First dormobile

[MrJones]

Hello ,
After a day looking at the way to send roof vents overseas , here is my conclusion :
I can build a wooden box around the part that will be 115 x 38 x 7 cms size and 6.5 kgs approximatively
then to send to USA Wisconsin by Fedex , it cost 61.57€ (or 205.45 € by UPS more rapid but still 10 days )
to Australia Queensland , it is 102.64€ with Fedex ( 355.00 € with UPS !!)
this is the price without the taxes , it is the taxes of your country that will be applied , I have to make an invoice and you pay the taxes when the box arrive ,
it is realy too expensive , it is more than double price of the part , and I don’t know how we can resolve the paiment .
Sorry , it’s no reasonable, the only good opportunity would be that someone you know comes in France and take the part back to you .
You can also find an other solution …….
Michel

[jerryd]

Another option would be to send to the UK first, then I have some space in a container which is leaving for Australia in June 🙂
Are your figures pounds or euros 😕

[MrJones]

It would be easyer for England , the prices are in euros
Michel

[AlexB]

@MrJones wrote:

Hello,
To day I still have 4 of them left at home , brand new .
IMichel

Michel

ca va bien?

Je veux un s’il vous plait. Est ce que possbile de reserver? Je va en France peut etre encore 2011

Merci

Alex

[MrJones]

Alex
I keep one for you , if you come to Vitré again , my mother in law lives there , we go often in this town .
I can leave the part and you take it when you come .
And more , I leave 2 covers and you bring one to the container of Jerryd if it’s not fare in England
MIchel

[midwestrover]

Michel,
I wanted to thank you for your time of looking into shipping costs I appreciate it.

Thanks again!

[Jabbawocky]

Hi all

I had to buy a roof vent from Dormobile when I rebuilt Barney. It does flap a little, but has never lifted in over 8000 miles of trips. This could be because the roof box on the front roof rack protects it, but I’m not sure.

Would like one of Michel’s roof vents, but a little skint at present.

Just got back from a little holiday in Barney.

Hi Westcoastrover

Rebuilt my Dormobile over the last 4 years, happy to help, if I can?

Cheers Mick

[AlexB]

welcome back

[midwestrover]

Hello Mick,

Thanks for the post. I am thinking my rebuild will take atleast 4 years, but with school probably a few more. What kind of shape was your dormobile in when
you started?

Thanks,
Jonathan

[ant]

Yes, nice to have Yorkshire Pudding Mick back (in small doses!). When are we going to get a fully-detailled trip report?…!!

However, while accepting that Michel’s (Mr Jones’s) roof-vents are of excellent quality, I don’t understand everyone’s aversion to the modern Dormobile roof-vent. Mine has completed 150,000 kms of hard use, most of it off-road, including three Sahara crossings, with no problem whatsoever. Granted, it has a pop-fastened safety strap at each end, in addition to the central screw-locking adjuster,(as fitted by Dormobile to their standard factory conversions), but it is, IMHO, a completely satisfactory and good value product.

On another note, are any of you “Europeans” intending to attend the Swiss Series meeting in July, or the “Bal de Series” in September? I believe Scotland, always more open-minded than their ‘Sassenach’ neighbours, will be represented, what about “Le Yorkshire Perfide”? – over to you ,,,, !!

[AlexB]

Hi Ant – hope you are well
(Sorry for perpetuating the thread hijack but)

Roof light – am sick of having to tighten it up on the move as it rattles itself loose – and Michel’s is quality

Swiss Series – no

French Series – no

Maybe end July first week August across La Manche but not sure where we’ll get to yet!

[Jabbawocky]

Hi Mid

What condition was Barney in?

She was rescued by a chap, who then left her parked up on grass for 14 years. He never quite got round to restoring her and she was slowly robbed for spares. She lost her gearbox, seatbox and all the the floors. Trees were growing through the vehicle.

One week ago in the Sahara.

Notice the missing sidelight lens. One of two that fell off vehicles. I’m surprised that was the only bit to fall off on the corrugations!!!

Cheers Mick

[AlexB]

Mick
Why did you move the number plate?

[Jabbawocky]

HI Alex

Why did you move the number plate?

To cover a rust hole in a otherwise very straight bumper.

Mick

[ant]

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[One week ago in the Sahara.
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Hi Mick. Nice photo on the private drive of 5 * ‘Hotel Paradis’ in Morocco – This is the REAL Sahara:

and with a PROPERLY suspended Dormobile, nothing fell off!

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