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Thread Author: Bobby Replies: 58

 Caravan thoughts - Fullchat
As Z says for that kind of money you are looking at the damp and/or delaminated floor categories.
Now is not a good time to buy.

Unless you know what you are looking for damp can be difficult to detect without a proper damp meter. Top corners, around windows and front and back where the roof meets the vertical panels are common places.

Parts are far more difficult to almost impossible to source nothing like cars. Also costly particularly exterior trim, windows and main front and back panels. Cosmetic changes are almost annual.

Caravans are fragile, doesn't take much to do expensive damage.

That van you linked to looks fairly decent but I'd be inclined to get a professional inspection if you can. At least budget for a set of new tyres and full service. 5 years is about the right time to change them due to the rubber cracking and long periods of sitting on one part of the tyre.

The stabilisers you are talking about are now built into the hitch head which clamps onto the tow ball with friction discs providing the necessary damping.

 Messages Author Date
 Caravan thoughts   Bobby 17 Jun 21 14:17
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 17 Jun 21 14:40
 Caravan thoughts   Bobby 17 Jun 21 15:26
 Caravan thoughts   Manatee 17 Jun 21 15:55
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 17 Jun 21 16:45
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 17 Jun 21 16:52
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 17 Jun 21 16:40
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 17 Jun 21 16:48
 Caravan thoughts   Bobby 17 Jun 21 20:10
 Caravan thoughts   Dog 18 Jun 21 08:08
 Caravan thoughts   No FM2R 17 Jun 21 20:15
 Caravan thoughts   Bobby 17 Jun 21 20:39
 Caravan thoughts   Fullchat 17 Jun 21 20:57
 Caravan thoughts   James T 17 Jun 21 21:40
 Caravan thoughts   Lemma 17 Jun 21 22:37
 Caravan thoughts   bathtub tom 17 Jun 21 23:08
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 17 Jun 21 23:15
 Caravan thoughts   legacylad 17 Jun 21 23:38
 Caravan thoughts   bathtub tom 18 Jun 21 09:45
 Caravan thoughts   Kevin 18 Jun 21 00:03
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 18 Jun 21 10:25
 Caravan thoughts   hawkeye 18 Jun 21 16:53
 Caravan thoughts   Fullchat 17 Jun 21 23:34
 Caravan thoughts   legacylad 17 Jun 21 23:43
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 18 Jun 21 10:29
 Caravan thoughts   Haywain 18 Jun 21 10:35
 Caravan thoughts   Falkirk Bairn 18 Jun 21 10:45
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 18 Jun 21 11:27
 Caravan thoughts   Bobby 20 Jun 21 17:48
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 20 Jun 21 20:23
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 21 Jun 21 10:07
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 21 Jun 21 10:14
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 21 Jun 21 10:21
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 21 Jun 21 14:52
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 21 Jun 21 10:15
 Caravan thoughts   tyrednemotional 21 Jun 21 14:12
 Caravan thoughts   Bobby 21 Jun 21 21:48
 Caravan thoughts   No FM2R 21 Jun 21 21:53
 Caravan thoughts   bathtub tom 21 Jun 21 22:52
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 21 Jun 21 23:07
 Caravan thoughts   No FM2R 21 Jun 21 23:12
 Caravan thoughts   legacylad 21 Jun 21 22:09
 Caravan thoughts   Bobby 6 Jul 21 11:28
 Caravan thoughts   James T 21 Jun 21 20:36
 Caravan thoughts   No FM2R 21 Jun 21 20:52
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 21 Jun 21 21:03
 Caravan thoughts   henry k 21 Jun 21 21:16
 Caravan thoughts   tyrednemotional 21 Jun 21 21:08
 Caravan thoughts   No FM2R 21 Jun 21 21:15
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 21 Jun 21 21:21
 Caravan thoughts   Zero 21 Jun 21 21:46
 Caravan thoughts   henry k 21 Jun 21 21:13
 Caravan thoughts   Bobby 21 Jun 21 21:40
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 22 Jun 21 08:10
 Caravan thoughts   sooty123 22 Jun 21 08:16
  
 Caravan thoughts   Runfer D'Hills 22 Jun 21 09:04
 Caravan thoughts   James T 22 Jun 21 19:39
  
 Caravan thoughts   hawkeye 24 Jun 21 11:30
 Caravan thoughts   Bromptonaut 24 Jun 21 12:28
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