If I could I’d give it -5 *s
If I could I’d give it -5 *s.
Swift Kontiki 794, worst piece of rubbish build I’ve ever encountered. Cost me an arm and a leg, when you pay +£90k you expect that it stays in one piece for at least one outing!
Anyone in their right mind should run a mile when they see the word swift.
Out of 8 outings, I had to abandon 6. From the panels falling off the wall to the sat nav not working, the the heating controls and thermostats not working, to the blind being broken to the taps leaking, to the clean water pump being positioned in a place where it’s ripped off going over a road hump, to the battery going flat (Fiat recovery great) the list was endless, it spent more time in repairs than on my drive, the carpets disintegrated, only one pig tail connected. The shower fitments came loose, the door handles came loose, the clips holding the blinds fell off, the windows took several times to push open, the skylight opened but would not close, the covers on the skylight fixing screws fell off on the motorway, the garage door locks stuck when you opened them you had to manually push the locks back.ineven had to have a new habitation door and a new habitation fly screen. And a new reversing camera.
I was in two minds to take it to beachyhead, put it in drive and watch it fly down to the rocks.
Ok it was all repaired, and who ever has it now has a 21 month old motor that might never suffer another problem, but you simply can’t trust Swift..
Bought April 23 gone February 25. I’ll n3ver have another Swift as long as I live.
So you now see the generic response below. Oh dear we are sorry, but you got it repaired by the dealer, well frankly that’s not good enough, from a purchase price of £96,600 plus an additional £5250 for hydraulics, I have lost £17,600 in value, £5250 for the hydraulics, 6 holidays of 28 days each, at a cost of £1440 each holiday, 6 times catching a train after dropping off the motorhome to sit in the dealership for days £48 per train, 6 taxis at £10 from home to Stoke Station, £13
4 times for tea and toast at the dealerships cafe, £68 for lunch in a restaurant near the dealerships.
As a multimillionaire, this is pin money, had I not been wealthy I may have been in financial trouble, I wonder though should I make a claim for loss against Swift? Would they accept service or go to court, should I go to court bring my family a news paper reporter with me and even if I lose, tell, the story of parts falling off the top of the range motorhome on a motorway endangering other motorists. I will have to consider this and see what my legal team has to say, that’s when I get home from being on holiday without a motorhome.
It’ll make great reading on motorhome fun that’s for sure..
Date of experience: 03 November 2024
