then.
Hi. I have recently started watching your vids on the elddis water ingress issues.
We bought a 1 yr old 194. Cost for these now is £73000.!!
Just had 3rd hab check. So much for Solid. 😂😂
The hab guy got me to crawl under and look at the rear and side panels at the bottom edge. Bare chipboard totaly untreated or covered up.
Water has been splashing back from tyres soaking the open wood
Also the trim all around the 3 sides covering this has not been sealed correctly and water runs through the sealant down to the exposed wood also and soaks it.
Result, readings of 30.on rear corners, and down one side. I could squeeze water out of it!!
Habitation main entrance door twisted so it will not close at the top.
No way to fix it as no adjustments.
We can see daylight through the seals.
Contacted elddis yesterday. Totaly fobbed off. It appears they dont approve of anyone buying a used model from a private seller and i found all dealers wont carry out work as they look after their own customers. This combined with all approved workshops within 100 miles of me also refusing to take it on based on Elddis paying a paltry hourly rate so its not worth their while blocking up their workshops.
So,,, i must use approved repairers only, who dont or wont take on the work. So i am stuffed, a 3 yr old motorhome which the warranty isnt worth the paper its printed on.
I will be at the motorhome show nec in sept to cause havoc on their stand.
As for Sold build, please anyone reading this , its not a sour grapes story, i am a professional engineer and put my retirement funds into this.
Please please think carefully if considering an elddis.
Call a few workshops and ask which brand has the worst backup and damp issues. Some of the stories i have heard are shocking.
When you call for warranty issues, and you will, they give you a list of repairers to call, its your task not theirs. First 3, then 6, then on and on all refusing to help. 8:52
The bodies so rigid now they split after thousands of miles as there is no give.
Please think again.
Guys great site and honesty regarding elddis. Keep it up.
Myself i am starting a crusade on their dreadfull practises. They will regret messing me about i promise you.
Thanks for your comment. Elddis really are a disgraceful company and we thought of doing the same at the show a few years back after being fobbed off and them not giving a toss. We were going to get "DON'T BUY AN ELDDIS" t shirts to walk around in lol. We got our van from brand new and I think that was only our second hab check. We haven't had any hab checks since as it leaked even worse after the repair by the official workshop, so we just gave up with them and Karl sorted out the leaks himself. We payed for our van in one go, and it seems you're better off getting things on finance, as you can get the finance company involved. We wish we'd have known this at the time. If you're on Facebook, join the Elddis Motorhome Owners group. We have found them a really helpful and friendly bunch in the past. Good luck and we hope you kick ass at the show! Wed have joined you but Karl is having hand surgery soon and we're not sure when he will be able to drive again.
@@roaminginraymond thanks. Honestly I am thinking of giving up forking out £250 for hab checks if elddis won't honour the warranty.
Shame as it's a really nice unit but the damp is a real worry. I think I may have caught it in time so loads of sealing on the way.
Great site.
Thanks very much. If you can get it dried out with a heater and then seal it with sikaflex, it should do the job. Karl did our roof with a couple of tubes of sikaflex and no leaks now in over two years.
That's how we felt about the hab checks and we met a couple the other day in an Elddis who were also having issues. As you say, it's a shame as they do great layouts, but the workmanship is shoddy and the aftercare is virtually non-existant.
