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Currently camp with our trusted old tent but been thinking for a while about moving up to a caravan, and will probably look to buy a new rather than used caravan. I am located in Leicestershire but don't mind a drive of a couple of hours for a good deal.

My budget is upto £14k and I want a 4 berth with a fixed end bedroom. Can anyone out there recommend a good dealer and advise what sort of discount I should be able to secure on a new caravan for a cash purchase.

Thanks,

Liam.

Steve, Shooie,

Thanks for advise. I guess its just like buying a car. I was just wondering if there was a "rule of thumb" guide to discounts ie 10% 15% ??

Never been too keen on hagling over price but OH is much better at it than me, and she will make the final choice on model anyway.

Now that we are well into the summer will the dealers start to discount this years models?

Cheers,

Liam.

If you go to a show knowing what you want and have no part ex you can really play one dealer against the other. I did this at the last show and got a much  better deal than offered by the same dealers before the show. I can only assume the manufacturers chip in in some way.  I simply told the dealers I was buying a specific van that day and had no part ex and they were very very keen to get the price down. They kept saying " come back to me before you buy if you get a better price " thus inviting a sort of reverse auction.

Before the show they were knocking off the delivery charge  but this was at least doubled at the show.

we went from a tent to a van and have never looked back - wished we'd done it years ago...tis fab!

Yes, decide on the van you want, then phone around several dealers and play one off the other.  It might not be the nicest way to do business, but if they offered you their best price in the first place you wouldn't have to do it.

I've just ordered a new car, and my local dealer latterly raised his trade-in price by nearly £1500 to get my business, simply because I'd contacted other dealers and was getting offered better deals than my local guy.

And yes, next year's models will be appearing soon, so good discounts should be available on this year's vans.