It doesn't seem real, but after looking for over a year, we have finally bought a caravan! Its an Elddis Magnum 505 (special edition based on the Avante)
Hubby & I were having trouble agreeing on a 'van because he was keen on the newer models but I was worried about finances. I'd set a price which I was happy with & we went to see one last week in that price range but although it was good condition & the dealer was eventually willing to put on motor mover & ALKO stabiliser for a good price it just didn't feel right so we walked away.
I saw the Elddis on the internet & looked at the details every day this week & as it ticked all our boxes hubby took yesterday afternoon off so we could go along for a look. We were left alone to have a good browse until we asked to speak to a sales rep. He immediately got the file when we asked to see damp report & service history. Then he came back to the caravan with us to talk us through all its bits & pieces. It comes with porch awning, motor mover, Winterhoff stabiliser, tv aerial, pots'n'pans & when he opened up the front locker even the salesman seemed surprised to see 2 x gas bottles (one looks new) EHU & brand new spare tyre.
We were really happy with all this so went back to the office to do the deal. They are having a special promotion this week so we were offered 3 years free servicing or £500 off the forecourt price. Deal done!!
We'll pick it up in about 2 weeks after its service & valet. After being on the receiving end of the hard sell at other dealerships this was so relaxing & we were given time to ask questions, talk between ourselves & had as much time as we needed & finally given the keys to spend some time in "our" caravan.
Looking forward to Easter which will probably be our first trip out!
congats on your new van! sounds like you had a good experiance, makes a change to here about good customer service instead of the crap we normally have to put up with (or not),
They'd sold our caravan from new, got it back & sold it to the next owners & then got it back which is when we saw it, so they have a full history of its ownership & 6 years checkable service history.
They gave us a 6 month warranty & we added another 6 months for a reasonable price. I need to find storage & insurance soon, so better start getting some quotes!
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Topic: Our new caravan
sounds like you had a good experiance, makes a change to here about good customer service instead of the crap we normally have to put up with (or not), 
