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26/8/2005 at 1:13pm
 Location: Glasgow
 Outfit: Sterling Eccles Amethyst Kia Sorento
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Hi brent, welcome to the site, let plenty of your friends know you are in the market for a van, ( larger network of someone who knows someone ) thats what we did with our first van and got a cracker from someone's pal who was giving up vanning and wasn't bothered about making a profit, they just wanted someone who would look after their van, pay a decent price and enjoy!

But watch out it is totally addictive............when r we away again??   when can i go??  oh and u will find yourself on this site an awfull lot!!!

Bryan  



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26/8/2005 at 1:17pm
 Location: Bristol
 Outfit: Lunar Conquest 544 a
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Hi Paul , here's just a few to look at , should give you some idea's .

One thing to think about , if you bought a 4 berth caravan you'd get more space , could leave the bed permantly made up at one end , have room to grow .

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Swift-Eccles-Jade-1993-caravan-good-clean-condition_W0QQitemZ4569645004QQcategoryZ32633QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ABI-Award-Transtar-2-Berth-Caravan-Ready-to-go_W0QQitemZ4570523873QQcategoryZ32633QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AVONDALE-2-3-BIRTH-CARAVAN_W0QQitemZ4570534984QQcategoryZ32633QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

How about this one starting price 0.99p with no reserve , see what i mean there are some bargins out there , just watch out for damp . Also you'll notice the caravans do seem to all look the same inside until you start looking at newish ones .

 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMPASS-RALLYE-CARAVAN-1990-2-BERTH-AWNING-ETC_W0QQitemZ4571411231QQcategoryZ32633QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

atb

Wizard

 



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26/8/2005 at 4:34pm
 Location: Northumberland
 Outfit: Sprite Major 4SB
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Yeah cheers Bryan that's what we've started to do to try and widen the net.

Thanks Wizard - they'res some interesting vans for decent prices there. Thing is they're all spread far and wide.  Going to keep a keen eye on ebay though.

On a couple of those a certificate (or lack of it) is mentioned - is it always manditory to get one of these in addition to a receipt?

Brent



26/8/2005 at 5:06pm
 Location: Bristol
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>>On a couple of those a certificate (or lack of it) is mentioned - is it always manditory to get one of these in addition to a receipt?

All caravans manufactured since 1992 by National Caravan Council members are recorded on the CRiS database by their unique 17 digit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). This VIN and the caravan description are recorded on a Touring Caravan Registration Document, which is sent to the caravan's registered keeper , i would want a CRiS document if buying a caravan newer than 1992 , unless it's a custom built caravan ( like mine ) they don't always come with a document / VIN number ( mine didn't being custom built , but i was given enough proof by the person selling it that he was the owner ) .

http://www.nationalcaravan.co.uk/home/index.asp?id=1&nid=144

CRiS https://www.hpicheck.com/

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26/8/2005 at 5:35pm
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Thanks again

(just been outside speaking to neighbours who are hitched up and are away for the bank holiday weekend to Moffatt - I tried to look pleased for them. )



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06/1/2007 at 7:26pm
 Location: Milton Keynes
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Poor Wizard being nagged to death by the girls again!!


10/1/2007 at 12:34am
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Are you still being nagged Wizard?


10/1/2007 at 7:52am
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Quote: Originally posted by 2plus1 on 10/1/2007


Are you still being nagged Wizard?

Fraid you lost me here , no ones nagging me that i know of .

atb

Wizard




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