Sold Caravan - A sad day.
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Due to lack of use (1 weekend since Feb!) and a holiday apartment purchase we made the decision to sell our 2006 Series 5 Bailey Pageant Provence which we have owned since new.
I advertised her on Friday and she was gone by Sunday afternoon.
It all didn't go to plan.
It has had several damp repairs in the past and we were warned the last time that this particular age of van was prone to leaking and the panels cracking.
A dealer near to us contacted me late Saturday and offered me a decent price subject to an inspection.
He came Sunday afternoon and went about checking for damp...….
he didn't need to look very hard.
Lots at the front bottom corner and rear bottom corner.
He then showed us the reason. Cracks at the edge of the front panel seam and rear panel seam.
Also 2 front windows delaminating.
The water heater had also packed up and the toilet flush.
I thought he would walk away but he still went on checking so I thought he still wants it but obviously not at the price he first suggested.
He came back with an offer a grand under the asking price (more than I thought he would offer) which I accepted.
He said he would export it to Russia so there's obviously a demand over there for damp vans
Anyway we will miss her, we've had some great holidays in her, kids have grown up with her (eldest was 4 when we got her and we took youngest for his first caravan holiday at 3 months old!)
They've learnt to ride bikes, cooked their first meal, had epic fights, laughed together, great card games, family film nights and much more.
Brighton
I advertised her on Friday and she was gone by Sunday afternoon.
It all didn't go to plan.
It has had several damp repairs in the past and we were warned the last time that this particular age of van was prone to leaking and the panels cracking.
A dealer near to us contacted me late Saturday and offered me a decent price subject to an inspection.
He came Sunday afternoon and went about checking for damp...….
he didn't need to look very hard.
Lots at the front bottom corner and rear bottom corner.
He then showed us the reason. Cracks at the edge of the front panel seam and rear panel seam.
Also 2 front windows delaminating.
The water heater had also packed up and the toilet flush.
I thought he would walk away but he still went on checking so I thought he still wants it but obviously not at the price he first suggested.
He came back with an offer a grand under the asking price (more than I thought he would offer) which I accepted.
He said he would export it to Russia so there's obviously a demand over there for damp vans
Anyway we will miss her, we've had some great holidays in her, kids have grown up with her (eldest was 4 when we got her and we took youngest for his first caravan holiday at 3 months old!)
They've learnt to ride bikes, cooked their first meal, had epic fights, laughed together, great card games, family film nights and much more.
Brighton
We did get 13 seasons if you don't count the last 2 when we used it very sparingly.
Our eldest is 19 and at Uni but she seemed to like coming with us the most, then the 17 year old who basically refused to go from aged 14 so she stayed with her Granny when we went for weekends away (literally dragged along for week long trips) and 12 year who is happy as long as there's wifi and a basketball hoop
It was just the 3 of us plus the dog on our last trip to The Peaks in Feb when the weather was fantastic.
Doubt we'll go back as we'll be using the flat in Cromer when it's not rented out or Airbnb it if we want to go anywhere else.
I do a little camping in the summer so I can get my fix with that.
We had 2 damp repairs in the last 4 years at £1000 each time as well as other bits and bobs which added up and it was leaking again this time as a result of cracked front and rear panels hence why he planned to export it to Russia and not sell it himself.
Our eldest is 19 and at Uni but she seemed to like coming with us the most, then the 17 year old who basically refused to go from aged 14 so she stayed with her Granny when we went for weekends away (literally dragged along for week long trips) and 12 year who is happy as long as there's wifi and a basketball hoop
It was just the 3 of us plus the dog on our last trip to The Peaks in Feb when the weather was fantastic.
Doubt we'll go back as we'll be using the flat in Cromer when it's not rented out or Airbnb it if we want to go anywhere else.
I do a little camping in the summer so I can get my fix with that.
We had 2 damp repairs in the last 4 years at £1000 each time as well as other bits and bobs which added up and it was leaking again this time as a result of cracked front and rear panels hence why he planned to export it to Russia and not sell it himself.
Thanks Spuffington, we've had some great times and hopefully the kids will look back fondly like I did when my parents took us away in their caravan.
We paid nearly £12k for her including a £1000 awning, hitch lock, water carriers and leisure battery in December 2005.
Apart from the damp we haven't had any big bills, just the usual service items.
Up to 3 years ago we would go away maybe 8-10 weekends a year plus a week in the summer.
She's been used as a spare room when we've had big family get togethers and we've effectively lived in her on the driveway a few times when various houses were being renovated.
With the damage we got £2500 for her which doesn't sound a lot but it was effectively a right off with the damage.
Looking forward to spending time in our holiday flat in Cromer when the sale goes through.
We paid nearly £12k for her including a £1000 awning, hitch lock, water carriers and leisure battery in December 2005.
Apart from the damp we haven't had any big bills, just the usual service items.
Up to 3 years ago we would go away maybe 8-10 weekends a year plus a week in the summer.
She's been used as a spare room when we've had big family get togethers and we've effectively lived in her on the driveway a few times when various houses were being renovated.
With the damage we got £2500 for her which doesn't sound a lot but it was effectively a right off with the damage.
Looking forward to spending time in our holiday flat in Cromer when the sale goes through.
MattS5 said:
Cromer is where I spent the first 30 years of my life and our van is stored in East Runton.
We now live a 8 miles up the road towards Norwich but I still spend a fair amount of time that way and do lots of running along the cliffs there.
If you need any tips/hints/ tradesman etc, more than happy to provide them on request.
Enjoy the move.
Thanks MattS5, I'll let you know if we ned anything.We now live a 8 miles up the road towards Norwich but I still spend a fair amount of time that way and do lots of running along the cliffs there.
If you need any tips/hints/ tradesman etc, more than happy to provide them on request.
Enjoy the move.
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