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24/5/2012 at 4:17pm
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If the caravan is not as described you are entitled to your money back. Under the circumstances if you are not happy now and worrying about it, you will always be unhappy with it and the 'edge' will have been taken off what should have been an exciting and trouble free purchase.
I, personally, would ask for my money back. There are lots of good, genuine caravans out there and you don't need to buy an 'iffey' one.
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24/5/2012 at 4:53pm
Location: DURHAM Outfit: Mondeo TItanium 140 Avondale Mayfly 25
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Did you notice the circular badge on the front locker door, did it have birds on it?
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24/5/2012 at 6:07pm
Location: None Entered Outfit: Swift Speedbird 2003
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Are you sure it was a Sandbeck? They did do a Sandmartin in 1996 which was 2 berth.
------------- Gail
March - Bamburgh
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24/5/2012 at 6:37pm
Location: DURHAM Outfit: Mondeo TItanium 140 Avondale Mayfly 25
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In that time they produced caravan models with the name' s of birds, mine is a Mayfly, as Gailk suggests Sandmartin. My Mayfly is a two berth with a layout you describe, my front draw unit can be removed if required but not necessary if making up the large front bed, or the berths can be used as two singles
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24/5/2012 at 6:43pm
Location: between here & there Outfit: 2 berth corniche 15 2 x-type jag
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don't know if this helps but this is a picture of a 'sandmartin' about the age you were looking at
![](https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqFHJ!0E-bKTNDR9BPt9Rvye,Q~~60_12.JPG)
and i think this could be what 'vectalot' means
![](https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqF,!lUE9mg+50u(BPdek,c1Cw~~60_12.JPG)
personally though the way the dealer has been messing you about would be justification for me to ask for my money back
------------- no tin tent outings booked as yet ,just another cruise in Sept' booked so far
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24/5/2012 at 6:47pm
Location: between here & there Outfit: 2 berth corniche 15 2 x-type jag
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our Avondale is a '90's model and named after a bird too, 'orestes',
------------- no tin tent outings booked as yet ,just another cruise in Sept' booked so far
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24/5/2012 at 7:11pm
Location: flintshire Outfit: Abi Adventurer
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Could you ask the dealer if it is CRIS registered and if so get him to give you the chassis number so you can check?
Julie
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24/5/2012 at 7:35pm
Location: DURHAM Outfit: Mondeo TItanium 140 Avondale Mayfly 25
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Yes realbusdriver that's the bird badge that is on my front locker. Pippa10 your Sandmartin looks very much the same as my 1996 Mayfly Classic 25 (built to celebrate 25 years of Avondale)
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25/5/2012 at 11:22am
Location: None Entered Outfit: Swift Speedbird 2003
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Do let us know how you get on!
(I would be slightly concerned if it has a different decal on - just the cynic in me, but has it be damaged and had the panel repaired, and hence the different name? I hope not, but remember you can fall in love with lots of caravans before your find your "keep" one! )
Good Luck
------------- Gail
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25/5/2012 at 12:23pm
Location: Shrewsbury Outfit: Berghaus Air 6.1
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Hope it all works out, I know what you mean about getting carried away, they are lovely caravans to look at, saw one on a site, and thought mmm yes thats the sort of caravan I want when just the 2 of us. Since then we have decided as there is nothing wrong with the one we have, although it is getting on in years, we will stick with it for the time being.
Have you considered getting a mobile caravan engineer to give it a once over before going any further with the purchase? http://www.mobilecaravanengineers.co.uk/mcea-find-an-engineer.htm
Shirley
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