You have our sympathy. We've recently joined the world of damp Elddis motorhomes. We have an Elddis Supreme 155. Lovely motorhome but damp. Yes, it failed it's first damp test last August. I had an incling that the sealant on the sills and arches looked a bit tatty but didn't think much about it. Preston Caravan (run by Laurel & Hardy) just gave it us back and told us not worry, it's under warranty. They didn't reseal it! In November last year, feeling a bit concerned, we used a roll of white electrician's tape and covered the old sealant up. Over the next few months, according to my cheap damp meter, the damp dried up completely. We removed it in June because it looked a bit tatty but didn't renew it. The damp then came back with avengeance and started climbing the walls but this time in a new place which previously was dry when originally tested. Damp places are, behind the fixed bed along the back, a damp patch staring at us just above the shower tray, all along the wall behind the kitchen and the new place, all along the wall behind the side seat on the offside. Bamber Bridge Repairs contacted us with a date for repairs which they kept cancelling due to Covid and has only this Tuesday (5th Oct) gone in to be sorted. Also the rear view camera packed in, in April. I spoke to someone with a 185 with a 20reg plate and his had been packed in for the last 6 months! So one day I thought I'd undo the three screws holding the camera in place only to find loads of water. It tricked out for about an hour and wet all the tarmac on the drive. Then it worked perfectly. But whilst away it's all gone tits up and is a bad picture with gawdy colours. So it's knackered. Also whilst away the underslung water heater sprang a leak which meant the pump kept priming every 6 seconds. That isn't too bad now as it's down to one drip a minute. The fridge won't light on gas (again) and the door catch is loose and won't tighten up (again). The electric hob warning light lens had fell to bits (again) and the two brackets holding both external taps have peeling black paint. They look a real mess. Oh yes, and before I forget ---- the water gauge!!!! What a pile of crap that is. They've replaced the round dial that used to work ( a bit inaccurate) with something called a Vegas. Made in Halifax. Utter junk! It either doesn't work at all or when it does is wildley wrong. But it's the damp that really bothers us. 10 to 15 working days they recon to fix so we'll have to see. Elddis are boastful of their Solid Construction. According to their web site it's not possible for this type of construction to rain in. Is that false advertising on their behalf? Perhaps Trading Standards should be told? They should be prosecuted over false advertising. To me, the sealant is very important as we have proved but in the Motorhome Book there's a section that deals with - Care of Your Motorhome. How to clean it and other daft things but not a mention of keeping an eye on the sealant. They are in denial. They are rubbish. I'll keep you posted of the next installment. Good video by the way. Cheers.
We certainly know how you feel. If you go to our Welsh playlist you'll see a video about damp and this was filmed a week after the so-called repair for the water leak. Our camera had the same issue and the replacement broke within hours so we gave up and bought our own. We have had cupboards falling off, door handles falling off, plus lots of other things. The rear wheel arches leak as they aren't sealed, so get this checked as yours is a similar layout to ours. Karl resealed these himself on ours. If you watch our wild camping in the Brecon Beacons, you will see me mention about Elddis and their false advertising, and I agree, as many others do, that they should be done for false advertisement. We were going to go to the NEC show and try our best to humiliate them, but as it has been cancelled again, we can't. But they need to answer for their shoddy workmanship. The MD doesn't want to know either as we emailed him when the shower tray cracked within the 12 month warranty, but they refused to fix it saying we broke it ourselves. Utter incompetence on Elddis's behalf as when Karl sorted it out it was down to their poor workmanship again. Yes, definitely keep us posted on how you get on and we hope that you get a good fix done and it stays damp free. Good luck.
I bought a new Elddis Marquis Majestic 125 in 2016. After 18 months of problems and rubbish aftercare from the dealership and manufacturer I got rid of it. I replaced it with a campervan from Wellhouse Leisure who's customer care is fantastic and it has been a joy to own. Elddis and Marquis I wouldn't want to dirty the end of my barge pole.
Ha ha, you did make me laugh with the barge pole comment!🤣 Yeah we'd never buy one again but we're stuck with it now.
Just came across your channel and watched this. This is the exact reason I bought 2008 A class Hymer rather than a newer British mark. The newest models have nicer fixtures and fittings but they’re just not built very well and damp is my absolute worst nightmare. Either way I hope you get it sorted soon.
Elddis are part of the Hymer group but yes, understand they aren't all made the same. People do say that an older one is better as any problems have normally been ironed out. Ours should be in soon for the work, fingers crossed.🤞Thanks for watching and taking your time to comment.
I just sold my second Hymer and will probably buy another-no damp or construction problems with either of them.
Elddis are actually owned by Hymer but do a rubbish job unfortunately.
i.m a retired Panel Beater i had to repair w/leaks in the Ford dealership under warranty ,i'm the guy Ford credited me with finding 150 known water leaks in a mk3 Cortina. water leaks usually occur round windows now if you look at your video freeze frame it at 6,11 on the body there's a orange stripe with white either side of it window rubber seal passes over it is that a gap between the rubber and the coloured trim , i the photo it looks like the white bits sit proud of the orange stripe .
