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15/5/2024 at 1:40am
Location: uk
Outfit: Karsten - sun storm - doesnt matter!
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hello everyone,
a friend of mine has decided she would like to buy a motorhome after many years of saving and she now has the funds.
She has found a motorhome that she likes thats being advertised by a private seller. She has asked me what checks she should make before parting with any money.
Its 4 years old, the service and habitation checks are up to date and the owners have shown her the V5 which is in her husbands name and the address on the V5 matched the address of the house she went to view it at. she checked for outstanding hpi and it shows as being clear and the mot is valid for 10 months.
Its a lot of money and she is nervous about buying privately in case theres something wrong which shows up 2 miles down the road and then she has a battle to get her money back - is her main worry!.
Would someone who is experienced with buying / selling privately kindly offer some guidance as to what additional checks my friend needs to do before parting with her hard saved up for cash please - many thanks in advance!
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16/5/2024 at 8:38pm
Location: Milton Keynes
Outfit: Bailey Alliance 66-2 Motorhome
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One thing she might want to do is to check the internet for prices of the same model and year to make sure she is not being over charged. I have seen a lot of motorhomes for private sale where people are trying to get more than they paid originally.
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17/5/2024 at 7:55pm
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I think it would be better to get a mechanic to check it rather than a caravan engineer, there is more to go wrong with the vehicle than the habitation area.
The AA provide a vehicle pre purchase inspection, a basic inspection is £145 a detailed inspection is £191.
saxo1
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17/5/2024 at 10:26pm
Location: London
Outfit: Lunar Cosmos 524
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As competent and knowledgeable as I am, I'd defer from taking the responsibility for such a significant purchase on behalf of anyone else! You have two distinct minefields there!
Fully advise that you suggest a qualified caravan/MH engineer does the evaluation of the MH aspect, AND a vehicle engineer, assesses the base vehicle! Unfortunately they tend to be very separate areas of expertise, so two evaluations needed!
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22/5/2024 at 12:05am
Location: uk
Outfit: Karsten - sun storm - doesnt matter!
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Thankyou everyone who answered this for me - all absolutely valid points - Iv made a list and will suggest she gets independant expert advice on this as its a lot of money involved.
Many thanks to everyone - youve all been really helpful and mentioned many things that I hadnt considered mentioning to her, so thankyou!.
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30/7/2024 at 8:22am
Location: Worcestershire
Outfit: Buccaneer Cruiser
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I suspect that the motorhome has either been bought or shelved. Considering it is a very expensive outlay I would not buy privately as no warranty, no protection etc if something goes wrong.
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30/7/2024 at 8:45am
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I bought mine privately with a full dealer service history and habitation services and saved £20.000 from buying new, when I sold it 5 years later I got nearly as much as I paid never had any problems.
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