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22/3/2016 at 3:00pm
Location: Henham Suffolk
Outfit: sprite musketeer
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Having looked at the gumtree advert for this van, i have to say it does look nice, but as already mentioned, a bit pricey at £1700. But then its the start of the silly season when it comes to buying caravans (Easter holidays coming up and all that).
A couple of MUST CHECKS though - and a good starting point for bringing the price down too:)
As already mentioned check the tyres - no matter how good they look, anything approaching 5 years old is a complete no-no - they have date stamps on them - you cannot risk your families lives on old tyres.
ALSO, check the gas hose from the regulator on the bottle to the fixed piping. The recommendation is that you have it changed at least every 5 years from the date of manufacture, or more often if inspection shows it to have deteriorated in any way. it too should be date stamped.
Damp meters are notoriously unreliable - fine for an initial look see perhaps, but a damp survey is better.
You may have to prong the walls or the floor, but do it somewhere totally inconspicuous and only with the owners permission - if the owner says no, spend £50 getting a mobile caravan engineer to give it a once over. If the owner refuses to let you do that then walk away.
Any area showing 30% damp, walk away from and dont look back.
anything less than that, you might be able to identify areas where the damp is coming from and get away with a cheap fix:).
If your meter reads zero, switch it on!!!
£1700.00 is a lot of money to most people, and although its very tempting to spend it now and have a van for easter, you might, if you dont do the checks, be letting yourself in for more substantial spends.
If it passes all the checks and youre happy, then bingo! - have yourself some great holidays and weekends away:)
Post last edited on 22/03/2016 15:46:47
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