The windows are strange on them anyway and sit slightly proud but they are water tight. My Dad was a panel beater at Rover in Longbridge when it was the Austin. Many donkeys years ago.
The motorhomes are build on the same production line as the caravans. Three years ago we had a top of the range Buccaneer caravan, made by Elddis. At a year old it had 55% damp up both sidewalls for the length of the caravan and around the locker doors. The damp got in because Elddis failed to seal the bottom of the plywood sidewalls so the walls soaked up water like a sponge. There were about 40 other faults, from serious safety issues through to minor cosmetic issues. Happily we were given a full refund + 8% statutory interest. We decided at that point, no more caravans. We went to Majestic and almost signed a deal on one of their year-old Elddis built Majestic 285's, until the dealer told us as a matter of full disclosure that there had been major damp restoration carried out. We scorched the showroom floor on the way out and bought an Adria... a different league. I have said many times in groups, you buy Elddis at your peril. Their designs are terrific, but their build quality is dire. Caveat emptor.
We completely agree, believe me. We had an Abbey caravan at first which was OK but too small, then traded it in for a Bailey caravan which we had no issues with whatsoever, but we decided a motorhome would suit our needs more. We looked at Baileys but they didn't do a layout we liked at the time, and after a lot of looking around, decided on the 255. We still love the layout, as you say, Elddis do great designs, but annoyingly Bailey do a very similar layout now to the 255. Shame they didn't do it two years ago! We've spent so much on additions, we would be massively out of pocket now so looks like we're stuck with it. We do love the motorhome though and luckily the workshop we are using are rated very highly as they are a proper workshop, not a dealer, so hopefully it will be better than new when we get it back. But we'll let you all know! Glad you got a decent motorhome in the end. Thanks for your comment, much appreciated.
Es tut mir so leid für Euch 😒 Kopf hoch 😁 Es kommen auch wieder bessere Zeiten und dann ist der ganze Stress wieder vergessen 😎 Lasst es Euch gut gehen und bleibt gesund 😷
Yes better times are hopefully around the corner and the motorhome should be fixed by the time restrictions are lifted. Then we should be going fulltime travelling in the motorhome. Restrictions will hopefully be lifted the 12th April. Keep well Thorsten and family. Always appreciative of your kind comments.
Thanks for this video, I was about to pay a 10% deposit on Monday for the Compass Avantgarde 115, I think I will give it a miss, hope you are back on the road again.
We have been on the road for a few weeks but it finally goes in on Monday for the work to be done. It's taken months for the parts to arrive. We wish we'd bought a Bailey as we had a Bailey caravan before and it was great with no issues. Unfortunately they didn't do a layout we liked at the time so bought the Elddis.
Elddis is having a laugh .
Elddis are crap.
Ours would probably be the same result if we took it in. (which we're not! lol). Bloody Elddis. Some things are literally thrown together. You'll get it sorted and you will get your dream. 😉👍
Yeah fingers crossed. Should be in soon. Bet you can't wait for the 12th April! We're gonna leave at midnight lol.
Hope you get it all sorted. Are you having the work done then waiting for Elddis to cough up or just waiting for Elddis?
We are going through an independant workshop that are Elddis approved. Elddis said yes to the work but the workshop have a six week wait. They didn't want to book us in until the parts were in, but with a six week wait Karl phoned them last month and got them to book us in otherwise we may have been waiting even longer. Hopefully the parts will be in by the time it needs to go in.
Sorry to hear of your problems, for that kind of money you would elddis would of got it right first time, Chin Up folks and good luck,
Thank you. Hopefully it will be fixed soon. Thanks for your comment too.
Oh dear, that report was scary, you got a lot to do with damping and leaks. I guess that's part of the motorhome life!! Anyway very informative vlog, at least I've learned a few things :-). Hopefully, it all gets sorted and your aim to travel after lockdown goes as planned!
Thanks, yes hopefully it will be done by then. In the workshop the 29th March so should be back in time for us to put everything back inside it and then get travelling. Can't wait, although being at the new house with my grown up children is nice. Lovely walks too when we take Nanook out. We see sheep and horses, it's great! Feels so much nicer than being in a busy town.
