purchasing Koala camper?
Submitted: Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 12:08
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robray
Hi everyone,
I am asking for comments for & against the Koala brand camper trailer. We are considering buying a new one, & live near Bundy where they are made but would like some
feedback. Thanks
Reply By: Member - Dedalus (SA) - Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 13:53
Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 13:53
Not sure about buying an ex-rental car/4wd .....
I had tourist on board asking me about the little button on the automatic gear stick .... O/D .... When I explainet the concept of O/D they undestood why the toyota corolla they rented in
Alice Springs was using so mutch petrol .....
They fly up to 150 k/h the corollas without using O/D .....
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BUY A CAR LIKE THIS????
Luca
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Follow Up By: Juzzy - Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 13:57
Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 13:57
what are you talking about?
The question is about a camper trailer...
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Follow Up By: Member - Steve T (NT) - Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 13:58
Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 13:58
I think he is related to Doug T.
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Follow Up By: Scoof - Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 14:11
Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 14:11
Well it is Friday ?????????
But what's he on about.
Scoof
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Follow Up By: Redback - Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 14:45
Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 14:45
Funny guy, i don't think you'll have to worry too much about anyone that hired the camper didn't put it in O/D hahahahahaha.
Must be a long day hey, Dedalus
Baz.
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Follow Up By: Member - Dedalus (SA) - Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 15:07
Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 15:07
OOps ....
Here in
Adelaide you can rent a car .... from a company named "KOALA RENTAL CAR" .... (very budget cars ...)
I was thinking about renting/buying somethink like a troopcarrier/campervan ...
Luca
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Follow Up By: Scoof - Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 15:12
Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 15:12
Luca , Luca you had us all worried mate ,
Life might be like a big cake mate but what are yu baking them cake's out of .
Not that SA yippy weed.
Scoof
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 15:17
Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 15:17
I have a ex Koala Camper. I have the box trailer, the other bloke I bought it off kept the camper section off the top for a Ute...
The trailer QC is very poor..
One trip to Alice, I lent to bloke in the club, all the guard mounts all broke - both sides, the rear swingout tailgate - 1 hinge broke... Pretty disappointed.
but Mr Al came to the rescue and welded so it wont happen again.. Little cautios of where to take it now.. :(
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Reply By: Member - Crazy Dog (QLD) - Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 19:51
Friday, Mar 30, 2007 at 19:51
yep = not bad but they love gum trees - can never get em down....
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Grrr!!!
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Follow Up By: robray - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 12:47
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 12:47
Is it possible to get a serious answer to a genuine question on this site? I'm sure there are sites especially for "commedians"
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 12:50
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 12:50
I gave you a serious answer, or was it not what you wanted to hear?
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Follow Up By: robray - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 12:56
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 12:56
Sorry truckster. It was the other two I was referring to.
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Follow Up By: Member - Crazy Dog (QLD) - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 14:35
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 14:35
Eh Robray - try a laugh occasionally - life is too short to be a grump. You got your answers = not many people have the trailer you are talking about by the looks of it. By the way this is the best
forum for info so be grateful that you have the privilege of joining all the rest of us as a guest.....
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 15:09
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 15:09
robray,
Crikey, after free advice and you whinge about the entertainment. Try here as
well
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 15:40
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 15:40
robray,
Hmmmmm ... if you "live near Bundy where they are made" and you can't find anyone close with this brand of trailer, does'nt that tell you something? If it were me, the alarm bells would be ringing loud and clear.
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Follow Up By: robray - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 17:44
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 17:44
Thanks for the link Gramps. I have checked it out.
Unfortunately the folk we know with camper trailers (several brands) have only recently purchased & therefore haven't put them to the endurance
test yet. The Koala looks good but we are novices & hoped to get
feedback from those who have had them. The owner of the business has few communication skills & doesn't offer pamphlets or price lists, but his prices seem pretty good. It's just the question of does the unit survive being used. We aren't rushing into buying so I guess the research will continue.
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 18:00
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 18:00
Definitely don't rush in and be very careful with pricing. Have you checked the archives on this site? If not, bring up the
Forum Index page and at the top you'll see a Search box. Enter "Koala camper" including the quotes and click the Go button to the right. It should give you about 10 posts that may have something about Koala campers.
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Follow Up By: Member - greg S (QLD) - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 21:27
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 21:27
robray,
Gramps is right when he say's don't rush in and be very careful with pricing.
We were looking at campers a little while ago and went up to Bundy to have a look at Koala campers. The first thing I did was get under the trailer and had a real good look. What I seen was dodgy welding, wiring that was run between small pieces of 1/4" round bar welded at 45 deg angles along the chassis and had absolutely no protection what so ever. The trailer looked like it would fall apart at seeing a pothole. You get what you pay for!!!
Do a lot more research and pay a few more dollars (if you can afford it that is) and you will get yourself a much better product that will last a lot longer.
Cheers Greg
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Reply By: khavers - Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 21:55
Saturday, Mar 31, 2007 at 21:55
you summed it up when you said the guy had few communication skills. I have experienced them myself ..... so have other people I know. I have to ask how
well he will communicate with you if you have a problem !!!!!!!
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Reply By: Big Woody - Sunday, Apr 01, 2007 at 02:12
Sunday, Apr 01, 2007 at 02:12
Hi Robray,
I also live near Bundy and have checked out the Koala range of campers very closely and agree with the comments above.
What I saw was very poor quality materials and workmanship not to mention terrible customer relations skills. However that seems to be standard practise wherever you go in
Bundaberg.
I am not sure if they are still building them but the best quality campers I could find in
Bundaberg are Amazon Camper Trailers. They are built in an engineering workshop on Enterprise St near the exhaust
shop. These are very
well built and completely hot dipped galvanised after all of the welding is completed. They used very good quality components and are good value.
I have no connection with Amazon but when I am ready to purchase they're top of my list.
Brett
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Reply By: Tony F - Sunday, Apr 01, 2007 at 08:21
Sunday, Apr 01, 2007 at 08:21
The koala campers were originally built in moss street Bris, you are paying for what you get(only just) The after sales service would be a whole new expirience. Many stories of the way terry handled customer complaints or handled complaining customers. Spend the extra on a decent c/t.
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