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First caravan we bought  - no awning included and we bought a secondhand one from a diferent dealer. 

The one we have now included the awning..... albeit the dealer wasn't aware that it was in the bottom of the wardrobe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  He had taken the caravan in part-ex for a motor home and didn't really deal with caravans.   Saved us a good few bob anyway.

I was told by a dealer that they take the awnings out as they want to sell you new. They never sell second hand ones good question where do they go?

We bought our second hand van from a dealer and he threw in loads of things for us. We got a brand new awning with the more expensive fibre frame, a new fitted ground sheet (and we were able to chose the colours too). He threw in a hitchlock, a hitch cover, butane & regulator, a leisure battery, aquaroll and wastehog - these were 2nd hand, but saved us a few bob

Think there may have been a few other little things too.

We may have paid more for the van through a dealer than a private sale but for our 1st van we felt "safer" buying from the dealer with a 12-month warranty.

He also knocked 20% off our extension mirrors & a few other bits and bobs that we bought from the shop. Couldn't fault this dealer - Flintshire Caravans

We've only used the van once so far, and haven't actually used the awning yet. We bought a cheap porch awning  for weekends away - somewhere to dry the dogs and leave wet wellies etc and that was wonderful on our one and only hol in the van so far.