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12/6/2018 at 3:00pm
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Hi, I had a look at the 'van and it looks great and seems well-priced. I've found that some caravan dealers are stuck in a previous age and won't budge, though some are keen to haggle to clinch a sale.
My advice is, unless the sale price is very keen, to walk away from the former and haggle hard with the latter. I bought a new 'van in 2014, sticker price £18,500, and found a range of discounts from zero to £3,300! Guess who got the business.
The internet is the buyer's friend, and a bit of Googling will give you a load of comparison prices around the country for equivalent caravans, which you should take with you when shopping.
Some dealers won't service or do warranty work for 'vans they haven't sold themselves, but most do these days. In any case there are loads of accredited independents, many who will come to you and undercut main dealer prices.
On PDI, this is something of a sore point for many owners, especially on new 'vans. Some dealers seem to do the most cursory checks and wait for the owner to come back with a list of faults. Caravn dealers have a lot to learn from car dealerships I'm afraid, though my seller, Grantham Caravans, was excellent and spent two hours showing me every little detail on a fault-free 'van, then let me take all the time I wanted to look again independently.
So my advice would be to give the 'van you buy a thorough going over before signing, and again on delivery while still at the dealers.
Lastly, be careful of finance deals. Car and caravan dealers can make far more on expensive credit than they do on the actual sale, so check bank rates before you shop so that finance (if you're using it) can be another haggling point.
Good luck, and enjoy
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