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Hi all, I have just purchased my first caravan, a Bailey Pageant Provence 2005 from friends for £4000. When I viewed it they said that they had just had a leak from the roof but that it was now sealed and fixed. After purchasing the van and moving everything in, I opened all the windows on a hot day to find that they were falling in. The whole front was literally falling in in bits as the wood was totally rotten. The side window was starting to do the same and the seals were caving in. My friends never mentioned this to me but did say that they would repair it. I had a full service done on it as they never towed it and it showed that the tyres are out of date in 3 months time, the battery is dead, the brakes have fallen off, the handbrake doesn't work and cannot be towed as it is dangerous! Finally my friend has fixed the front window after fobbing me off once already but not the side window or anything else. I asked for my money back but he said no, it is a 15 year old van. I expect things to be wrong with a 15 year old van, like the pump keeps stopping and starting, a few fly screens are out, tarnished bits and bobs and general wear and tear but I did expect it to be at least road worthy and did not expect to have to shell out approx another £1000 to get it on the road and the window and damp fixed (which is 70% by the way). Am I being unreasonable? Any advice would be appreciated.
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