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Subject Topic: Motor Mover life? Post Reply Post New Topic
27/3/2011 at 8:25pm
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We are looking at 5 year old vans and want a motor mover, Sellers keep telling us how much it cost 5 yrs ago but to me yes it was a big expense but now 5 yrs later its 5 yrs old and not worth that. How long do they last on average?

Having a motor mover is a must to us but perhaps we'd be better putting one on after we find a van.



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27/3/2011 at 8:40pm
 Location: Coventry
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If you think about it, your motormover is used for at best a couple of minutes each trip, so should last a lifetime. Most companys have no problem offering 5 yr guarantees because of this.  Im sure there must be a market for secondhand motor movers, check it out on ebay and see what you might have to pay for a second hand mover and point this out to the van seller.

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27/3/2011 at 8:55pm
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check on ebay, theres loads of movers going on there, would give you an idea of second hand value.


27/3/2011 at 9:02pm
 Location: N. Ireland
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Actually motor movers tend to hold their value - u can see that from ebay - most sell at between 75 to 90% of new price. There are exceptions to this but I've never managed to get any of them.

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27/3/2011 at 11:23pm
 Location: Lancashire
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our motormover has just reached 5 year old and looked after in every way kept cleaned/painted/greased but it has gone wrong twice in that time and had to be repaired.with a mover it could last 5 years without a problem or it could go on your first trip.the second time was only a dirty contact fault.

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30/3/2011 at 9:30am
 Location: castle Donington. Nr.Derby
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We bought our movers in October 2005 and they are still in very good condition i.e no problems to date.

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Our tourer days are over and we have moved on to a Hobby Motorhome


30/3/2011 at 7:58pm
 Location: East Sussex
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We bought our mover in Nov. 2007, and used it frequently from May 2008 until September of that year, when the gears broke.  This was inconvenient to say the least, as we were in Slovakia, four months into a year-long round-Europe tour!  We phoned the manufacturers and they sent a replacement part, which OH managed to fit himself.  Since then we've had no further problems, despite heavy use.

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30/3/2011 at 9:35pm
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I always wanted a mover when I was touring, so I found one at my local garage on the floor and the remote and gear in a box, Powertouch,I asked are you selling it? Guy said £200 and it's yours, I ripped is hand off, put it on the van and it worked perfect, went out to the caravan shop to buy wot ever. Ended up selling the bloody van!! So never tried it on site.But they are about if you have a good look.

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31/3/2011 at 7:03am
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I got one one on ebay for about £250 I think it was. No problems with it but obviously you take a bit of a chance.

Caravans coming on to the used market now may well have movers  fitted that cost £1000 new but time moves on. I think a mover on a caravan certainly makes it more attractive but probably only puts £300-400 on the price at most.



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31/3/2011 at 10:02am
 Location: eaton bray beds
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We've had our mover for 5 years now and its as good as new. We had it transffered when we replaced our van 2 years ago and will do that again if we decide to change the van. As previously stated, the mover is only used for a few minutes each trip and, given the robust construction of them, it should never wear out as long as its looked after and greased when you have your van serviced

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