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Offline krog

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No jayco swan for me
« on: February 24, 2016, 07:05:27 PM »
Went down to caravan and camping show at the showgrounds and was talking to salesman at jayco and on asking him if they would warrant a jayco swan outback if it was taken off road such as oodnadatta or maybe up the gibb river road was told no not at all there not designed for that. So I guess I will now look for something else.
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Re: No jayco swan for me
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2016, 07:34:25 PM »
I wonder if head office will endorse that statement?
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Re: No jayco swan for me
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2016, 08:12:34 PM »
Copied from Jaycos site

Jayco’s Outback range of RVs have been designed and constructed to give added strength and ground clearance, for limited unsealed road usage. Gas venting regulations and other construction restraints limit the effectiveness of these RVs against dust and water penetration. Under no circumstances should these RVs be exposed to water crossings at, or above, body floor level.

We strongly recommend towing at safe speed according to travel conditions with extra care and attention required on uneven surfaces. Our Outback RVs are not designed for hard impact, heavy landings, severely rutted roads, or tracks.

Jayco’s Outback RVs are not designed for use on 4WD-only tracks.

The following items for Outback RVs are not covered under Jayco’s warranty:

Impact or stone damage to body, chassis or running gear.
Soiling of fabrics and internal fitments from dust and other airborne substances.
Water damage due to water crossings.
Movement or damage caused by dislodgment of appliances and fittings resulting from hard impact, heavy landings, severely rutted roads, or tracks.
General damage arising from misuse.
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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2016, 08:23:56 PM »
I have used our Goldstream on all types of roads with no visible impact. I guess thats why Jayco are a bucket load cheaper. ...as in $15k for the same model. Mine is 5yrs old and is virtually as new. If u r dead set keen on a wind up trailer and intend to use off road i couldnt recommend highly enough. Goldstream warrant their product off road.
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Re: No jayco swan for me
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2016, 08:46:45 PM »
Quote from: Trrrumping Beast on February 24, 2016, 08:23:56 PM
I have used our Goldstream on all types of roads with no visible impact. I guess thats why Jayco are a bucket load cheaper. ...as in $15k for the same model. Mine is 5yrs old and is virtually as new. If u r dead set keen on a wind up trailer and intend to use off road i couldnt recommend highly enough. Goldstream warrant their product off road.

Or you could save $15k buy a Jayco and have plenty of cash left over if you ever need to repair anything.......which you won't.  Do your research and you will find plenty of Jayco's that have been offroad without spontaneously combusting.  We love ours and wouldn't hesitate on doing the Gibb River Rd. 

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Re: No jayco swan for me
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2016, 08:49:25 PM »
Quote from: Topender on February 24, 2016, 08:46:45 PM
We love ours and wouldn't hesitate on doing the Gibb River Rd. 

Yep. The GRR shouldn't be a problem. It's a good dirt road for the most part.
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Re: No jayco swan for me
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2016, 09:05:42 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on February 24, 2016, 08:49:25 PM
Yep. The GRR shouldn't be a problem. It's a good dirt road for the most part.

If you drive to the conditions you'd get a Corolla up or down the Gibb
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Re: No jayco swan for me
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2016, 09:34:34 PM »
Plenty have taken Jaycos up the gibb and other tracks. Had ours up from pooncarrie and around the back of menidee. That statement is standard corporate. Try claiming stone damage, dust ingress, or water crossing damage of Toyota on a cruiser? Or pretty much any of them.
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Re: No jayco swan for me
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2016, 10:38:39 PM »
Dragged a Jayco Eagle outback when I had it over the GRR and a lot of the tourist stuff in the NT and around the Pilbara in WA.
A few minor issues but you get that with anything.
Fitted a positive pressure dust exclusion system among a few other mods when I first took delivery and solved the dust ingress problem.
How well they handle gravel/dirt roads all depends on the nut behind the wheel.
Had it nearly 6 years and sold it for around $2k less than I paid for it.
Gotta be happy with that.
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Re: No jayco swan for me
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2016, 03:44:38 PM »
Our outback Hawk has been a lot of places people won't take there 4B's and had no damage.
Just drove to the conditions.

Our last one went across 7 deserts and did most of the well known tracks.
Our new one hasn't been so brave as we haven't had time, but it's dustproof, leakproof and with the new alko independent its pretty good off road anyway.
Only real problem I can see is dust, which needs to be addressed and sorted before heading off road, and also stone chips from the tow tug....
A large and decent quality guard and some flaps etc solve this.

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Re: No jayco swan for me
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2016, 05:26:25 PM »
Have a Cub Supamtic Off-road and have taken it up the Oodnadatta track and also through the northern Flinders Ranges considering now a Swan Outback - I would have no hesitation in taking a Swan up the track or on any dirt road. Drive to conditions.

 
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