To sell with extras or remove them ?

[rob1234]

Just thinking about this,,should you sell the motorhome with all the extra bits or sell it with them, do you get any extra,,....?

 

[Lenny HB]

Depends, if selling privately will make it easier to sell.
If trading depends on the dealer most dealers aren't bothered so you could take stuff off.
We are leaving everthing on our van and trading it, been given a very good price and I want to fit better equipment to the new van.

 

[rob1234]

Depends, if selling privately will make it easier to sell.
If trading depends on the dealer most dealers aren't bothered so you could take stuff off.
We are leaving everthing on our van and trading it, been given a very good price and I want to fit better equipment to the new van.

Thanks lenny not made my mind up what to do trade or private,,

 

[Phill D]

If you do trade in and decide go remove stuff make sure it’s off before you get the dealer seeing it and making an offer.
They will generally claim that the offer was for the van you showed them.

 

[Stealaway]

Definitely take them all off
They might make the van easier to sell but not more valuable.
You could sell as as extras on a private sale

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[Steve and Denise]

Depends, if selling privately will make it easier to sell.
If trading depends on the dealer most dealers aren't bothered so you could take stuff off.
We are leaving everthing on our van and trading it, been given a very good price and I want to fit better equipment to the new van.

We are eagerly watching Lenny

 

[GMLS]

We removed the Gaslow tanks and TV.Dealer wasn't bothered as they wanted to sell and fit as many accessories for the new owners as they could

 

[stevewagner]

When I part exchanged at Camper UK recently we were told they add a third of the cost price of accessories to the motorhome value eg self levelling 6k - they would allow 2k etc.

 

[MisterB]

i would suggest you need to factor in what can be removed without leaving 'issues' - ie would you remove an inverter, b2b, lithium battery, solar panels, refillable gas cylinder, underslung tank, air suspension ...

 

[Minxy]

Depends what the items are. We moved an awning from our old camper to our new one, our Gaslow has now been in 6 MHs/campers, plus other stuff. If I still want the items in our new MH/camper I can't see the point of letting them go for a pittance and paying for them again just for the sake of it.

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[Johnhc]

When I traded in my last moho the dealer suggested taking out the tv and refillable LPG tank, they’re now in my new one

 

[Snowflakes]

Over the 3 Motorhomes and 2 caravans the lesson I learnt was as follows.
First one I sold was basic and really had nothing to leave so it was sold as seen, the guy complained that the TV was old and after a month wanted it replaced?
Second, (MH) lesson learnt took everything off and out left just a basic MH, sold with three people trying to outbid each other, no problems with that.
Moved to Caravan, purchased with nothing, brought all we needed, sold with nothing and got our new caravan so had a head start. over a couple of years we added to it and set it up exactly as we wanted it, then had a passion to move away from the UK and sold it lock stock and barrel, the new owner sold everything in it, including a brand new large inflatable awning with all furniture, Cadac etc, TV, everything.
We thought that was the end of our Journeys but two years later purchased a motorhome again, and so we had to now purchase everything for that, Toasters, TV, kitchen equipment, the lot.

My Moral is if you have the room to store it and you think you might buy again, keep it and save a fortune in all the accessories you need to be comfortable, over the years you have made it your home, why give it to others who want to make it theirs.

Sorry it is so long but that's our story and findings.

 

[Robert P]

Definitely take them all off
They might make the van easier to sell but not more valuable.v
You could sell as as extras on a private sale

 

[peterc10]

IMHO the answer to the question is it depends what extras you have. Some will be easy to remove and not add much to the px or sale price. Others will be difficult to remove and add a lot to the px or sale value. When we px/ed our previous motorhome I took off the inverter and the Gasit system that I had fitted. They were easy to remove and add to the next one and the dealer was not interested in them. But we left the solar system I fitted in because it would be a PITA to remove the panels and the dealer gave me a good price for fitting larger panels and upgraded regulator and BMV on the new one I was buying.

