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Personjsparkes201148
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I have a friend who was intending buying a caravan at the end of the year.
He has found one that he likes on a dealers website, a 2017 model.
Obviously dealership is closed, i have suggested to him that when the dealerships open again would be a good time to buy.
Dealers will be very keen to get some cash in and others who were thinking of buying may not be in a position, financially, to do so.
Am i right?


PersonColin21
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Possibly, but these are strange and unprecedented times so who knows. If the dealers are that keen to get some money in, they may bump up prices. On the other hand, in order to get a lot of sales quickly, they may be offering big discounts. All your friend can do really is wait an see how things go.


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PersonMisterB1959
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if its a dealer, then i would email them and make an offer NOW !!


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If an offer is made with a dealer now it will most likely come with a warranty from that date but with the current lockdown in place with campsites at present nobody knows when the lockdown will be lifted so the warranty will most likely have a shorter life span. When the campsites are open again there may be little time left to check to see if everything working as it should so too much of a gamble in my view as it could cost more in the long term than they bargained for.


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I would make an offer now.

Cashflow is non existent but the dealer will stil lhave overheads, so is more likely to accept cheeky offers.

When the lockdown is over there is likely to be
1) fewer dealers in business, so the remaining ones will have more customer.
2) there will be a sudden backlog of customers tobe clear by the lower number of dealers.


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16/4/2020 at 12:17pm
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Not sure about making an offer now, I mean will the dealer allow someone to go and actually view the caravan, no guarantees it wont have damp problems.

At least if they are able to have a viewing they could have a look, take a good smell around (looking for that musty smell) and even take a damn meter with them to do a couple of quick checks in the most likely places, i.e. under windowsills etc


PersonColin21
16/4/2020 at 12:48pm
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I suspect that the dealer will be closed at the moment anyway, and even if they aren't, going down there would probably be classed as an "unnecessary journey" if you were stopped, which could result in a fine. I certainly wouldn't even think of buying a caravan unseen, even a cheapie like mine.

If you put a deposit on it and the dealer goes into liquidation before you are able to collect it, you will probably lose the caravan and the deposit. I'd wait until all this blows over and things start to get back to normal, which I don't think will be anytime soon.


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Persontrog100
16/4/2020 at 4:20pm
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travel restrictions are going to be around for quite some time..

i would say its a bad time to buy.. when sellers get short of money prices may plummet..

wait a while to see what the future brings..

trog


Personjsparkes201148
16/4/2020 at 8:17pm
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He hasn’t seen the caravan, also it is not local.
When the Dealer opens, he will be prepared to travel to view it and possibly make an offer.


PersonColin21
16/4/2020 at 8:46pm
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Quote: Originally posted by jsparkes201148 on 16/4/2020
He hasn’t seen the caravan, also it is not local.
When the Dealer opens, he will be prepared to travel to view it and possibly make an offer.


Not really much he can do until then, so whether now is a good time to buy is largely irrelevant. I can't see any real let-up in the current situation for probably several months, although of course I hope I'm wrong, so let's hope the dealer is still in business.



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Personnavver
17/4/2020 at 8:09pm
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I would expect the dealer can bring the caravan to your friend to look at and possibly buy there and then. Your friend cannot travel to the dealer because that is an unnecessary journey but, the dealer bringing it to your friend is working and that is allowed as long as they comply with social distancing guidelines in the work place.

You may end up with enhanced consumer protection because the purchase is being made away from the dealers normal place of business.

The dealer may be willing to do this and offer a good deal to keep money flowing in. They should be able to send photos and possibly a video beforehand and discuss price etc


PersonColin21
17/4/2020 at 9:11pm
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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 17/4/2020
I would expect the dealer can bring the caravan to your friend to look at and possibly buy there and then. Your friend cannot travel to the dealer because that is an unnecessary journey but, the dealer bringing it to your friend is working and that is allowed as long as they comply with social distancing guidelines in the work place.

You may end up with enhanced consumer protection because the purchase is being made away from the dealers normal place of business.

The dealer may be willing to do this and offer a good deal to keep money flowing in. They should be able to send photos and possibly a video beforehand and discuss price etc


The dealer would be likely to get stopped towing the caravan. I'm not sure that the argument that he's working would cut any ice, as it is hardly an essential journey or an essential business. Would he be willing to take the risk? As I understand it, the buyer and the dealer are not in the same area either.

Then of course there is the issue of whether either the buyer or the seller unknowingly has the virus. They could be spreading it to the other one via the caravan. Examining a caravan properly requires touching all kinds of surfaces and furnishings. Not something I would want to risk.



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Very valid points there.

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Certainly no shortage of caravans for sale on eBay. Prices on classified ads are not low but private seller auction prices are fairly low. My view would be that anybody finding a bargain caravan would probably get away with collecting it from any distance.

Anybody that is pulled up towing a caravan with the intention of going on holiday is simply told to turn around & go home. So presumably anybody stopped towing a newly purchased caravan to their home might be fined £30 but allowed to continue to their home.

I would think a dealer delivering a caravan would be no different from a courier van delivering online orders so legal.

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If you buy a caravan but can’t use it at all this year, it will have depreciated quite a bit by next year, and the dealer would have to bring down the price next year anyway. Plus a year’s insurance for nothing.
No guarantees we are out of the woods next year either, and the older you are, the longer you may have to wait to safely leave home anyway.
All things considered, I’d just wait and see how things turn out. Right now, my glass is 3/4 empty (but I intend to top it up after lunch)



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