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Hi everyone, haven't been on this site for ages, hope your all well?

Its bye bye to the scabby abbey soon! I've had a gut full of that van now. It was bad enough finding things not working in it but now the floor is wet grrrr. The heavy rain has been blowing against the door for wks now so i presume thats whats caused it. I'm fuming cause i had just had the upholstery and carpet cleaned and it was looking nice, all freshly painted inside too grrrrrr!

This is probably not the best time of year to sell a van but i want shot cause i've had enough now. Hubby's going to see what he can do with it first then we'll put it up for sale. I don't know what its worth now? Can anyone give me an idea what they would be willing to pay for it? For those that don't know about my van it is a 1990 Abbey Spectrum and has the following bad bits....

1. the back window is warped and leaves a centimetre gap (hasn't leaked into the van even with the bad rain???)

2. The back end of the van is slightly warped, a bit unsightly but no internal damage.

3.Some window stays are broken.

4. The water heater needs attention,

5. the bathroom is tatty and loo doesn't flush.

6. There are no curtains or blinds.

7. Bunk cushions are missing.

8. Oven needs attention but grill and hob work..

Doesn't sound too bad does it .

What do you think then? £1200 maybe less?

£200?  To be honest with all that wrong and on such an old van it has very little value.  No bunk cushions - well new cushions don't come cheap that's for sure, you are talking £100s for those alone.  The other issues are all conducive to a wet van and you say the floor is wet where rain is coming in...... my parents scrapped a better van a few years ago!

Ali

Quote: Originally posted by ArtJackson on 30/11/2009

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I have to say looking at the 2 threads together summat don't seem quite right.

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HI Stephysue......been wondering where you'd gone to.............so your gonna sell scabby abbey, does that mean we're not going to see you on any meets????

Lin

Hi lin, fear not i will be coming on a future meet, even if it means keeping the damn van, to hell am i selling it for £200 as suggested!! Caravans have gone for loads of money on ebay and the other ad sites in the summer. Even ones with things wrong with them have still fetched daft money. Hubby will see what he can do with the floor by the door and if its fixable we may well keep it, although i'd rather not.

Hows your van, are things still good with it? Did you enjoy the halloween meet? Hubby was supposed to start work in London then but it got put back until jan. We could have still gone in the end but finances were very tight because hubby had to scratch around for small jobs and wasn't earning much from them. Things are ok now though he's landed himself some well paid work until he goes to London.

They only sell for silly money because people don't check them out correctly and/or they are listed without revealing the faults.

You have told us what is wrong with the van, we've offered some opinions on its true worth!  If you advertise it as you have described it on here and somebody pays you more, they are either very foolish or very rich lol!

Ali

Stephysue - I can't help noticing that over this year you've mentioned looking at absolutely loads of vans, and also mentioned buying several, including 'bagging yourself' a  Swift Challenger, a Hobby which was unacceptable on sites, another (or the same) which was too big for your garden, and/or is this the Abbey that you're selling now???

From your previous postings about all the vans you've seen on ebay and bought for all the wrong reasons, and had to sell again, you should be more than experienced enough to know what this Abbey is worth. 

You should also, by now, be experienced enough to decide about good and bad traders - and you'll know that if you describe the van honestly enough someone will be foolish enough to come along and buy it!

Hi Stephysue......Yes the Halloween meet was loadsa fun, the weather was warm and dry...........(only one problem on the day we returned I had a mild heart attack!)...............

cant wait til Chy carne tho' that is THE BEST meet ever.

Hope you get the van sorted by fixing it or selling it, I know the troubles you have had and it can't be easy for you love but keep your chin up.

Have a good Xmas hun.

Lin. x

Phew!  Val A you have restored my faith in my memory, I was beginning to think I had the wrong person here lol.

Ali