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AceMarauders

01/4/2014 at 11:05pm
Location: Northamptonshire
Outfit: 1983 ABI ACE MARAUDER

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Hi yes another early 80's van owner here. only ever herd of van age being a problem for static van sites.
We just get awwwwww thats such a nice little old van.

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She may be old, she may be rough around the edges but she is our home from home and we love it.

Colin21

09/6/2014 at 7:03pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail

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Should I be concerned? Probably not I feel. I have heard of static sites having an age limit as others have said, but never encountered problems on touring sites in the past.

We are off for a few days tomorrow. It's our first trip with this van, and our first stay in a touring van for a great many years, so we are just going local to check her over. Not too far to come back for all the things we have forgotten, as we will, or to get some tools to fix any problems we encounter.

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Colin21

14/6/2014 at 11:15pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail

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We are back now from our short break, and everything was just fine. No problem with the age of the van, which we believe to be a 1988 model, and we were made very welcome on the site by the staff. No major problems with the van as yet, and even the water heater, which we were told by the seller didn't work, actually worked perfectly. I just don't think they knew how to turn it on. They seemed to think that the switch for it had something to do with the fridge! Fabulous CCC site in Hertford, which I can't recommend enough. Would post a picture but don't know how.

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Sproz

15/6/2014 at 10:23am
Location: Freckleton Nr Preston
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I cannot believe mine will be 20yrs old next yr, we went noseying at new vans the other week and thought that some of the fixtures were very flimsy compared to ours, the only thing I liked was the hidden led lighting so I've bought a 5m flexible strip of them that are cuttable to whatever length you want of fleabay for about £6!

LobeyDosser

15/6/2014 at 2:53pm
Location: Argyll Scotland
Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4

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Although the topic Crappy Old Caravans has been running for a while now, I imagine that very few of these are crappy and most of them, my own included, have lots of TLC applied to them.

Buying an older van has many advantages and refurnishing them to ones own requirements makes them more appealing to the owners.

Now if I was to buy a new van, I would be loathed to change it in any way in case I devalued it for future selling on.
Not so with my C.O.C. I am not worried about it losing any value. It is here only for our comforts and when we are done with it, it will have already paid for itself a hundred times over and will owe us nothing.

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Jax365

16/6/2014 at 4:25pm
Location: south cheshire
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Here you go - a snobby caravan site at Port Patrick!

no shabby caravans allowed!

Just above the 'Sorry no Tents:
Only caravans and motor caravans of proprietary make and good appearance will be admitted to the park.

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zivadog

16/6/2014 at 4:30pm
Location: warrington
Outfit: LMC Royal.monza dlx tents everywhere

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Wouldn't give them my money even in a new van,not my sort of holiday that

LobeyDosser

16/6/2014 at 7:03pm
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Thanks for posting that Jax365.

That's one we will be avoiding, even if my van was new and pristine.

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MonsterBear

16/6/2014 at 7:55pm
Location: Ross-on-Wye
Outfit: Palamos 6

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Reckon you should all turn up in convey and ask where you can go nearby!

Colin21

16/6/2014 at 11:36pm
Location: East Herts
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Quote: Originally posted by Jax365 on 16/6/2014
Here you go - a snobby caravan site at Port Patrick!

no shabby caravans allowed!

Just above the 'Sorry no Tents:
Only caravans and motor caravans of proprietary make and good appearance will be admitted to the park.

By whose definition would that be then?

Definitely one to avoid!

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LobeyDosser

17/6/2014 at 1:18am
Location: Argyll Scotland
Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4

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We used to have a Static van less than 10 miles from Portpatrick and it was an area bedevilled with tatty vans coming over from Ireland and used by those who choose to "travel" the UK on a semi permanent basis, so such a notice has probably been put up, more from past experience than anything we are used to seeing on sites in other areas.

Please don't get me wrong, I am not condoning the actions of this site owner, but I do feel that some site owners have their reasons for making rules that we may find unusual to say the least.

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