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yes,if the price was right.
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Yeah but after a trip to the shower block they'd all clean up a treat.In the beginning of my motorhome journey, I would have probably said yes, but now years down the road and seeing some of the hired vehicles, the way theyāre treated, driven and abused through ignorance of how the systems work, Iād say noā¦..unless it was ridiculously cheap, but even then Iād ponder.
Should have seen the one that pulled up on site, after hitting a bus, with mum dad and 3 tiny kiddies in and the state of the inside. All washable some might say, but itās the bits you canāt see that would worry me the most.
As we used to say in the military, you canāt polish a turd
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No, Iāve seen how they are driven, and can only imagine the abuse the interior must also receive.
Bit difficult to get all the seating, upholstery and mattresses into the shower block.Yeah but after a trip to the shower block they'd all clean up a treat.
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Our car is ex rental as well and I think these days they charge so much for any damage that a lot are as you say very careful.As an ex renter I find the generalisation of hirer's standard of driving and vehicle care as quite insulting, my thoughts were always, it's not mine i better look after it. Know there are those that don't care but would like to think they are in the minority.
We would happily have bought the first one we hired had it been for sale.
Your point has not been made. The exact accusation could have been levelled a family that had bought, but not looked after the van. Once buffed and polished by the dealer most punters would be none the wiser. When in construction I was constantly appalled at the state of the U.K housing stock. Owners pay a fortune for houses and then just do no maintenance what so ever.Bit difficult to get all the seating, upholstery and mattresses into the shower block.
They were a lovely family, relocating from South Africa and looking to buy a house somewhere in the area of the campsite. I spent a few hours with him t-cutting the marks and black rubber from the van, but couldnāt hide the damage. The insides needed a dig out, as did the loo and on his own admission, heād not driven a manual transmission. These are what some and I say, some renters are like, but not all of course. And you can valet the upholstery, but the scratches inside would need a little more tlc.
Yes exactly.Your point has not been made. The exact accusation could have been levelled a family that had bought, but not looked after the van. Once buffed and polished by the dealer most punters would be none the wiser.
All of our MHs have been known to 80+ on occasion They're commercial vans underneath so a few high speed runs won't do them any harm. In fact possibly the opposite....diesels sometimes need an "Italian tune up"On my annual trips to Dover from Scotland I am often overtaken at great speed by motorhome hire company vans doing 80 plus! Usually during the night or early mornings so itās a NO from me!
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Blows the crap out of the dpfI wonder how many people who say they'd never consider buying an ex hire MH have every actually owned one? Or even looked at one to buy?
Yes exactly.
When we sold our ex hire (at 6 years old: 2 years hire usage, 4 years ours) it was priced at the same level as non-ex hire vehicles, and no-one looking at it would ever have known that it had been hired out.
On the other hand our latest MH was bought at 5 years old with one previous (private) owner but had quite a damage the dealer needed to put right before we could pick it up. It was patently obvious that the previous owner hadn't treated it gently at all.
All of our MHs have been known to 80+ on occasion They're commercial vans underneath so a few high speed runs won't do them any harm. In fact possibly the opposite....diesels sometimes need an "Italian tune up"
The 2014 Bailey Autograph we bought in February had number of stickers in it that suggested it was probably ex-hire, and the dealer confirmed that when we asked - only when we got it home did I spot the shadow of the Amber Motorhomes logo on the rear offside. It's well tested now and all up together with no obvious issues. We're the 4th keepers since new so maybe the second had all the grief, but there's no obvious major repairs or replacements. On the basis of this experience, I'd do it again.Our first MH was an ex rental: we bought it from Amber Leisure (now part of Just Go) at just over 2 years old and with around 40k on the clock. It was a fair bit cheaper than other similar age MHs around at the time, which meant we could afford something a bit newer than we were expecting to. I still think it was a great buy: mechanically we never had any issues with it at all, habitation-wise there were a few things that needed fixing during our ownership, but that was probably down to the quality of the fixings rather than abuse by previous renters.
When we bought it we inspected it in detail and had them fix/replace a few things as part of the deal, but mostly it was pristine inside so had obviously been well looked after. It probably helped that it was only a 2 berth, so probably wouldn't have been (ab)used by groups of friends or families with young children. On the other hand I've seen inside the rental my parents once hired (sorry, can't remember the company) and it was absolutely shocking with so many bits broken and showing signs of hard use. I guess it really depends on how well the rental company maintains their MHs and how long they keep them.
I'd be happy to buy an ex rental again, so long as it was in good condition and the price was right.
On the other hand the DPF is unlikely to be gummed up - it's the bimbling along that knackers them.On my annual trips to Dover from Scotland I am often overtaken at great speed by motorhome hire company vans doing 80 plus! Usually during the night or early mornings so itās a NO from me!
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Been used or is used?. Never been asked about a vehicles history except has it been written off?Out of interest to those who have owned ex-hire MHs, is the insurance/breakdown cover more expensive? The reason I ask is that sometime one of the questions asks if it's been for hire/reward.
Minxy... does that not possibly mean if you plan to hire/reward it and not if it has been in the past?Out of interest to those who have owned ex-hire MHs, is the insurance/breakdown cover more expensive? The reason I ask is that sometime one of the questions asks if it's been for hire/reward.
You CAN polish a turd.....but it's still a turd.As we used to say in the military, you canāt polish a turd
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I think the question is whether it is being used for hire and reward not has been in the past. It wasn't a problem for us. I don't see why there would be any difference from the insurance companies point of view what it has been used for before.Out of interest to those who have owned ex-hire MHs, is the insurance/breakdown cover more expensive? The reason I ask is that sometime one of the questions asks if it's been for hire/reward.
Minxy... does that not possibly mean if you plan to hire/reward it and not if it has been in the past?
It was definitely asking if it HAD EVER been used, not going to be, I just answered 'no' so maybe follow up questions asked about future use.I think the question is whether it is being used for hire and reward not has been in the past. It wasn't a problem for us. I don't see why there would be any difference from the insurance companies point of view what it has been used for before.