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trust non buy a damp meter and use it in every corner you can find .biggest problem on any secondhand van.

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http://www.caravanhospital.com/damp_test_at_caravan_repairs.htm

look here too

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/forsale/ads.asp?c=Caravans

Quote: Originally posted by RussC-S on 21/2/2013

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Sorry if this has been asked before, I am thinking of buying a two berth used caravan made around 1997-2002. Are there any makes/models to avoid that are more prone to damp? I am considering a bailey Pageant but this is not set in stone.
I currently have a 1995 Elddis gulfstream that's got water ingress (beyond financial repair) from where the rear of the roof goes higher.

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Quote: Originally posted by fleetwood99 on 22/2/2013

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Reads used to be renown for selling damp vans, I for one should know, as I ended up with one. WOULD TRUST MY OWN DAMP CHECK OVER A DEALER ANYDAY....

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just goes to show you can not trust anyone where damp is there on a sale.

Quote: Originally posted by birdman101 on 23/2/2013

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Quote: Originally posted by RussC-S on 21/2/2013Sorry if this has been asked before, I am thinking of buying a two berth used caravan made around 1997-2002. Are there any makes/models to avoid that are more prone to damp? I am considering a bailey Pageant but this is not set in stone.

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I currently have a 1995 Elddis gulfstream that's got water ingress (beyond financial repair) from where the rear of the roof goes higher.

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I bought that model brand new in 1996 and it leaked in exactly the same place within 2 years and i got rid of it and have not had Elddis since.I have had Swift and Bailey since and been ok.

We had an Elddis Gulfstream GT 1994, and it was dry as a cork. We sold her for top money 3 months ago, with many years left in her. Its the luck of the draw I reckon, some are good, lots are bad.

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