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31/7/2014 at 12:41pm
Location: Wirral
Outfit: Swift Freestyle 520 on seasonal pitch
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There are so few side dinette vans built now, that I can never see us buying new.
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31/7/2014 at 3:11pm
Location: Lancashire
Outfit: Volvo X60 Coachman
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Alan you can still by side dinette vans, i was looking at the new swift challangers a few months ago.
Bessie
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31/7/2014 at 5:59pm
Location: Blackburn
Outfit: VWT6 campervan
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i still havnt heard many other good reasons for buying new over old though.. :)
I think the point is, that there doesn't need to be a good reason...it's a personal choice based on personal circumstances. Same reason some people want a new mercedes car, but others have a second hand ford...some people buy houses, others rent...there are pros and cons for each option based on an individual's circumstances.
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31/7/2014 at 7:03pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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Absolutely right veema.
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31/7/2014 at 7:28pm
Location: Wirral
Outfit: Swift Freestyle 520 on seasonal pitch
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Quote: Originally posted by bessie500 on 31/7/2014
Alan you can still by side dinette vans, i was looking at the new swift challangers a few months ago. Bessie
Thats good. They'll be on the second-hand market when we come to swap. 
Still want some other bugger to take the financial hit, though!
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31/7/2014 at 7:54pm
Location: north wales
Outfit: Sprite Quattro FB
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The newer second hand ones aren't a huge saving on the brand new ones considering there isn't the manufacturers warranty. Its a huge hit to have a damp van that you have to pay to get repaired.
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31/7/2014 at 9:23pm
Location: Argyll Scotland
Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4
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Quote: Originally posted by brianconwy on 31/7/2014
The newer second hand ones aren't a huge saving on the brand new ones considering there isn't the manufacturers warranty. Its a huge hit to have a damp van that you have to pay to get repaired.
Still I would rather pay a smaller amount of money and expect some form of damp than pay a huge amount and then find to my horror that my new van was riddled with damp.
Just too many horror stories of new damp vans around and the follow up stories of the troubles folks have had trying to get them sorted.
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02/8/2014 at 6:11pm
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We bought new after buying second hand to see if we liked caravanning. We do, and we got a huge discount on a new van that we wouldn't of got had we bought a year old van. Ten year guarantee also holds a huge attraction as we are now planning to get value for money by keeping this lovely van for many years until our youngest has outgrown caravanning and then we can invest in a van just for 'two', which may not mean small but will mean a layout just to suit us........Love caravans
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03/8/2014 at 11:19pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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Exactly, Bigm2. It's all a matter of personal preference. If you have the money to buy new, and that is what you want to do, why not? As you say, it's your money.
We simply don't have that kind of money, so our choices are far more limited, however if we did have the money maybe we would have bought new too. I honestly can't say because I have never been in that position, and now having retired we probably never will. We will still carry on enjoying our Oldie though, as it has all we need. As for 30 years time, I just hope we are still around, but I'm not sure we will still be caravanning!
Incidentally, nobody else has ever slept on our new memory-foam mattress topper, it's pure luxury and much cheaper than a new van!
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03/8/2014 at 11:20pm
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I honestly think the 5 or 10 year guarantee's can in some case's be worthless, especially regarding damp issues as has been well documented on this site.
They are simply unable to get a permanent fix..and worse case some folks taking a massive loss to get rid of the damp caravan or even taking manufacturers to court.
Less of an issue if you are lucky enough to get a damp free van.
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03/8/2014 at 11:37pm
Location: Notts
Outfit: Swift archway woodford Volvo S80
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I could afford a new van but happy with my 2004 one. Got it the way OH wants it...look after it and that makes me happy. Each to their own and good luck to them.No envy from this hosue. Same with cars...2 neighbours have Latest cars...go no where in them just wah on a sunday.We away that often i get the polish car wash to do mine ....i got places to go and see rather than clean a car lol.
Oh and away for a week early tomorrow just local but away after coming back from canada and scotland
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04/8/2014 at 12:32am
Location: Argyll Scotland
Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4
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We could buy a new van, several in fact. We could also splash out on a new motorhome if we wished, but in both cases, been there and done that.
So someone else has slept on the bed I now sleep on. Well I have been in plenty of places like that. Hotels, hospitals, Youth Hostels but not tried prison. Yet.
I have never really given s/h beds a thought before.
Looking around the sites we use, I would be hard pushed to tell you what is new or what was old, unless I am looking at say a Thompson Glen or the likes.
Mine is 17 years old now and does us just fine.
As long as you are content with what you have and it does everything for you that you want it to, why chase the T factor.
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