This isn't part of motorhoming life for most of us. This is classic poor design and shoddy workmanship. UK manufactured motorhomes have a poor reputation and sadly we have experienced it first hand (twice!). Good luck with getting it sorted and keep us posted. Hang your head in shame Elddis, they clearly don't go out and test their own vehicles in the real world. When we bought our Frankia we actually spoke to the chief designer who told us he tests the vehicles himself with his family throughout the year in all weathers including subzero. And it shows.
Yep, utter shambles. We've had issues from day 1 with it. If we hadn't paid cash with savings we'd have cut our losses. We love the layout but they have no quality control whatsoever. We'll do another video when it goes in. Thanks for your comment and glad you've got a motorhome you love and is reliable.
@@roaminginraymond Excellent, I glad that you are enjoying your new home with family. Yes I also hope everything get sorted on time. I think motorhome industry still not in shape here in UK. They should be looking into this as more and more people are interested. Also I found parking in any nature place sometimes challenging. Anyway at least you guys started and I am sure experience matters!!
Yes, some UK companies are awful. Have a great weekend friend. Look forward to your next video of lovely Somerset.😊
My Accordo is 9 years old and Elddis have never fixed any of my problems. These included: corner trims on roof loose, charging unit failed twice which cost me £250 a piece, failure of relay which is when we discovered the jumbled mass of unmarked wiring in the drivers door pillar, the piece of wood holding the heater exhausts rotted away because they used untreated wood, the table brackets fell off the first time we used it. The worst problem is the cracks in the shower tray because the flimsy plastic was incorrectly fitted. We are having that fixed at a cost to ourselves of £500! I would like to get a bigger RV but I would worry about potential problems. Never buy a new Elddis too much of a risk. Once it’s out of the showroom you are literally on your own!
Got to agree. Our shower tray cracked at 11 months and it was their fault as the waste u bend underneath wasn't fitted in the correct position, causing pressure when you stood in the shower, making it crack around the plughole. We had to fix it ourselves. After getting the leak in the video fixed under warranty, it leaked again when we were in Wales and ended up being the whole length of the van, so it was even worse than before. We fixed it ourselves with sikaflex. We have had no hab checks since then and just fix any issues ourselves now. Elddis don't give a crap once they've had your money. So sorry that you've had all these issues too. They really are a shameful company with no care for their customers at all.
Doesn't sound too great but hopefully the workshop will do a good job. Hope it's fixed soon you two. Gorilla glue lol. I watch the Travel Trolls too lol. Nice decals too by the way.
Ha ha, yeah, they use Gorilla glue or Gorilla tape on everything! Yeah, we love our decals. Got some Roaming in Raymond ones to go on soon. Thanks for watching.
Poor Raymond not well, hope he gets better soon,
Lol, yes fingers crossed he will be better soon.
Wow What A flippin head ache Helen, All under warranty, thank goodness x How long for Elddis to confirm ok, to go ahead and sort ? Will you be good for mid April free to roam date ? Anyway Good luck Soon be all sorted ? Have aa good weekend ATB to Karl Hugs Stephen xx ...
They said yes to the work luckily but the workshop didn't want to book us in until the parts had arrived, but because they are so busy they have a six week wait, so Karl got them to book us in anyway. So we're in the 29th March hopefully. They said they will need it a week so hopefully we should get it back before we go off on our travels.
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Have a great weekend Stephen. Hugs.xx
Hope things are getting sorted. I’m after some trousers like Karl’s. Just literally tore the backside out of mine. Where did you get them 😁
Ha ha, Ebay normally. Too expensive at the army shop! Yep, should be sorted before we hit the road again. Fingers crossed though.
We had same issue with water Ingres from floor up on Eddie 195 2017 model , are u sure by sealing the outside skirt will sort it ?
They said they will dry it all out and then attach the skirts better so they don't gap, then reseal it. Hopefully it will sort out the problem but we'll have to see. How has it been on yours, did yours get sorted?
@@roaminginraymond still monitoring the repair at moment , but Motorhome is in undercover storage so will advise after lockdown when we can get out , good luck with repair
Thank you. Fingers crossed yours is all OK. Fingers crossed for us too!
