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im sure that winter used to be the best time to bu BUT as most people tend to wait until end of season thats sort of stopped.

I would say the best time to buy is when you find just what your looking for for the price you want to pay then go ahead and buy it.

I am not so sure about that jaysere03, We bought our van a few month ago with loads of extras and paid a nice price of £320 off e-bay. now vans that are exactly the same as mine with No extras are going for well over £500. Or Maybe i was just lucky

We bought our first van(brand new) just about 5 weeks ago and got a great deal. Most internet sites are still selling at £3k more than we paid. So no, winter is not always the best time to buy.

i bought my van middle of summer for less than same van in not as good condition was sold on ebay for £900 more. I think its about what seller wnats for i and what the demand for that caravan is.

if more than 1 person is bidding on the same item then it will go up in price if only 1 person has interest in it. maybe its a trick question

Quote: Originally posted by rushallmanor on 23/5/2011

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When you find the one you like, in the condition you are looking for, at the price you want to pay. Finding good quality second hand vans can be difficult at any time of the year. Buying new is a different story.

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I don't know about the best time to buy but if you go to a dealer, always ask for a no-trade in discount, I found dealers can offer between £500 and £800 off depending on caravan and dealer, and this was on good second hand ones.

Its always worth asking

We have just sold our van (went yesterday at asking price) and had plenty of people interested in buying. I would say that now is a good time. I managed to get £1000.00 off the one I bought (private sale) simply because the seller wanted to go to the dealer with cash and no part exchange, to haggle for more discount.

I admit to thinking to myself when deciding to sell, that "it's nearing end of season", it wont sell quickly. I was wrong.

So get out there and find the van you want and enjoy it! Have fun.

Kev.