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Quote: Originally posted by cwdc56768 on 05/3/2012

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Just a thought......What you could say to the chap is that you will put the deposit into an escrow account at the sellers Bank. That is held in the joint names of you and your seller and is only released to the seller, by the Bank, once he has performed certain conditions. e.g delivered the van, you have inspected it to be satisfied that it does accord with his description, he produces his CRiS documents  etc etc. If the seller knows that he can deliver his side of the bargain then he knows that he will get his money released, so should be willing to turn up with the van. What you say to the Bank is that when he pays in a cheque from you for the balance (which shows that you are happy with the deal) then the deposit can be released; if such a cheque is not paid in within, say seven days, (giving the seller enough time to arrive with the van) then the bank returns the deposit to you.

If he is unwilling to deal in this manner then you should, IMO, just assume that all is not as it seems and either walk away or take a gamble.

Phil 

There is one much nearer to you here.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/elddis-avante-club-626-6-berth-caravan-fixed-bed/97589292

The Elddis warranty is transferable provided that all services have been undertaken within the required timeframe. You need to check this. Check the date of purchse of the van by the seller and dates of each service. This is the timeframe

1st and 2nd services must be within 60 days of the anniversary of the date of purchase (i.e 60 days before or after that date)

3rd service on or before the anniversary date of purchase

4th service must be within 60 days of the anniversary of the date of purchase (i.e 60 days before or after that date)

5th service on or before the anniversary date of purchase.

Any failure on these times and the warranty is invalid.

Chances are that the damp check did not indicate 100% dry. I would say that would be a miracle. The van will have some damp but within acceptable levels. A brand new van has some damp - its just their nature.

It will always be difficult to sell to or buy from someone from a long distance away. Offereing to pay for a few nights in the Lakes is quite generous and does enable you to check it out. You could even arrange for a local mobile engineer  (email: tyson993 at btinternet.com)  to call in and give it the once over whilst the owner isn't around for extra peace of mind.Having said that its often beneficial to see a van in the owners drive. Don't want to be too cynical but would you buy a van off someone in a layby?

You can do a CRiS check yourself once you have the details (see the link I provided earlier to a note I posted sometime ago.) If that turns out Ok you will have that information by the time you pop off to the lakes for a free holiday. Personally I would ask for Troutbeck - not far from exit 40 of the Motorway - turn left down the A66. Go during the week then you can go to the sellers Bank with the deposit and arrange the escrow account if he insists on a deposit whilst you try it out.

Worst case scenario you get a free couple of days in the Lakes....

Phil

Quote: Originally posted by johnks on 05/3/2012

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There is one much nearer to you here.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/elddis-avante-club-626-6-berth-caravan-fixed-bed/97589292

 

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Elddis do this. They produce a new caravan in one year and call it the following year model. So maybe the one you saw was a 2009 model but first bought in 2008.

Phil

Quote: Originally posted by bigbrood on 05/3/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by johnks on 05/3/2012

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There is one much nearer to you here.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/elddis-avante-club-626-6-berth-caravan-fixed-bed/97589292

 

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Thanks john but we've been to see that one and did barter with them but they claimed it was a 2009 at the time so thought we we're getting a reasonable deal. It then comes to light that its only a 2008 & they wouldnt budge on the price.

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Our new van was built in 2011 but it is a 2012 model. it is registered as 2011 but is sold as a 2012. They fetch the same price. I don't blame them from not budgeing on price.

As they haven't sold it yet I would offer them a few quid less if the van was a good one. Definitely less hassle than the other deal and far more reliable.

He will be missing you rather than "nutter" don't you think?

Phil

Quote: Originally posted by SW307 on 05/3/2012

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I'm sure we've paid over the odds but I'm so glad buying a caravan from a dealer is so easy. This sounds so worrying. Hope you get a decent van with the minimum amount of stress!

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