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06/10/2019 at 2:16pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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I must admit I am a bit wary of buying privately, as I know there are a lot of sharks out there and there is no come-back. Many "private sellers" turn out to be anything but, however genuine they seem. We did buy our previous caravan from a private seller, but it was only for £500.
We bought our current caravan from a dealer, but as a "trade sale". There was no warranty as such, but being a dealer there is still a come-back via the sale of goods act. Didn't need it though as the caravan is great, an absolute bargain at £1,100. I didn't bother with an engineer's report, but I would have done if I'd been spending more. I am a fairly practical person anyway so I know what is likely to be viable.
Might be worth trying a dealer to see if they have any trade sales in. From what I have seen they never advertise them or even put them on their forecourt. They are probably not making much profit on a trade sale, so in my opinion they are less likely to rip you off.
Regarding insurance, we are with ClubCare through the C&CC, as they seem good value. I always shop around at renewal time but I haven't found anyone to beat them yet.
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06/10/2019 at 7:09pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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Quote: Originally posted by Paul and Nikki on 06/10/2019
We are with Towergate insurance in a non Cassoa site with EU travel and was 170 quid for the year
That’s new for old cover and was about 60 quid less than C&CC like for like quote
That is the thing. New for old cover is only available for caravans up to a certain age, and it very much depends on what caravan you own and where you are. A bit like car insurance really. With a caravan like ours the choice is a bit more limited as some companies won't insure caravans that old. When I check each year, as I always do, the difference in price is usually pennies. We paid £67.41 for our insurance in July, but then our caravan is 27 years old. A few companies I tried came near but I think the cheapest other one was about £70.
When I had my Volvo tow-car I had that insured with C&CC as well, and they were very reasonable, but when I changed the car the increase they wanted was crazy! I switched to the AA and they were very much cheaper, despite the fact that they had been very much dearer on the Volvo. I think it is very much the same with caravan insurance, one company will be very reasonable with one caravan, but want a ridiculous amount for another similar one.
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07/10/2019 at 12:53pm
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Outfit: Lunar Cosmos 524
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Quote: Originally posted by Big Brian 56 on 06/10/2019
Beware lunars , back known to drop off 🙄
Really!!! I spent a year or so researching caravans before buying one (first caravan) and have never heard that tale before! A Google search doesn't bring up ANY related cases, so think that one is either isolated case (probably with more to it than Lunar's being inherently dodgy) or it's malicious 'brand' gossip which does seem to be rife and without foundation!
Very happy with my s/h 2016 Lunar.
Have to say when I was looking at 2/3 year old vans, didn't find many Swift group vans that didn't have broken cabinet catches/doors! That may have been (a lot of!) ham fisted owners or a inherent quality fault, can't say, but it put me off buying one as doubted longer term durability.
EVERY manufacturer has a bad spell where quality is not what it should have been, or the model has a design weakness, some brands do seem to have consistently higher quality than others, but at the end of the day, with a s/h van so many variables come into play, it's a case of assessing the individual van on it's own merits. A professional engineer's check is worth every penny as you will be reassured of chassis and appliance safety (gas & electric fittings etc.) as well as proper damp checking.
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