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New look for Swift and Sterling Caravans The new Swift Challenger and Conqueror and Sterling Eccles and Elite ranges have undergone a stunning redesign for 2011

Cheers  Ratty

The Conqueror and Elite look fantastic, great design and new kit.

Quote: Originally posted by ian-albion on 20/8/2010

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The Conqueror and Elite look fantastic, great design and new kit.

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Quote: Originally posted by Rizzo on 20/8/2010

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They look the same as the 2010 models to me!

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What a shame that they have just aimed it at childless people in the new layouts, you can only get fixed bunks in the bottom of the range charisma, the same with bailey and the unicorn, no practical family layout for larger families with small children.

The only 6 berther I could see on the swift site had a fixed bed at the back so still no good really if you are a family with more than 2 children, I cannot understand why they would not put a more practical family layout in the topper end ranges,

When we had our previous caravan we had to buy the charimsa and then get a shed load of extras put on it to bring up to the near spec of the challenger as they didn't do the layout in the challenger models we wanted,.

Ridiculous, sorry rant over, Lovely looking caravan, I much prefer these funky new designs that are comin out now though, thats what we liked about our Geist it looks  a bit different and has the perfect family layout for us with our own children and foster kids,

I think they look awful!

Much prefer my Charisma based dealer special.

They are also too heavy and too wide.

And a twin axle with an L shaped lounge area?

Anne

I was slightly miffed to hear of the upcoming radical new design only weeks after we had bought a 2010 Swift Group van.

Now that I have seen the new designs, I will concede that they are good looking and I do like some of the improvements such as :-

The front chest having a better design of table top.
The hi-fi speakers being in the ceiling instead of the corner right beside your head/ear!
Having just spilled a glass of red wine on our upholstery, I would like the new fabric which claims to be wipe clean!

- but I haven't missed out on an opportunity to buy the new designs as the increased weights put the new vans beyond consideration for us.  Sad, because we had a 2007 Challenger which we loved, but the later Challenger/Conqueror and Eccles/Elite are all now too heavyweight for any towcar that we would have.

- and a lot of the details are the same as existing anyway.

Mrs U-M

Quote: Originally posted by johnks on 20/8/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by Rizzo on 20/8/2010

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They look the same as the 2010 models to me!

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Are you looking at the right ones. They are totally different!!!!

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Our friend's have a Europa and it's the same as those on the website, the Challenger looks the same as those I have already seen too!

Just seen the new Swift/Sterlings on the Caravan show.

Must say they do look really good and definately "different".

Dave