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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 01/10/2015

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Dont forget that a dealer needs to make a decent profit on that £3000 caravan.

Just make the same checks as with any caravan, inspect every inch for the dreaded damp.

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Quote: Originally posted by BiIIy on 01/10/2015

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If you want a caravan in that price range then private sale off ebay etc is the way to go. Check it very carefully before buying obviously. Dealers of cheap caravans will buy their stock off ebay & put their markup on. They will claim it has been serviced & so on but really they will hardly check them, any guarantee they give will be pretty worthless so you might as well save your money, buy privately & budget for service & probably new tyres before you use it.

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Quote: Originally posted by hath on 01/10/2015

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for that money I would look private, we got ours from an add of this web site, yes we travelled from co durham to around Sheffield for it but it was a bargain everything included, two awnings loads of spares fully serviced ect, it was the third one we looked at don't be afraid to say no thanks if you have a look and its not right just be sensible when looking

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Quote: Originally posted by Baileyjake on 01/10/2015

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I bought my caravan from a local dealer with this business model. Eg buy cheap of eBay repair then sell with a limited warranty. Within 3 months the wall boards were damp and soft. At the time I didn't know this was what he did but since he is based on the farm I keep my caravan on I have seen his operation. I have just had my van repaired again under warranty by the engineer also based on the same storage facility in an industrial unit. Talking to this engineer, who does the fixing up this is exactly what the guy does. Buys wrecks fixes and sells them. In my case he had just put a dehumidifier in my van and dried it out. I didn't pay that much below the going rate on auto trader from a regular dealer. The repair guy is ex bailey and said that the GRP ends on the series 5 baileys and the cracking and leaks,nearly broke the company with warranty work.

However if you are only paying £2k for a caravan you won't be too upset if it needs repairing but if you payed £6k.......

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