Cara Motorhomes Rathkeale Co. Limerick

Jetty you are fortunate that you have a dealer like that. I tried to get my Adria serviced with the Adria dealer up here and even thought he wasn't the Adsria agent when I bought mine he politely told me where to go to. Fortunately Simon at TLS services mine and if I've problem before the warranty is up I'll go all the way with it as Simon is excellent.

When we purchased our motorhome in 2007 from a supposed very reliable dealer in Munster, we were green horns. The motorhome was just 4years old when we bought it for a over 40,000. We were told that everything was checked out before we bought it. The mechanic had everything checked, gone through, it had spent 2 days in the garage and we as we thought got it in tip top shape, as u would expect for a 4yr old motorhome.
Anyway to make a very long story short, the house battery gave up after just 2 months. We returned it to the dealer, who were very surprised, and they replaced the battery. My brother is a mechanic, and was looking at the battery after it being replaced, and he said there should have been a narrow hose put in place from the battery to underneath of the van. This is something to do with the type of battery that was installed.

That was kind of maddening that the dealer could not do this. After another few weeks, the heating stopped working. I was so mad about this that i then contacted John Lenihan and basically asked him would he take us on and check out the motorhome and give us advice on it. We were told that the heating system was clogged up with dust, looked like it had been driven in the continent and had not been "in the garage" getting checked out for 2 days prior to buying it.
Cara motorhomes fixed the heating system, and since then we have not looked back. But always feel hard done by, but now hoping to trade in our bus and make a new start. Its hard to take when u spend so much money on a Motorhome of your dreams, and at times feel we just got caught. The only thing that saved us was that we got a good brand of Motorhome, and it was well maintained by Cara. Thats my moan for tonight
ps. I would love to mention who we bought it from but wouldnt be so cheeky, cause i see good reviews on them in an earlier piece...
jetty

Name and shame it might help someone else and yes I agree we all spend a lot of money to have our MH's and we would like to think that this site helps us to make informed decisions about our purchases, service and such. I may get shot down for this but that is what I think. One swallow does not make a summer but it is still nice to know if there is one around. Let people know and make up their own minds. ?????
Am I off the mark?

I wont name and shame, theres alot more to things than meets the eye.
Will leave it rest for a while.

jetty

Yes, I think we should think twice before we name and shame anyone on the net, Many Motorhome Dealers are family run business's operating in tough times and only trying to make a living like the rest of us. If we name and shame them we will do a lot of damage to their business and they don't get a chance to defend themselves, Remember there are two sides to every story. Also we destroy our chances of getting a Motorhomecraic group Discount from them, They might be in opposition to each other but they do talk to each other. Just my View, what do ye think?

Yes, i agree too, suppose wouldnt have the heart to name and shame. Ireland is small country.

After a break in to our Dethletts motorhome,we needed a replacement door and frame. Ordered from another dealer and after twelve weeks delay and several phone calls no sign of parts. I contacted Cara and they supplied the door and frame in 2 weeks. If i need Dethletts parts again I will use Cara.