4.5 tone motor home

Wildbill

Wildbill

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We are looking at another motorhome just wondering what tax class it will be in at 4.5 tons
S700 Mercedes Benz sprinter Automatic 2.9 ltr
Look like a nice van to go full time in
Hymer mobile
1998
Lether upholstery
180k on clock
1996 N reg
Has had a good few advisors over the years but nothing to serious

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LEFT HAND DRIVE. AUTOMATIC. Showing 290000 km or 180000 miles. Rear fixed bed. Single pull out bed at front. Rear garage. Large shower room.Cassette toilet. . Full kitchen…Electrolux blizzard air conditioner Leather seats. Cruise control. Superb drive. Already for continental adventure. Hugely spacious and in great condition. 7.3 M long. 4500kg Auto gas system. Rear air ride suspension. Oyster fully automatic satellite dish. Rear view camera. External heated shower. Awning. MOT 4/1. 2025. Supplied with a new habitation check and a comprehensive warranty. Part exchange welcome. Located North Somerset. Bs24 6se

Anyone know this van or previous owner befor I go to Somerset and vew it

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As above phgv so £165 pa . Anything over 3500kg falls in to the same category.

Van looks nice... as always comes down to the asking price
 
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As stated above £165. Cheaper than 3.5t motorhome.

But, you will need a C1 licence to drive it. If you passed your car test earlier than 1997 you will have that as grandfather's rights.
 
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Nice looking van. If you go to see it look for a spongy garage floor due to damp from rear wheel spray. If it has good mudflaps it probably won't be a problem.

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Somerset trade campers, always looks a bit dodgy and obviously, given their price range and age of vehicles, some bad reviews.
However, you are experienced in both habitation and mechanicals so you can make an informed decision if you view it. They are bound to have some good ones amongst the bad.
Just don’t expect any after service!
 
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Riverbankannie said:
Or Sneds
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Somerset Trade Campers Weston-Super-Mare Bristo

hello any one had any dealing with Somerset Trade Campers good or bad please Hewish Weston-Super-Mare Bristol
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Have read the reviews had campers for 30 years know my way around them have helped folks buying vans have checked mot history right back
Every company get bad reviews even the best of them
Bill

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Riverbankannie said:
Somerset trade campers, always looks a bit dodgy and obviously, given their price range and age of vehicles, some bad reviews.
However, you are experienced in both habitation and mechanicals so you can make an informed decision if you view it. They are bound to have some good ones amongst the bad.
Just don’t expect any after service!
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Just looking at the moment I will brin them down on the price
Ther asking 12,999 I will offer them a lot lower price than that Ian pick it apart.
Every inch of it will find load wrong with it not bothering about after sales service.
Will have overalls on crawling all over it with not pad in had
Bill
 
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Don't forget, if you're aged 70 or over you need a medical to keep your C1 licence if you haven't already let it lapse.
 
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paddymcc said:
Nice looking van. If you go to see it look for a spongy garage floor due to damp from rear wheel spray. If it has good mudflaps it probably won't be a problem.
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Yes thank you it will get a microscopic inspection but even with a spungy floor nothin a cant fix as long as it not rotted the Steel under neath

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peterc10 said:
As stated above £165. Cheaper than 3.5t motorhome.

But, you will need a C1 licence to drive it. If you passed your car test earlier than 1997 you will have that as grandfather's rights.
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Bill had 'Grandad' rights when we were in Short trousers.
 
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You'll be lucky getting a trader to take much off the price these days .. especially on cheap second hand vans.
 
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Wildbill said:
Have read the reviews had campers for 30 years know my way around them have helped folks buying vans have checked mot history right back
Every company get bad reviews even the best of them
Bill
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Wildbill said:
Just looking at the moment I will brin them down on the price
Ther asking 12,999 I will offer them a lot lower price than that Ian pick it apart.
Every inch of it will find load wrong with it not bothering about after sales service.
Will have overalls on crawling all over it with not pad in had
Bill
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Any newbies coming on I might give a stronger warning but I think I know you well enough to let you trust your judgement.
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Do you live near by ?
Bill
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Well, I am about hour away on the other side of Bristol but Sneds offered before and I know mikebeaches is in that area but I don’t know if both home.
There is someone else in Weston too, is it seasideBill and also a search brings up Mike Warland
If noone closer can go then for us, Friday or Saturday might be a possibility especially if good weather and we can combine with taking Rosie for a run on the beach which she loves.
Don’t want you coming all the way from Goole if it is a complete non starter.
 
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Riverbankannie said:
Any newbies coming on I might give a stronger warning but I think I know you well enough to let you trust your judgement.

Well, I am about hour away on the other side of Bristol but Sneds offered before and I know mikebeaches is in that area but I don’t know if both home.
There is someone else in Weston too, is it seasideBill and also a search brings up Mike Warland
If noone closer can go then for us, Friday or Saturday might be a possibility especially if good weather and we can combine with taking Rosie for a run on the beach which she loves.
Don’t want you coming all the way from Goole if it is a complete non starter.
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We would make a two day trip of it drive down spend night in hotel and get wrecked lol
Bill
 
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Don't forget Bill......HGV tax hasn't increased in price for many years, unlike under 3500kg tax which increases every year.

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As aheads up, if you do decide to come down this weekend, it is end of half-term week and M5 might be usual pain. However, do not let your sat nav offer you a “faster route” as likely to divert you through Bristol onto the A370 and you will not avoid the LEZ.

Putting this on first page again for any Funsters in North Somerset.
 
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Zoomed in to the interior photograph, thought there was signs of water ingress in the roofm right hand side at the back, now it might be bad camera angle and lighting, otherwise nice looking van Wildbill
 
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Looks like the roof lining is bubbled and discoloured, might not just be the garage that needs checking for damp

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scotzsue said:
Zoomed in to the interior photograph, thought there was signs of water ingress in the roofm right hand side at the back, now it might be bad camera angle and lighting, otherwise nice looking van Wildbill
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Dose look like a bit of a damp patch another grand off lol
 
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scotzsue said:
Zoomed in to the interior photograph, thought there was signs of water ingress in the roofm right hand side at the back, now it might be bad camera angle and lighting, otherwise nice looking van Wildbill
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Just had a look at the photos on their website. It looks like the vinyl on the ceiling board has bubbled around both the main rooflight & the rear rooflight. Both rooflights have probably leaked at some point. Apart from the ceiling board, there shouldn't be any other damage, no timber in the construction. of walls & roof.
 
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scotzsue said:
Looks like the roof lining is bubbled and discoloured, might not just be the garage that needs checking for damp
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Depending on how bad I can knock him Dow even more and fix the leek and replace the roof lining or just live with it
Bill
 
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Lenny HB said:
Just had a look at the photos on their website. It looks like the vinyl on the ceiling board has bubbled around both the main rooflight & the rear rooflight. Both rooflights have probably leaked at some point. Apart from the ceiling board, there shouldn't be any other damage, no timber in the construction. of walls & roof.
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Not nothing out of my remit to sort out just a pane
Or just make sure it not leaking and live with it
Get a fare bit knocked off the asking price
Bill
 
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Lenny HB said:
Just had a look at the photos on their website. It looks like the vinyl on the ceiling board has bubbled around both the main rooflight & the rear rooflight. Both rooflights have probably leaked at some point. Apart from the ceiling board, there shouldn't be any other damage, no timber in the construction. of walls & roof.
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Don’t tell them no timber in the construction another grand off to replace the wood :rofl:
 
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