Beware of 'approved' dealership standards.

wobblybusdriver replied on 01/03/2017 17:18

Posted on 01/03/2017 17:18

A word of warning to motorhome or caravan buyers who purchase their vehicles from trusted dealerships. We recently purchased a new motorhome from Marquis Gloucester and during the handover were assured that it had been given a thorough and rigorous pre delivery inspection. One of the many items pointed out to us was the vehicle tyre pressures these being much higher on this type of vehicle. When at home I checked the actual pressures noting that the front should have been 72.5 psi and the rear 78.5 psi (pressures settings taken from supplied literature). The actual pressures found were front 56 psi and rear 58 psi. Considering that the vehicle had undergone a pre delivery inspection and that staff member had high lighted the importance of the tyre pressures to me I was somewhat concerned. This vehicle was released to me in what can only be described as a potentially dangerous state. So buyer beware...... 'trusted dealerships'....but by whom?

hitchglitch replied on 05/04/2017 19:58

Posted on 05/04/2017 19:58

The first thing to say is that Marquis themselves have different opinions depending who you speak to. This includes the main Autosleepers workshop at Broadway.

For example, on the Peugeot coachbuilt motorhomes the recommended pressures are on the plate inside the nearside front door BUT this really applies to the Boxer and not the Autosleepers conversion.

For Continental, the Continental technical support group will give you the exact tyre pressures for a campervan which depend on axle load so you will need a weighbridge visit. 

You will find that the base vehicle manufacturers recommended pressures are much higher than the tyre manufacturer for a motorhome. When you reduce the pressure to give a comfortable ride you will get a tyre low pressure warning which you will have to live with because it cannot be recalibrated.  I believe this is because coachbuilt manufacturers are reluctant to touch the base vehicle cab as these are mass produced.

EmilysDad replied on 05/04/2017 20:15

Posted on 04/03/2017 11:51 by davetommo

I really don't understand this tyre pressure thing. Is it not mandatory to have the   tyre pressure showing somewhere on the vehicle, ie the door pillar. Also can you not be fined for having incorrect tyre pressures.

Posted on 05/04/2017 20:15

New vehicles have to fitted with either TPMS  i.e. a means of seeing what pressure is in any tyre, or  tyre deflation warning system ie be alerted that one of your tyres needs inflating

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