Quote: Originally posted by spooneruk on 15/3/2009
Sean P, Thanks for the advice. The water damage is a little bit of a weird one. The caravan has hardly been used and the underneath of the van supports this - it looks really clean and is dry as a bone. I checked the underneath with a damp meter, and underneath the damp area was dry. I don't think the actual toliet has caused the problem but it could be as corrakid suggested that the cassette door has been leaking in. This is the most likely scenario.
One of the big concerns was that somebody has cut the lino a little. You wouldn't notice this without a really good look. It has been cut by somebody at home and not a specialist. The floor around the area is a still little wet (but it is at the main door and it was raining when we went to see it)
The repair is not going to be carried out by the dealer himself but by an independant person and I will get a 1 year warranty on it not coming back.
I don't think we are taking too big a risk as we love the rest of the van and haven't seen another we like or agree on nearly as much. And that counts brand new ones which we have considered. This one is a 2006 model.
Any more ideas or thoughts still gratefully received. We can still pull out of the deal if the repir isn't done to our liking.
mark
It sounds like you are really set on this caravan, so I would go ahead
subject to the repairs being done properly. Also, would the dealer
agree to an additional 3 years warranty on the damp problem, as most
caravans come with a 6 year damp warranty as standard, our Bailey
Indiana which is now 3 years has a 6 year damp warranty from the
manufacturer as standard, and it can be passed on when selling.
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