Not good but hopefully they can sort it. Hope it's done soon for you.
Meant to be in the 29th March with luck. Thanks for watching. Appreciated.
I have a 20 year background in Engineering Quality Control and every Motorhome Show I visit, the camping cars have issues from severe to light and these are the "Show Vehicles" there is no consistency from one marque to another. My advise is when spending money take your time and check everything before leaving the dealer and if not sure, take somebody who has a background in motorhoming because these dealers are getting away with too much, pass the buck!
Yes, we wish we'd known more when we parted with our cash but you live and learn, and all we can do is hope that other people learn from watching our videos. But Elddis are certainly one of the biggest cowboys.
Hope you get it all sorted soon
Thanks. It's in on the 29th March all being well. Have you managed to get your own sorted yet?
@@roaminginraymond Not yet sadly. It seems to be one step forward and three steps back. Glad you have a date
Thanks. Just hope the parts are in. Fingers crossed.🤞
Wow thats terrible was about to buy this Motorhome 2021 glad I came across your youtube page ,So should i buy a new camper van instead??or do they alos suffer from leaks.
Campervans are a proper body/shell on the outside so shouldn't leak, but even so, we wouldn't recommend Elddis at all, not even for a campervan. Get a different brand but check you get the right layout for your requirements. Proper motorhomes like ours give you much more living space though.
Back to the drawing board I enjoy watching your videos take care .Andy Fae Dundee
Thank you very much. Appreciated.😊
It is a minefield unfortunately. You never know what you could get but older is probably better as any issues should have been ironed out.
@B After looking more into it put my money into a 2 bedroom bungalow and new Mercedes car .Take care Andy
Flipping damp is it a right pain, it gets everywhere.
Yep, crap workmanship. Least they're going to fix it though. that's the main thing.
We bought an Elddis Accordo 105 Prestige new in 2018 and the only issue we've ever had was that fridge wouldn't stay on for long while it was on the gas setting. It's just had its 4th annual habitation check and is all clear regarding damp. For 2 years before we bought it (our 1st motorhome) we were members of Motorhomefun online forum asking tons of questions before committing our hard earned cash. We visited dealers all over the country, went to motorhome shows to make sure we got it right
We've heard lots of stories of damp vans from many different manufacturers, Swift 'Kon Leekie', Autotrail 'watertrail', yes Elddis but also European makes, Benimar, Carthago and Hymer to name a few. The list is long, believe me.
We never made the decision lightly, but what helped us choose Elddis was their 10 years warranty against water ingress. We took that as a company which has got confidence in their product. I have a background in the construction industry so I understand that things can and do go wrong.
Maybe we have been lucky, but please, don't anyone get the impression that only Elddis are capable of making motorhomes that aren't quite up to scratch. We have no complaints about ours.
Another thing, you only hear the horror stories about things, good news doesn't travel quite so fast! I'm sure there are far more satisfied customers than dissatisfied ones.
I understand their pain and frustration, I'd be no different. If in doubt join the above forum as there are 10s of thousands of members, many with many decades of experience. Ask them!
After this video, we had it fixed, and after a week, it was even worse than before, which we have on video. It was pouring in the length of the motorhome all along the drivers side, in every cupboard and even behind the bathroom mirror, it was a right mess. Maybe you were lucky, maybe we are just unlucky. And we didn't go into it lightly as we have previously had caravans so aren't simple when it comes to choosing a product. We joined forums before purchasing and have been a member of the Elddis motorhome FB group before we even purchased the motorhome. We have had more issues than just water ingress. Separating walls, dropping fridge, cracked shower tray, doors falling off to name just a few. If you watch the video before this one you will see the issues that we had before it went in for the hab check. Yes, it's not just Elddis, but it was Elddis that we bought and we will never paint them in a good light after parting with 54 grand in savings.
Very interesting video, lovely decals.
Thanks and thanks for watching.
Hi have the damp reading improved now??
Yes, all's good now.
How old is your van ?. Hope Elddis get it sorted fast for you.
Thank you. It was two years old in November 2020. Should be being done at the end of the month, fingers crossed. We have had problems since day one really. Should have complained but didn't know our rights at the time. We'll do a video one day about it all. Thanks for the watch and the comment. Much appreciated.
