Elddis and Hymer

[PTA]

I have just bought a new 2026 Elddis Crusader Mistral - in defiance of my 80th birthday!

I have gone over it with a fine tooth comb and I must say that the Hymer link and financial input seems,at last, to have made a qualitative difference.
Everything seems to have been very solidly (no pun intended!) put together. Sealant has been immaculately applied, fittings well finished, exterior very nicely finished too, one piece wallboard instead of taped seams inside and the old models' (stupid) gas locker door has been redesigned and now employs a "pantograph" door- which, initially, takes a bit of getting used to but works well.

I had been reading about Hymer's intervention in QA systems, improvement in customer service policies ...(much needed !!) and delivery dates to dealers.

My first impressions are that it has been effective.
Naive?
I hope not.
Will keep you posted.

 

[Mel]

Congratulations on your purchase and well done for considering age to just be a number. After a woeful experience with a 2018 Elddis, I swore never again. However would like to hear better news about them. Do keep us posted
Mel

 

[otherclive]

It’s good to hear that Hymer input has led to a discernible improvement in visible quality, hopefully it has filtered down into other areas too. The locker door improvement being one. Good luck with the new caravan.

 

[Beachball]

I use to own a 2008 Elddis Crusader Super Sirocco the only thing we had wrong was a warp cassette door, but pleased the locker door has been improved keep us updated of your travels .

 

[birdman101]

I hope all goes well with your new caravan and that they have improved. But having bought 2 in past years and both had panels crack and leak at 2 years old,we vowed no ever to touch them again and have stayed with trouble free Swifts.

 

[PTA]

I hope all goes well with your new caravan and that they have improved. But having bought 2 in past years and both had panels crack and leak at 2 years old,we vowed no ever to touch them again and have stayed with trouble free Swifts.

I have just exchanged a 2020 Mistral. It had the ubiquitous water ingress over the front windows (sorted under warranty) but it was OK otherwise.
I had thought to keep it -I think "see me out" is the phrase !- but I had been told by the doctor that I was fit for my age and had been rated " Excellent" on the" IAM Over 65s test" I thought "sod it" I have a few more years' caravanning left.

Fingers crossed