Has anyone bought a Eriba from a dealer outside the U.K.?

Why not give us some prices to compare with our local dealers?

Just looking at internet prices it would appear to be 2-4k cheaper buying in mainland Europe, But this is ignoring travel costs and maybe some small conversion cost on electrics

However

Face to face deals could significantly lower this delta

What I did notice is a greater number of 535GT (and some others) available, now if these are your choice maybe some bigger bargains could be had end of season if not sold

If you are buying new remember to also factor in that your warranty will be invalid if you buy outside the UK.....

The Hymer warranty is international surely, though presumably local retail laws would apply to the relationship with the dealer. If a UK dealer refused to handle warranty repairs then you could end up having to ship back to the supplier.

Not sure how us leaving the EU will affect such a situation.

Quote: steamdrivenandy wrote in post #7

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The Hymer warranty is international surely, though presumably local retail laws would apply to the relationship with the dealer. If a UK dealer refused to handle warranty repairs then you could end up having to ship back to the supplier.
Not sure how us leaving the EU will affect such a situation.

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I would agree that a UK supplied van will have a UK warranty but if you have an issue whilst touring on the Continent, surely a Continental Hymer dealer can sort it and claim from Hymer. Of course, if the Continental doesn't wish to do so, that's up to them.

By the same token, if you purchase a new van in The Netherlands you'll have an NL warranty and just like a touring Netherlander you could have a warranty issue sorted by a UK dealer, but whether the dealer wishes to do so, again, is up to them.

It still comes down to the fact that under UK law it's only the supplying dealer who has a legal duty to put things right, even in the car industry. The warranty just confirms that the manufacturer will stand by by them and cover the cost. Motor dealers, under pressure from the manufacturers themselves and realising it was in their vested interests long term, accepted the repair of 'foreigners' way back. A lot of caravan dealers don't object to servicing or warranty work on vans sold by others, but there are still some who won't handle them. Eriba Touring's being a niche product, with relatively low UK volume, compared to the WWB brands, probably have a worse situation in this respect.