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12/4/2015 at 5:16pm
Location: Morland
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Hi, does any one have a Silverline Nova Vanden Plas caravan? I found some old 2007 threads about people who owned them then and wondered if any one still had one. This is my third caravan, the first one being an Abbey Somerset 1986 bought 9 years which provided us with great holidays for six years until mice got in one winter and ate all the wiring, we paid £1100 for it (it had been refurbished inside) and still got £150 for it. Our second one was a 2000 Coachman VIP 520/4 bought for £3850 3 years ago which unfortunately was a disaster. We thought the old couple from Peterhead selling it were really nice, the van was super clean and in great condition. We didn't have chance to get it serviced before going to our yearly trip to Fort William for the Word Cup mountain biking,big mistake! To start with when we got there to our usual site of Glen Nevis we couldn't get the bloomin hitch off, it just wouldn't budge, it transpired my 2001 Nissan Terrrano had an imperial ball and the hitch was metric. Well you know how friendly and helpfull caravan folk are, we soon had 5 people trying to help. In the end after an hour of heaving, the chap in the next pitch said he had an angle grinder with him, so, fag in mouth, glass of whiskey in one hand, angle grinder in the other, sparks flying, he cut the b***er off! then the jockey wheel fell off, I think it had had a botched repair that failed, that'll be why the old bloke selling it just lifted it on our tow bar. Then we realized the fridge didn't work at all, we never thoughtto check this prior to purchase. Then the bloomin kichen tap leaked. I also noticed the tires had perished during that first journey from Inverurie to Fort Bill, so into Fort William for 2 new tyres and a fridge from Argos. Just after this trip I had to scrap the Terrano as it needed a front diff and more welding which would have been way more than it was worth. Our other car wouldn't have pulled this heavy van. We sold it to a chum for 3k. He managed to get everything fixed. An expensive 3 nights accommodation eh! You can never trust sellers and can't take for granted anything will work unless you see it working. I had a daughter at the age of 44 1/2 in 2013 so we've not had a caravan for 3 years. I bought a Conway Mirage 2001 trailer tent last year though but due to my other half's new job I never got to use it though he went for a mountain biking weekend to Balleter with it, we are going to sell it now. I bought the Nova for £550 off Gumtree, paid the seller to put 2 new caravan tyres on it and take it to Gem caravans in Fife to get serviced. The chap selling it had bought a house and the wee caravan was in the garage. I know they're tiny but still have as much room as a vw campervan I would have thought.We are going to get in next saturday so caravan adventures can start again with the new addition of wee Alice. We moved back th Cumbria 2 months ago and are skint after buying our house to hols will be in the Lakes, Ive missed caravan life and my hubby and I are really excited about it. We have a universal Dorema 8' awning that I think will fit. I will post some pictures soon, Fiona, Morland
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24/6/2015 at 7:50am
Location: Morland
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Hi Kazo, it was just an extra socket I got put in, it had 2 of the old style 12v sockets and the 240v one it had was a white domestic one so they changed that for a caravan one too,cream, looks much nicer. Yeh we checked the Elddis with a damp meter and had a good purchase experience from the dealers, Robinsons, it was a really smart place, established many years ago, with a very good reputation. We also got 12 months warranty.We paid 5.5k so not cheap but in great condition. An old couple had owned it and it had just come in that day we viewed, they px it for one with a fixed bed. It hadn't had much use, the cooker and fridge looked unused. Other half has a few days off so we are going to go and stay in it over the weekend and explore around Hadrians Wall a bit. Hexham is a lovely historic town, isn't it. I'll make enquiries about my drop plate. I bought it from a caravan accessories shop and a caravan service centre put it on, along with a new Al-Ko towball, how come it's illegal? would they sell them, fit them if they are illegal? What caravan do you have Kazo? kind regards, Fiona
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