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Offline Fly Fisher

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New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« on: April 06, 2013, 04:39:05 PM »
Have been down to Bayswater Jayco today to place a order for a new Dove outback.

Options list includes

Roof mounted A/C
Simplicity 1800kg independent suspension with 12" brakes
Waeco 110L fridge
Wind up antenna
Second 82L water tank
Second 9kg gas bottle
Extended draw bar
16" wheels
Water tank control panel
12v water pump
Solar provision (as standard)
Gas bayonet to rear (as standard)

Should arrive at the start of June. The other extras I will be fitting myself are:

3 x deep cycle batteries with Anderson plug  for charging
Solar panels,roof mounted but removable
DO35 hitch
Bed flys
Awning
Stone guard
Pole carrier
Honda generator mounted on drawbar
Shower (maybe hot water)
Tap to drawbar

The old GQ Patrol is certainly going to get a wake up call!  :laugh:



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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2013, 04:47:41 PM »
Congratulations.  Hope you have heaps of happy adventures.

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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2013, 08:56:48 PM »
Enjoy..... Will hide this post from the wife lol


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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2013, 09:03:55 PM »
Well done and nice set of options.
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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2013, 04:24:58 PM »
YAY another OB owner, not long til our Swift OB arrives now  :cheers:
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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2013, 04:41:10 PM »
We were seriously considering the swift, I think they look super tough and very capable. I think if it had a front storage box we would have got one.

Did you order it with any extras? When is it due to arrive?
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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2013, 05:53:00 PM »
Hi Fly Fisher,
                  Congrats on your new purchase, sure you will enjoy it to the max. Without appearing rude, can I ask how much the upgrade to the Waeco fridge actually turned out.  Regardless, I'm sure you have made a wise choice.
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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2013, 06:55:28 PM »
Quote from: JohngQld447 on April 07, 2013, 05:53:00 PM
Hi Fly Fisher,
                  Congrats on your new purchase, sure you will enjoy it to the max. Without appearing rude, can I ask how much the upgrade to the Waeco fridge actually turned out.  Regardless, I'm sure you have made a wise choice.
John

Hi John,

The waeco fridge upgrade RRP is $893. This is in lieu of the Thetford N304. I'm not exactly sure how much we paid for  the fridge because the cost of the van then all the extras is put together and a total price is put forward. The RRP for our van was circa $30K with the extras and we got it for $27K

If I had to have an educated guess I would say the fridge upgrade cost us approx. $500-600 with the amount of extras we got.

Hope this helps and makes sense.

Michael
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« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2013, 07:04:47 PM »
Hi Fly Fisher,
                     It seems really hard to fathom if you look at several online accessory houses and there is only a couple of hundred dollars between them, if that. Then take into account that they don't have to run and plumb the gas connection in, the DC cable is the same, the 240 is the same, it almost seems that Thretford are paying to have their fridges installed. Probably goes much deeper than that, we'll probably not make any sense of it at all. Either way, enjoy your new purchase.
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Offline Fly Fisher

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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2013, 07:48:13 PM »
Hi John,

I agree, I have no doubt the waeco fridge will be the better unit for us but like you said the install should be easier not having the gas etc. and therefore be around the same price. Jayco must get one hell of a discount on the Thetford fridge?
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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2013, 06:42:55 AM »
Having not bought one or seriously looked at buying one, are the 'extras'/upgrades  where they make the profits?
you would think any changes would be easier/cheaper/convenient when during build stage?
Any one shed any light on this?

Or is it one of life's mysteries?
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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2013, 07:23:25 AM »
I honestly think most of there options are too badly priced and certainly allot cheaper to have fitted at the factory rather then later on at the dealer. I'm sure they would be making money on the extras but I would think its not a heap.

A few examples

12v water pump $175. I priced up the same pump for $140 now that's allot of work for me to do to save $35

Extended drawbar $247

Extra water tank $233

Water tank control panel $202

These are RRP. And a done cheaper again when bundled together.

The water tank control panel was about $600 if you wanted it fitted at a later date by the dealer. So you certainly save allot by getting it done at the factory. The only option I thought was a bit steep was the waeco fridge upgrade, but still worth it IMO.
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« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2013, 08:50:54 PM »
Picked up the new camper today, we are super happy with it and can't wait to use it this weekend
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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2013, 08:36:09 AM »
Fantastic, Love it....

When we were trying to decide on our upgrade from our old on road dove to a new van, we knew we wanted an OB.

But the starting point was going to be either the Dove or an Expanda, we had an option list that was identical to yours & were really struggling between having a trailer that was better for off road (Dove) or instant setup (Expanda), in the end & after much procrastination we went with the Expanda, but damn we do still miss the capabilities of the dove. :'(
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« Reply #18 on: June 06, 2013, 09:38:36 AM »
Looks awesome! We are getting our Eagle Outback with a very similar list of extras in 2 weeks. Reading this thread got me excited! Lol
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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #19 on: June 06, 2013, 02:00:32 PM »
Love it!!! I love our Dove O/B, but yours is newer :)
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Re: New Jayco Dove Outback on order
« Reply #20 on: June 06, 2013, 04:25:12 PM »
Looks great! Is the new door design good? They look impressive!! Pil
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« Reply #21 on: June 06, 2013, 06:35:28 PM »
Yep I'm really happy with the whole camper, the oodles seem to be a much better design including the seal. Time will tell I guess.
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« Reply #22 on: June 06, 2013, 08:18:09 PM »
How long do you have to leave it before you stop taking your boots off before entering ? lol  looks good. We also have a Swift on the raidar ,but they would be great if they had a front boot.
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« Reply #23 on: June 06, 2013, 09:34:23 PM »
Congrats Michael, your Dove looks great. I look forward to seeing how you mount the Honda gennie to the draw bar. I was thinking of taking the jerry can holder off and having a custom made bracket and checker plate box made. Where are you heading for the shakedown trip?

 :cheers: Macca.
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« Reply #24 on: June 06, 2013, 10:29:53 PM »
Hi Macca, we are heading away up near wahalla for the weekend so will be great to see how everything performs. I have been thinking about how to mount the generator on the drawbar still. I'll post a few photos once I'm done
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