I have a swift kontiki 2007 it has rot problem,before buying check the underneath of the vehicle the ply. It has side skirts water has passed through between the outside wall and them and where the aluminium of the wall stops the ply on the underside sits slightly below and as the water runs down the wall it enters the ply laminations and cant dry because there is a plastic film supposed to protect it,give it a good poke if it fels spongey give it a miss.I have had it repaired and a flashing was inserted between the aluminium skin and the foam interior of the wall it runs under the floor about 125mm on the new ply.
It would not have happened if they had used treated ply but you know about the shoddiness that goes into products today, I checked out a swift about 5 years ago the fit of the cabinetry was awful tapered gaps on doors things not quite square or level it was so obvious I have no idear how the sales people could have missed it.
Fiat Swift Escape advice
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I have a swift kontiki 2007 it has rot problem,before buying check the underneath of the vehicle the ply. It has side skirts water has passed through between the outside wall and them and where the aluminium of the wall stops the ply on the underside sits slightly below and as the water runs down the wall it enters the ply laminations and cant dry because there is a plastic film supposed to protect it,give it a good poke if it fels spongey give it a miss.I have had it repaired and a flashing was inserted between the aluminium skin and the foam interior of the wall it runs under the floor about 125mm on the new ply.
It would not have happened if they had used treated ply but you know about the shoddiness that goes into products today, I checked out a swift about 5 years ago the fit of the cabinetry was awful tapered gaps on doors things not quite square or level it was so obvious I have no idear how the sales people could have missed it.