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A dealer near us (Coleford Leisure), has 3 Avondales for sale.

'98 Mayfly for £500, '90 Mayfly for £400, and a '90 Cambrian for £400. I've no idea what condition they are in.

Quote: Originally posted by snowy747 on 04/12/2008

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Quote: Originally posted by 2kias on 04/12/2008

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Quote: Originally posted by blondieandi on 03/12/2008

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WHY did I pay £4000 insurance.

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Insurance cover cost £4000??????????

Surely that is more than the van is worth. Something wrong here!!!!!!!!

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No 2kias, they have it insured for £4k, the premiums weren't £4k!

Ali

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Ah! That's not what he said!!!!!

Nope but you do, of course, have to read between the lines sometimes and nobody would ever pay £4,000 to insure a 10 year old caravan!  It was therefore obvious that he meant the sum assured was £4k, not the premium!

Ali

Quote: Originally posted by snowy747 on 04/12/2008

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Nope but you do, of course, have to read between the lines sometimes and nobody would ever pay £4,000 to insure a 10 year old caravan!  It was therefore obvious that he meant the sum assured was £4k, not the premium!

Ali

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True Ali

WHY did I pay for £4000 insurance.

Would have been better. People should say what they mean!

We all have a different command of the English language John.  Anyhow, what is important is that he gets a decent deal from his insurance as, after all, it is not his fault Avondale have gone teeeeees up!!

Ali

Blondieandi - please don't take it personally.  Some people just seem to like to 'pick holes' in postings and rather than answer the original question just make snide comments.  I think almost everyone will have had it happen to them.   You've also had some good advice as well from others of a more reasonable nature!

I still think you could get the van repaired - especially with the extra grand.  I'd spend a little time ringing around and searching the internet for the parts you need, and then go back to your local guy to get a decent quote for the repairs.  At this point you start haggling with the insurance company.  The first website mentioned seemed to have a shower tray with a moulding for the wheel arch - did you try them? 

Firstly I hope you do not think I was having a dig at you, I was actually trying to defend you!

Secondly, £500 is an awful lot for a CRIS number so I would say that is a no brainer tbh, but if they make you a decent offer take the money and start again.

Ali

In otherwise good condition, a dealer today would be looking to get  £3500 for your van, in May this year it might well have been worth £3900 or more but there is a credit crunch on!!

Insurance 'write offs' come in different category's, 'a' is matchwood, 'b' for bad but repairable, you would lose the CRIS number and it needs an engineers report 'of sorts' before it can be re-insured. 'c' & 'd' are different grades of basically cosmetic damage and need no more than an invoice proving the works been done for insurance purposes.

'a' then never goes back on the road, infact their destroyed, 'b' are often broken for spares but probably as many, certainly younger ones are repaired. 'a' & 'b' then have a fairly rigid and low residual value, the other two can vary widely depending on actual damage and your negotiating skills!

Insurance companies vary, generally over £1500 30% of value for you to keep a C or D without a minor accident being recorded on the CRIS document, 20% if recorded

If yours turns out to be a 'B' then probably 10% to keep it.

Quote: Originally posted by snowy747 on 05/12/2008

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Firstly I hope you do not think I was having a dig at you, I was actually trying to defend you!

Secondly, £500 is an awful lot for a CRIS number so I would say that is a no brainer tbh, but if they make you a decent offer take the money and start again.

Ali

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Lol some years go like that, ours was 2005 when everything that could go wrong, did!  Hope OH gets better soon, having your van written off must be a right pain in the neck especially with the Avondale issues too. 

Ali