Aussie Swag vs Kimberley

[staghornflat]

This is not an electrical thread

[oldmate]

Lmao

[UIZ733]

The answer! Neither. 
 Subject to some conditions it looks like we will be getting an immaculate 2nd hand Australian Off Road Odyssey ZR. More information when it comes to hand. Final decision to be made on Saturday.

[Chris F]

The answer! Neither. 
 Subject to some conditions it looks like we will be getting an immaculate 2nd hand Australian Off Road Odyssey ZR. More information when it comes to hand. Final decision to be made on Saturday.

Well good for you! I'm sure you will enjoy it as much as we all enjoy our campers 

[GU_Thomo]

I might have my immaculate Kimberley Platinum available.
Message me if you want some info.

Cheers
Parry

[gronk]

I might have my immaculate Kimberley Platinum available.
Message me if you want some info.

Cheers
Parry

Parry.....you going over to the van stage of your life now ?

What sort of thing are you looking at ??

[Kit_e_kat9]

Oh C'mon UIZ733 ... you haven't heard me spruke for the AS yet!     I'm as passionate an owner as they come!

Kit_e

[Oddy]

You will not be disappointed with an Odyssey either!  As an owner of the "basic" XR unit, you can shoot questions to me about the overall design and features in common with the ZR.

Interesting about the "deal killer" that some regard the lack of external access to the clothes drawer in the Odyssey.  Sure, you have to load up the drawer before the last close down before leaving home, but any extras go into the 4WD and get transferred at the first camp.  In return, you are guaranteed a dust free and dry clothes drawer.

Cheers
Oddy

[Jason B]

 In return, you are guaranteed a dust free and dry clothes drawer.

Cheers
Oddy

As you are in a KK or AS without the hassle of building Rome first.

[Kit_e_kat9]

As you are in a KK or AS without the hassle of building Rome first.

Rear access was a Must Have for us.  We have no where to build Rome before or after a trip.  No dust inside to date and we've been up some rather dusty roads.  Last trip we drove through rain, so it just looks dirty now ... not filthy!   

Kit_e

[Jason B]

Rear access was a Must Have for us.  We have no where to build Rome before or after a trip.  No dust inside to date and we've been up some rather dusty roads.  Last trip we drove through rain, so it just looks dirty now ... not filthy!   

Kit_e

X 2 can't believe they don't have it, they look great otherwise. We also have a small yard and prefer not to open the camper up.

Jas

[Kit_e_kat9]

We also have a small yard

Mine's fairly large, but the one spot it can go has trees lining it ... making it a PITA to reverse into the front yard through the double carport ... something we prefer not to do unless we are desperate.  My block is on the low side of the high point of a hill so very sloppy yard ... therefore we can't get it in the back yard without some serious backhoe works going on ... something I'd love to do, but can't afford atm.  That way an ACD Alarm System would be in effect 24/7 and no-one argues with an ACD (picture below).

Kit_e

[Jason B]

Mine's fairly large, but the one spot it can go has trees lining it ... making it a PITA to reverse into the front yard through the double carport ... something we prefer not to do unless we are desperate.  My block is on the low side of the high point of a hill so very sloppy yard ... therefore we can't get it in the back yard without some serious backhoe works going on ... something I'd love to do, but can't afford atm.  That way an ACD Alarm System would be in effect 24/7 and no-one argues with an ACD (picture below).

Kit_e

Nice, our place is a semi detached place, we have a carport and double garage but its all crammed into a 500m block. We bought the place as an investment but its taken us longer to do up and move on than we thought. At least the KK is in a garage I guess.

We would love a couple of acres again.

Jas

[Bgrunt]

The guys at AS are happy to take on customer suggestions and the after sales service is second to none.

Really?

When were looking at AS campers. There were both myself and Rumpig interested in buying one.

I asked the sales staff if they could change a couple of things to suit us better. (We were looking at the AS ultra). We were told a flat out no...the person we were dealing with said you buy it how it is or don't buy it. The main things I wanted changed was a diesel hot water/heater instead of gas, and a different colour so it wasn't the same as all others out there.

In the end myself, Rumpig and my inlaws ended up buying one but AS missed out on 3 sales as KK were more than willing to accommodate our requests and in my opinion were much better to deal with. Not to mention the network of agents around the country if anything were to go wrong along with the 24/7 phone support system if you needed.




Sent from Behind you...BOO

Really i cant believe that they would flat line you like that .
We bought the 2012 and had mods done to the front box and drawer bar without issue AND without extra cost . This was done via email and over the phone .
We had one issue with a weld which was dealt with quickly and fairly 
I personally cannot fault the camper or the service from the order to receiving it .
True KK have a bigger sales and support network but AS didn't fail us in there support !
FYI i keep the 80 l engel in the cruiser and we have a 39 l wayco on freeze on the drivers side on a slider i made . The kitchen where they put there fridge is smaller and is now a pantry > works for us < 

[MR MAC GU]

Really i cant believe that they would flat line you like that .
We bought the 2012 and had mods done to the front box and drawer bar without issue AND without extra cost . This was done via email and over the phone .
We had one issue with a weld which was dealt with quickly and fairly 
I personally cannot fault the camper or the service from the order to receiving it .
True KK have a bigger sales and support network but AS didn't fail us in there support !
FYI i keep the 80 l engel in the cruiser and we have a 39 l wayco on freeze on the drivers side on a slider i made . The kitchen where they put there fridge is smaller and is now a pantry > works for us < 

They must have been having a bad day, we were actually set on buying an AS as we had used one a few times and loved it. I really didn't think we were asking too much, but the attitude received made us look further. In the end we are happy with our decision.


Sent from Behind you...BOO

[GU_Thomo]

Parry.....you going over to the van stage of your life now ?

What sort of thing are you looking at ??

I am trying to convince someone to make me an offer that I could not refuse...
It all depends on timing and $$$$.

Cheers
Parry

[UIZ733]

First, thank you to those who took the time to respond to the thread. Your responses were appreciated and guided the process.
The decision has been made. We have bought an AORC Odyssey ZR.
The surprising bit.......it is a late 2005 model purchased in 2006.
The camper is immaculate and looks like it has just rolled off the production line. This is due to the absolutely fastidious care taken by the owners and I guess the original engineering and build. It helps that the camper has had little use.
We had not considered buying something of this vintage, however we are over the moon with the purchase which will be picked up next weekend.
Lesson to be learned for us.........................do not be afraid to think outside of the square............................and quality Australian designed/made is genuinely worth the money.
Thanks again to all who contributed.

[Bird]

Nice find...

wheres the 

[UIZ733]

Here is a taste 

[GU_Thomo]

Good purchase they are a great camper

Cheers
Parry

[nbd73]

Given the final purchase, the following is a more apt summary:

[GeoffA]

He bought an Ultimate??

[nbd73]

He bought an Ultimate??

Bad choice of word, modified to a less ambiguous adjective. Happy?

[GeoffA]

Bad choice of word, modified to a less ambiguous adjective. Happy?

Always....

[fuji]

So far Aussie Swag x3 including ours and KK x 1000000000. So KK mass produced.