Over 11000 for sale on Autotrader today so another 500 added in the last two weeks.
Surprising amount of stock at Brownhills today (1 Viewer)
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the dealers have purchased/part exchanged vans at a premium so if the market does nose dive then we will see dealers sadly disappearing 
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AMC on the Dicker here were packed with vans when I passed them yesterday. Conversely Marquis at the other end of the road had none however they are repairing the fire damaged bit so may have just moved it elsewhere. AMC seemed to have loads of PVCs though only had a brief look while driving past at 40mph.
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Our local motorhome dealer AEG is rammed to the gunnels too, they had a sale last month too, I knew us buying one Oct last year would put the kiss of death on it, I tried to put my impatient wife of till spring this year but failed 
never mind it could have gone the other way and Iād never of heard the last of it 
still were really happy with what weāve got and never looked at it as an investment.
never mind it could have gone the other way and Iād never of heard the last of it still were really happy with what weāve got and never looked at it as an investment.zac
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The previous time we were at Brownhills was March 2023 and they were pretty much empty, last weekend we were there again for Damp check and they were rammed with mostly new motorhomes. All of which were mainly British, i think i counted 4 Rapido's that i could see but most of the stock seemed to be panel vans, seems there is a huge up take in these types of vehicles. I did see a 3 year old Adria tag axle parked near security for a whopping Ā£119k and then walked up into the top car park to see a new panel van at over Ā£110k. I know which one i would take at those prices.
Even when we were leaving there was a lorry turned up with 3 more coach built motorhomes being delivered, they must have orders for them though i would of thought but they do seemed to of grown massively since our last visit and more so since we first went there in 2013.
A lot of new faces and a conveyer belt of vehicles going in and out of the workshops constantly, they must be making a fortune on repairs as like most they are booked out for 2 months but there place is massive so can take a lot more in their workshop.
They also have different departments to deal with different types of issues ie if its mechanical it's not the same department that then deal with a water leak or a damp check for instance they are dealt with independently.
Pretty sure they got big last time before it all came crashing down but that was before my time but it does not look as though thats going to happen anytime soon given the demand.
Do shop around for spare parts though as there markup on some items is ridiculous ie over 400%
Even when we were leaving there was a lorry turned up with 3 more coach built motorhomes being delivered, they must have orders for them though i would of thought but they do seemed to of grown massively since our last visit and more so since we first went there in 2013.
A lot of new faces and a conveyer belt of vehicles going in and out of the workshops constantly, they must be making a fortune on repairs as like most they are booked out for 2 months but there place is massive so can take a lot more in their workshop.
They also have different departments to deal with different types of issues ie if its mechanical it's not the same department that then deal with a water leak or a damp check for instance they are dealt with independently.
Pretty sure they got big last time before it all came crashing down but that was before my time but it does not look as though thats going to happen anytime soon given the demand.
Do shop around for spare parts though as there markup on some items is ridiculous ie over 400%
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Jim
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11,445 motorhomes for sale on AutoTrader today
Anyone have real evidence of prices dropping?
Anyone have real evidence of prices dropping?
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Chelstons have 236 vans for sale. This time last year when I took our van down to them they had less than 50!
Neighbour of mine used to work for West Country Motorhomes and popped in last week for a catch up. He said not only are they rammed with vans, to the extent they are parked outside on the verge, but they are moving absolutely zero!
Neighbour of mine used to work for West Country Motorhomes and popped in last week for a catch up. He said not only are they rammed with vans, to the extent they are parked outside on the verge, but they are moving absolutely zero!
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There is a 50% build up of stock over the last 9 months and for new motorhomes the increase is something like 250% over the last 4 months. In my recent travels in France there are also very heathy stocks of new vans plus a couple of small dealerships have disappeared in the last year. It looks a bit rocky out there.
Someone was on here a couple of weeks ago and had contacted a dealer and was immediately offered l think a 10% over the phone! On Autotrader there are now lots of discounts being offered which was not the case a year ago.
Interestingly, well I think so anyway, the UK and European trade bodies have not issued any sale figures for the last six months!!! In previous years they were three monthly, always bullish and prompt with the publishing of sales figures.
I don't know about you but if I was buying a motorhome, without a trade in, Iād be waiting a few months to see how the summer shakes out.
Someone was on here a couple of weeks ago and had contacted a dealer and was immediately offered l think a 10% over the phone! On Autotrader there are now lots of discounts being offered which was not the case a year ago.
Interestingly, well I think so anyway, the UK and European trade bodies have not issued any sale figures for the last six months!!! In previous years they were three monthly, always bullish and prompt with the publishing of sales figures.
I don't know about you but if I was buying a motorhome, without a trade in, Iād be waiting a few months to see how the summer shakes out.
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Itās interesting that in the States the market is slowing down with the big A class coachbuilt manufacturers now starting to lay people off citing too much inventory at the dealers, in turn the dealers are not shifting enough stock. This will trickle down to the smaller vans, as it may be happening here with larger van owners moving to smaller vans just like our illustrious leader Jim 
Another 55 added so far this morning.
Now at 11,500.
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Sorry, I don't think that is correct.
See numbers quoted in post #91.
It hasn't been as low as that since early last year.
Perhaps you had some of the filters selected?
Jim
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11,753 Motorhomes on Autotrader this evening!
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