Cheap motor home
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Hi guys, me and the missus have decided to look for a cheap motorhome,only looking on spending £8-10k,in your opinion do you think I will get anything decent and reliable for that money. Looking on eBay and similar talbots are cheap as are fiats but not too sure on engine reliability.Realy like Hymers too, any advice will be greatly appreciated!
Cheers Keith.
Cheers Keith.
In a word, yes, if you do your homework you can get a pretty decent older one for £10k. In fact I know of people who have spent 3 times that and had more problems than with an older, cheaper model.
Fiat ducato coachbuilts are a good base, as the engines will run forever.
Consider a european built one, generally Italian and German ones are very well built, and anecdotally I have seen more issues with the british ones....
Have a look at as many as possible, look at private sales as you won't get a ridiculous dealer premium price, and as long as you do your checks you may walk away with a bargain.
Loads of stuff to look for, but if you can get a damp meter then worth checking for water ingress as well as looking for obvious signs. Check all appliances work, fridge on gas, etc, battery etc, hot water, heating.
Regular servicing, both mechanical and habitation with gas check.
Tyres need to not only have tread but be replaced every 5 years even if not worn, and are fairly pricey, £150ish a corner.
Good luck, after looking at a load of dogs, we stumbled upon an absolute bargain 3 years ago and have never looked back, best buy we have made, begs holidays ever, and still worth more than we paid for it!
Fiat ducato coachbuilts are a good base, as the engines will run forever.
Consider a european built one, generally Italian and German ones are very well built, and anecdotally I have seen more issues with the british ones....
Have a look at as many as possible, look at private sales as you won't get a ridiculous dealer premium price, and as long as you do your checks you may walk away with a bargain.
Loads of stuff to look for, but if you can get a damp meter then worth checking for water ingress as well as looking for obvious signs. Check all appliances work, fridge on gas, etc, battery etc, hot water, heating.
Regular servicing, both mechanical and habitation with gas check.
Tyres need to not only have tread but be replaced every 5 years even if not worn, and are fairly pricey, £150ish a corner.
Good luck, after looking at a load of dogs, we stumbled upon an absolute bargain 3 years ago and have never looked back, best buy we have made, begs holidays ever, and still worth more than we paid for it!
Sully has absolutely nailed it in my opinion.
O.P I'm in the trade, I work for a large dealer in Lancashire, we sell newer vans and trade out older pxs.
I've got a Hymer coming in at the end of the month that me and a colleague are going to buy ourselves, it's too nice to trade.
Drop me a p.m if you're interested and I'll give you more details, it'll be a well priced van.
O.P I'm in the trade, I work for a large dealer in Lancashire, we sell newer vans and trade out older pxs.
I've got a Hymer coming in at the end of the month that me and a colleague are going to buy ourselves, it's too nice to trade.
Drop me a p.m if you're interested and I'll give you more details, it'll be a well priced van.
nagsheadwarrior said:
Sully has absolutely nailed it in my opinion.
O.P I'm in the trade, I work for a large dealer in Lancashire, we sell newer vans and trade out older pxs.
I've got a Hymer coming in at the end of the month that me and a colleague are going to buy ourselves, it's too nice to trade.
Drop me a p.m if you're interested and I'll give you more details, it'll be a well priced van.
What is so good about the Hymer is it build quality?O.P I'm in the trade, I work for a large dealer in Lancashire, we sell newer vans and trade out older pxs.
I've got a Hymer coming in at the end of the month that me and a colleague are going to buy ourselves, it's too nice to trade.
Drop me a p.m if you're interested and I'll give you more details, it'll be a well priced van.
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