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I'm watching this van on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160609942203&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I emailed to ask about servicing & damp report.  It hasn't been serviced since 2007 & the seller has said 'there's no evidence of water ingress'.

It's a couple of hours drive from us & the auction ends Saturday evening so we'd have to go view after dropping our current van at it's new home in St Helens.

On the one hand I'm thinking 'don't go there', I don't feel we know enough to spot anything seriously wrong before buying & might end up with a huge bill when we get it serviced.  On the other hand I'm thinking it might turn out to be a good one, at least worth a look?

Would you go look or would you stick with vans that have been serviced regularly?

If you are interested go and have a look.  In my experience service history is only as good as the person doing the service and there are some poor 'engineers' out there.

Brian

nice van but how does the seller know theres no damp? From what I've read damp isnt always obvious to spot. We've been really surprised at how many people just dont get their vans serviced. If I was looking at a 2005 van I would pay for a mobile engineer to inspect it. We were lucky that the damp van we bought came from a dealer otherwise I dread to think how we would have felt.

On a lighter note, have you seen the lovely Eccles Amethyst on ebay, I'm sure its near you too.

Ooops!  Hit 'post' too soon!

Still not sure about the Swift.  Looks great & we could hire a decent damp meter.  More concerned about things like gas, electrics & running gear that we know nothing about so wouldn't know if something was wrong.

Hi Vanessa, I can highly recommend an MCEA engineer in that neck of the woods - only charges £60 - he spent ages with the damp meter on ours and tested all services.

Martin Simkiss - Red Dragon Caravans - 01492 641153

whoops double post!