@@roaminginraymond we Have a 2018 Carado so far no damp at all, fingers crossed. Roll on the the Glorious 12th of April when we all can get out. Would in normal years be on way home in the van from 3 months in Spain ....but not this year.
@@johncartlidge9292 I think a Carado is probably a better brand than an Elddis, but regardless they should be water tight when they cost so much. Yes, roll on the 12th April. We are going full time then and retiring. Happy days! Maybe see you on the road.
I’m off to look at a Elddis tomorrow but I have been told to stay away from them because of this issue with damp
Is this true or should I ignore ? It’s just passed it’s checks but had damp before
It’s my first van so I’m very unsure what to do
2011 Elddis 140 5 owners from new full service history full mot and hab check
We would never have another Elddis again but if yours is that age and has only had a small amount of damp, then it's probably a good one. We had so many issues with damp and many people do, but then many don't. There's a FB group called Elddis Motorhome Owners and they are a great bunch. You can ask on there for honest opinions and it might help you decide. Also see what the damp levels were, where they were and when they were? If they are recent I'd maybe steer clear. So if they are 4 or 5 years ago and it has passed all the hab checks since, then I'd say that was OK.
Thanks so much for the information that’s helped so much
Just joined the group also . I did have my suspicions about the van with 5 owners since 2011 most vans I’ve been looking at are 2 owners 2008 models lol the dealer does seem to give me a feeling he’s hiding information also. I did ask about damp he said yes but it’s been sorted and passed a old satellite dish was Removed and got in at the area. but I will definitely ask tomorrow on all habitation history
So if it’s only just been treated for damp stay clear
But if was 4-5 years ago and still ok maybe ok
I do think it was 2019 check it came back damp and sorted and just passed it’s 2022 check
@@Elites-asthetic definitely ask to see the previous hab check reports and what work was done under warranty. If you're not happy walk away. Good luck and let us know what you decide.
Ok so apparently the hab check was 2020 damp was picked up area of satellite dish
Since dish been removed damp sorted
It was the only damp ever picked up and is now fixed
So can I request to see all hab checks on the vans history to see if any damp had been found before
That sounds good and as far as we know, yes you should be able to see previous history of the motorhome.
They must be built to hold no wood and all aluminium construction with a semi permiable membrane .for moisture collection .
It's all like chipboard rubbish. We should have had a Bailey. Our caravan was a Bailey and that was great. We wasn't keen on the layouts Bailey did at the time though unfortunately.
Never buy a used motorhome when its dry and hot; that's the mistake i made ,when it rained; it leaked in and caused alot of damp and mould,most old motorhomes need habitation checks;or buy a monocoque fibreglass upper chassis type autosleeper.
It was a brand new motorhome just over two years ago. It's because Elddis are rubbish at quality control unfortunately for us. We still love it and luckily we've had the hab checks done, so it's being done under warranty, but we'd never buy another Elddis again. It seems to be pot luck with them on whether you get a good one or not, and for the money that shouldn't be the case. We did look at an autosleeper but it had blow heating, and after having Alde heating in our caravan, it was something we wouldn't compromise on. Thanks for watching and for your comment too. Very much appreciated.👍
@@roaminginraymond mine was an old fiat ducato 1991 just sold it;only had it just over a year lost two grand on it,my fault really for being ripped off, damp in every cupboard, everything was mouldy in spite of using the damp catchers with crystals; yet when i bought it was dry and no damp patches,lesson learned,i hope one day to get a autosleeper with 100% no issues especially damp! Never mind 😁 atb👍🚙
@@nopretribrapture2318 that's sad to hear. Normally the older ones stand the test of time better than the newer ones like ours. Sorry to hear you lost money on it too. It's such a lottery but an expensive one unfortunately. Hope you manage to get another one with no issues. All the best to you.
@@roaminginraymond Thankyou, il be a long time saving up,im hooked on motorhomes so i can't totally dismiss ever having one again,😊
I agree with that, we love ours and am going fulltime as soon as the restrictions are lifted and its fixed! All the best and nice chatting.
My compass caravan same damp same place. same problem . Kimberley caravans fixed it worse.
