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Personsarah7726
24/3/2013 at 5:49pm
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Hi All,
Me and my husband have been looking at touring caravans this weekend. We cant decide whether its best to buy a fairly new 2nd hand caravan or buy an older one (which are alot cheaper) and refurb the interior. I like the idea of buying old as it gives it a personal touch and makes it your own but have no idea what the cost implications would be. Any advice would be much appreiciated?
Thanks
Sarah


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We bought an older van the people where giving up caravanning due to ill health. The reason we bought an old one was that if we didnt like it we had not spent a shed load of money, the van came with everything awnings, water containers, all kitchen equipmemnt and bedding.We have never looked back.

Friends of our bought a brand new van and sold it for less than half of what they paid 18 month later just to get rid of it, they hated caravanning.


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Personmoz1013
24/3/2013 at 6:28pm
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When we started caravanning, we had an older one  to start with, with the view to upgrading to a bigger/newer one later on once we were sure that we liked it.

Starting out that way, you don't end up spending a load of money to start with and you can always spend more to upgrade later on, once you know exactly what size and layout will best suit your needs.



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2015 - our 1st year of caravanning with a new baby. Can't wait! :)


Persontango55
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Buying an older caravan may well be a cheaper option but where people get caught out is when they need replacement parts that are no longer available. This question has been asked many times on here where there are caravan breakers within a radius of their home town but many don't reply to say whether they had any success or not and sometimes depending on the item you are searching for can be trying to find a needle in a haystack. It's a point that you just need to take into consderation before making your final decision of buying new or old.


PersonDaveCoaches
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An older caravan can work out more expensive in the long term as it is more liable to develop faults. That's not to say a newer one couldn't develop faults, but the odds are more in your favour with a newer one.

Inevitably you will find that with whatever caravan you buy you will soon see something else you wish you had bought instead, so I would edge to the older one and limit my losses with the plan of getting a newer one later.


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PersonOpensauce
24/3/2013 at 7:15pm
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I keep my old caravan going for virtually nothing, I don't even bother to insure it, theres no legal requirement to do so. You are insured on your car insurance for third party risks while towing. Chassis & interior parts are common to any caravan & you will have problems getting factory supplied parts for caravans just a few yrs old. On road reliability is no problem even for a 30yr old caravan provided hubs/brakes are serviced & spares are still available off shelf for chassis this old. You should also replace tyres as well.

As for interior fittings, fridges can fail even on caravans just a few yrs old, cookers last for about ever & you can always plug in an electric heater if you don't want to risk using an old gas heater.

Any caravan you look at even just 5yrs old needs checking carefully for damp & many 'ebay bargains' for just a few £100s can be dry enough. So your choice really.



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