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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 02/11/2020

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I have to ask, Colin. Aside from it needing to be safe underneath to tow away. What quality of caravan can you expect for £500? As to me the underside (to be roadworthy) alone has to be £250 worth of that.

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Quote: Originally posted by billy on 04/11/2020

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 02/11/2020

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I have to ask, Colin. Aside from it needing to be safe underneath to tow away. What quality of caravan can you expect for £500? As to me the underside (to be roadworthy) alone has to be £250 worth of that.

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Hi Mick. It is surprising what you can get for under £500. There are bargains about & best time to buy is Sept/Oct because caravans are not wanted so attract less bids & most sellers are happy to let them go to the highest bidder whereas a more expensive caravan might be withdrawn if it fails to attract enough bids to reach reserve.

I paid £400 for a 1985 Monza in 2010 & I wanted it for a specific purpose. At the time I just needed a shed to sleep in for summer trips to southern France. I live in Essex & the caravan was in Hinckley. I bought it sight unseen from the owner who had used it for 3 years. In phone conversation with him he described caravan & said if it was not what he said it was then I was free to leave it.

The caravan was as about as basic as it could be with no fridge & no heater but I did not need either. The body was sound & dry probably because the caravan was small so therefore more rigid than something larger.

I took wheelbrace & tyre pump when I collected it & towed it home no probs. Tyres were more than 5yrs old but I just had to take a chance on that.

Luckily running gear was in good nick. Hitch damper was ok & so were wheel bearings & brakes. I serviced running gear. Repacked wheel bearings. Cleaned & adjusted brakes & had new tyres fitted. Inside I done a bit of fixing & painting & it was good to go. I towed it down to France & Spain for the next 5 summers then got my £1000 caravan. That was ok as well. Both caravans were sold back on eBay for more than I paid for them but tbf they were better caravans that I sold than I bought.

Last year after all these years with old sheds ‘tother ‘alf asked me what the f*** where we doing living in this pile of s*** when we could afford a new one? She had a point so we got the new Caravelair this year. Small & basic still but shiny & new & should last us the rest of our caravan life.

Post last edited on 04/11/2020 07:31:14

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 02/11/2020

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I have to ask, Colin. Aside from it needing to be safe underneath to tow away. What quality of caravan can you expect for £500? As to me the underside (to be roadworthy) alone has to be £250 worth of that.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 04/11/2020

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 02/11/2020

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I have to ask, Colin. Aside from it needing to be safe underneath to tow away. What quality of caravan can you expect for £500? As to me the underside (to be roadworthy) alone has to be £250 worth of that.

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Well I carried out a thorough check on it before I bought it and everything worked, Condition is everything.

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