Not good. Compass are made by the same company as far as we're aware. Just shoddy workmanship. Ours got fixed and leaked again. Useless.
@@roaminginraymond mine has been going on for 1 and a half years. I hate caravaning because of it just had 2 things fixed today. The original damp done 2 months ago just got my dame meter out to check its dry as a bone. Because think of selling caravan as second hand price so high. And on both side over 50% damp worse than before the repair. I hate kimberley and eldiss
Yep, we hate Elddis too. And yes, definitely a problem getting rid if repairs haven't been done properly. You can go to a workshop like we did, but ours did leak again anyway. If you watch our second Wales vlog you'll see how bad it was and we'd only had it back a week. They are a disgrace but what can you do. Karl sealed ours twice himself and it seems OK now. Fingers crossed. So sorry that you have such high damp readings. You need to go elsewhere or get an independent. If you got it on finance, apparently you can get the finance company to help you with your situation.
Doesn't sound very good. Hope they're going to sort it all out for you.
They are and we trust the workshop to do a better job than Elddis did in the first place.
Bought a brand new Eldiss motorhome 2016 nothing but trouble damp every habitation check for 4 years threw the towel in last year and got rid . Load of rubbish disgusting crap workmanship
We feel your pain honestly. We have thought the same but we've added so many extras we'd be well out of pocket unfortunately. Did you buy another motorhome or give up?
@@roaminginraymond I had a touring van for years when my kids were growing up have gone back to it . Good luck with your problems
Thank you. Don't blame you and hope it's less trouble free. Hopefully our problems will be sorted soon.
I hope so...it seems it's just one problem after another and that must be so annoying for you...I'm going for a upgrade but I know now what NOT TO BUY...
They are meant to be really good at their job and they are just a repair shop, not a dealership having to fix it because they are obligated. They must be raking it in doing Elddis warranty work lol. Shame Elddis don't have the same work ethics. We still love the motorhome as the lay out is perfect for us, but never again an Elddis that's for sure!
@@roaminginraymond Soon I will be coming to the UK for my new motorhome as they are way too dear here in REP OF IRELAND....once lockdown is over I'll be on the next plane over there to source a Motorhome...oh that's the life hey....anyway good luck and stay safe
Thanks and good luck with buying a new motorhome. All the best.
Why don't people watch these videos before spending 60k or more on an Elddis? I've seen too many of these videos, I would never buy a new Elddis.
Gotta agree, we wish we hadn't and wish we'd done more research before buying. We've had similar issues again now on the other side. We stopped having hab checks after this as after they repaired it, it leaked even worse across the whole length of the motorhome.
I'm deeply sorry to hear of your problems, but there is a small chink of light- ultimately if people keep publishing their stories of crappy build quality, the companies involved will go out of business.
Thanks for the info, I won’t be buying an Elddis.
If we knew what we know now, we wouldn't have bought one either. Although not everyone has issues, but more people have issues than they should.
Oh blimey wat a nightmare this was! 🙄
Yes and still ongoing. Still not been fixed yet. Meant to be in March but the parts hadn't arrived. Now it's the 10th May if the parts are in.
you have to be mad to buy modern rubbish today id rather buy a luton and covert it at least you know its put together well unlike these manufacturers!
Well never again, that's for sure.
Think its shocking, when you spend all that money on your Eldis, and to have all them problems. That's disgusting...
Yep, bloody crap they are. It's sad as they do great layout design, just their workmanship and quality let's them down.
I'm gonna stop watching this channel as there is nothing but problems with their van it's depressing......look just throw a match to it and be done with the piece of crap and buy another
Ha ha, not after how much it cost to buy in the first place. Plus all the extras like solar panels etc that have been added. Hopefully when it's fixed by the workshop it will be better than the original build by Elddis.
we have just put a deposit down on a new one ,getting in Aug .Scared to death now .
Join the Elddis Motorhome Facebook group and they will give you honest opinions. Not everyone has problems but after we had this repaired it leaked even worse a week after repair. If you go to our Wales playlist from May 2021, there is a video on there showing you the reoccurring leak. Can't remember which one, but you'll know from the thumbnail or title hopefully. If you aren't happy you can always get your deposit back as far as I am aware. Check your consumer rights too.