In a word Jon, No, I’ve said many times Concorde build quality went down in 2007 when they built a new factory to meet an enormous increase in demand.
I get your point Paul and I love these older quality vans as well, we are lucky enough to have been on both sides of the fence now and the modern vans are well built as well, they are of course modern and fresh and OK they have a bit more tech on them "for better or for worse" tech stuff is great but it has to work and be reliable and I think that is the challenge that the manufacturers face, do I regret buying the modern van NO, could I be happy with an older van from one of the top names YES, would I buy another new van yes as long as the price rises slow down
Thought you had done the deal?
Perhaps you should make do with for one of these 
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I'll start a crowd funding page.Sorry to hear your news about delayed delivery Lenny.
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I think the wait is even longer for one of thoseSorry to hear your news about delayed delivery Lenny.
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I ts ridiculous, they cant run manufacturing businesses with massive delays while waiting for a few components. I think its time to accept that global supply chain has a massive flaw and take appropriate action by making more stuff in Europe.
I think there are a lot of reasons for the delays Jon at least one being an unprecedented demand for vans, factories are at full stretch, suppliers are at full stretch OK global supply chain problems could be part of the issue but there would still be delays at production level without supply chain issues.
If your circumstances changed during the waiting period I am sure you could sell your slot on a profit
As for spec changing yes you are right it does and in my experience you get the new and latest spec available at time of build the difficulty would be if they changed the model completely or dropped a major component that you particularly wanted, strange time indeed.
I'm minded of the member who'd waited a year I think for his new MH and found they'd fitted the wrong oven/fridge combo ... that would seriously pee me off if I'd been waiting so long.If your circumstances changed during the waiting period I am sure you could sell your slot on a profit
Yes that was unfortunate to say the least, it all depends what you are buying I guess but I know some people have been to the Morelo factory when their van was on the production line, we got a roof plan for ours and somebody spotted that they were fitting the wrong air conditioning unit, (freshlight not freshjet) that was a potential problem averted
thanks Michael.
Completely understandable that people wont commit to a large leisure purchase with a vague date more than a year hence given whats happening right now. I wonder how many have simply been put off by the wait?
I was looking at the Krug off Roadies and watched how they were made a while ago, the hab block on the back was entirely made in the Ukraine and shipped via low loader to Austria to be put on the chassis of choice, I wonder how that is working now
I’m with you on that Mel, I dropped on this Carthago with a shed load of already fitted goodies, it would have been beyond my reach new with all the extras. Even now if I want to higher up the moho food chain I will have to go a damn sight older, to be in my budget.
are people still bothering with satellite dishes? firestick all the way for me. watched the F1 on all4 in Croatia this morning, cant do that with a sat.I’m with you on that Mel, I dropped on this Carthago with a shed load of already fitted goodies, it would have been beyond my reach new with all the extras. Even now if I want to higher up the moho food chain I will have to go a damn sight older, to be in my budget.
That’s said having been to the caravan salon for the first time, I can imagine the excitement of a cash buyer going round the premium brands quaffing their bubbly whilst drawing up an order form, it truly is the stuff of dreams, and good luck to them and hope they haven’t missed off the blue led on the sat dish
The Concorde, Phoenix and Morelo buyers still are, Apparantly…Although a few purchasers still skimp on the very classy led that lights the dish up at night!! If it was me buying a Morelo that’s the first option I’d tick
Your so shallowThe Concorde, Phoenix and Morelo buyers still are, Apparantly…Although a few purchasers still skimp on the very classy led that lights the dish up at night!! If it was me buying a Morelo that’s the first option I’d tick
hopefully I am allowed to say that with added smiley.
I know you don’tYour so shallow
Just to add we don’t have any “blue LED” flashing or otherwise.
you can say anything about me/to me, I don’t offend easily….Through the years I’ve been insulted by professionals, the funsters on here are mere amateurs
I lied anyway there is one on the blue box that does the solar jigery pokery stuffI know you don’t
Martin when you hand the Morelo over to me I’ll ask uncle Lenny HB to put me a blue led on
good race or what!
The Concorde, Phoenix and Morelo buyers still are, Apparantly…Although a few purchasers still skimp on the very classy led that lights the dish up at night!! If it was me buying a Morelo that’s the first option I’d tick
That's mild compared to what I'm gonna say ...Your so shallow
However, thinking about it it could be a good thing too ... at least you'd be able to spot your MH satellite dish lights flashing in the sea of other MHs! Not sure whether that would still make you a sad git or a lost silly sod?
Prob a bit of bothThat's mild compared to what I'm gonna say ...
WESTY ... you sad git!
the last good race I watched was the last race the late great Ayrton Senna crossed the finishing line, it’s been crap ever since and as for Hamilton I’m saying nothing as I don’t fancy a month in the midlands
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. Couldn't be ar**d waiting that long for something.