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01/9/2013 at 9:49am
Location: Lancaster
Outfit: Landcruiser & Avondale Mayfair 510-5L
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Looking over caravans is easy, in theory, same as in cars.
If you havent been already...
Take your time, completely ignore the salesmans waffle (he is there to sell; not advise) and go through everything with a fine tooth comb.
Problem is when buying a van, if from a dealer, is no electrical connection to check everything works. The last dealership van we nearly bought, I made the salesman eat his own words. He came out with that classic line "Oh yeah its fine, everything works...". I said, "Well go on then, prove it". It was moved into the workshop, plugged into the 240V, and low and behold, a whole raft of stuff wasnt working properly. Based on him being a liar, we walked away. Ended up buying privately, and this time the van was connected to the 240V at the older gents house. Lovely couple, selling van to put children through Uni. We got a great deal, bought every last piece of kit he had, and he was happy with the price he got.
I would have a good look at everything, push & poke the walls methodically all along sides & front if you cant find a damp meter, look for external cracking or signs of repair. If a gas bottle is present, check anything that is thermostatic or piezo will light. Check date stamps on the leisure battery (WWYYYY) and also a small area on the tyres will have a date stamp (I think they are WWYY). Battery is usually replaced at 3 years; I think tyres 5 years, or if starting to crack, before next towed.
Let us know how you get on; good luck, hope its a nice find.
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Regards
Chris
Caravanning for 22 years
1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 3.0TD & 2004 Avondale Mayfair 510-5L
Previous towcars:
2002 Nissan Primera - sold
2002 Ford Galaxy - Died & scrapped. Good riddance.
1998 BMW 525TDS SE - PEx
1998 VW Passat SE - Crashed into & scrapped
1997 Peugeot 406 GLX - PEx
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