After a three week delay mainly due to significant engine problems, Our Bessy was delivered today. The initial minor delay was caused by a failure in the blown-air heating system requiring that the heater was reconditioned by a Carver specialist.
However, she also overheated on the M6 delivery journey from Worcestershire and had to be taken to a commerical garage in Middlewich where she spent a few day having a new camshaft, cambelt and associated gear and pulley systems, followed by pressure testing in Stoke to make sure nothing else had been damaged due to overheating.
So today was an exciting occasion as I waited in expectation for 10am to arrive. But nothing seems to go to plan with Our Bessy and it was 11:20am before she actually turned up outside our house. And then, as the dealer went though the handover demonstration, we discovered that the toilet pump wasn't working! At first I had thoughts of Bessy being taken away to get it sorted, but all credit to the dealer who tried everything to get it working, and following a few phone calls, he eventually did.
So now we have her to ourselves - watch this space for more news as we familiarise ourself with Bessy's controls and prepare for our first short overnight trip to Anglesey.
Good luck with your van, looks like you got a good dealer.
ReplyDeleteI have a 2000 Symbol which I have had two years, great van and been loads of places in the UK, needs a bit of welding now but we love our Winnie. I also have a blog michaelgoodes.blogspot.co.uk. Enjoy the van