Coromal seka 535 pioneer xc offroad pop top
Submitted: Sunday, Feb 03, 2008 at 21:42
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Hi I just brought a 2003 17ft Coromal seka 535 pioneer xc off road pop top (Tandem axle)it has everything that we required double bed plus bunks a/c it is like new, I tow it with my 2003 GU 3lt patrol auto which fuel consumption has decreased by about 2km per lt small sacrifice I guess, I had searched for ages to try and find a van like this now I have it.
Although I did research on the Coromal ,Jayco Windsor and others and found the good and the bad, Is their anyone who has this particular model who can tell me what I should be aware of the good and the bad as we are going to do a few short trips to start with we have done plenty of camping over the past 20 yrs with a tent before we upgraded to a off road camper trailer and now we are going to try caravanning as this is all new to us and hints tips would be great
Cheers Lyle
Reply By:- Monday, Feb 04, 2008 at 18:55
Monday, Feb 04, 2008 at 18:55
G'Day Lyle,
Ours is the older 505 so you can compare what an 8 year old van is like.
1/ Roof bows and collects water in the centre. It has aobut 10 tubes of silicon on the roof to keep the water out
2/ The struts on the left hand side have weakened due to pressure from the awning.
3/ The rear wheel carrier had a crack in it, luckily noticed and repaired in time
4/ The two front FRP flaps have cracks in every corner - compared this to brand new ones at the caravan show last year, same cracks
5/ Problem with Dometic fridge, no good when temps get to 35C, this is not a van but a 3-way fridge problem
6/ Would not purchase another Coromal
Regards
Rolande
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Follow Up By:- Monday, Feb 04, 2008 at 18:57
Monday, Feb 04, 2008 at 18:57
Forgot,
Don't believe the weights on the compliance plate. Our van is 250kg heavier than compliance
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