Our existing motorhome is a keeper for us, so we didn't need to worry about the returns on additional fittings we have added. The only reason we will sell it would be because I failed the C1 or we were packing up motorhoming because we were getting too old. I suspect that some of the additional stuff would stay in, but I would decide that when the time comes.

 

[Lenny HB]

Although I said I was leaving the all the stuff on mine I will be taking the Alugas bottles.
Originally I was going to take the BMV700 but decided I want a BMV 712 on the new van & most of the other bits I'm leaving I plan to fit much better kit in the new van.

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[brocola]

Going through similar thought process right now with our PVC - if we sell to upgrade to a bigger van, what would we leave on the van.

I'm thinking we'll strip out most things that "don't leave a mark"(or at least the marks can be hidden) e.g. lithium, b2b, inverter, extra solar panels, dash cam, TV, 5g router etc.

Solar panels are relatively simple to strip as they're attached to a Thule smart rail thingy. Will put back the original PWM controller.

3.75m Thule awning is debatable. I guess it might be a sweetener for a potential buyer, although would be overly ambitious to expect to recover the cost of the awning on the sale and possibly won't fit whichever new van we end up getting (prob not a PVC).

Gaslow would be more tricky - not sure yet how to handle the resulting hole in the rear skirt.

Things like Remis side/front blinds, proplates, heolocks etc didn't come as standard, but would be a right faff to remove so will prob leave on the van.

 

[bigtree]

Going through similar thought process right now with our PVC - if we sell to upgrade to a bigger van, what would we leave on the van.

I'm thinking we'll strip out most things that "don't leave a mark"(or at least the marks can be hidden) e.g. lithium, b2b, inverter, extra solar panels, dash cam, TV, 5g router etc.

Solar panels are relatively simple to strip as they're attached to a Thule smart rail thingy. Will put back the original PWM controller.

3.75m Thule awning is debatable. I guess it might be a sweetener for a potential buyer, although would be overly ambitious to expect to recover the cost of the awning on the sale and possibly won't fit whichever new van we end up getting (prob not a PVC).

Gaslow would be more tricky - not sure yet how to handle the resulting hole in the rear skirt.

Things like Remis side/front blinds, proplates, heolocks etc didn't come as standard, but would be a right faff to remove so will prob leave on the van.

Just leave the fill cap.

 

[Peppadog]

Your common sense tells you what you would hope to find on your next van. If you would want it and are selling privately, leave it on. If trading in, take it off.

FWIW, we sold our previous Hymer through Motorhome Depot (very good). We took off the E&P levelling as there's no way you can recover even a quarter of that cost, but left everything else. It was sold to the first people who came to see it.

 

[bigtree]

I removed the Alugas bottles and refitted the old tv, we had bought a larger one the previous year and I had made a bracket for it. I left the bracket.
The tv is sitting in the house as our new van has two fitted, in saying that it was two months before we found it so not as if we kept it for the sake of it.

 

[Libellula]

I’m very glad the guy we bought our mojo privately from decided to leave it as it was with everything ready for a trip out. He is also still providing an after sales friendly service as we get to know Heidi HYMER! Plates, cups, cutlery , cushions, all hoses, 25mtr electric lead and short connector, watering can, all the gas connections for Europe and the list goes on and on.
Good guy, thanks.

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[rob1234]

i would suggest you need to factor in what can be removed without leaving 'issues' - ie would you remove an inverter, b2b, lithium battery, solar panels, refillable gas cylinder, underslung tank, air suspension ...

thanks what about the aircon unit ,,anyone moved to another van ? or is it to much hassle ? £800 bike rack ,,£600 fiama rear storage box ,,sterling b2b ,,sat system wifi roof mounted antenna new alloys and tyres ,,/? tow bar

 

[MisterB]

thanks what about the aircon unit ,,anyone moved to another van ? or is it to much hassle ? £800 bike rack ,,£600 fiama rear storage box ,,sterling b2b ,,sat system wifi roof mounted antenna new alloys and tyres ,,/? tow bar

I suppose only you know if it's too much hassle plus whether anything removed will fit your new van? Or you could take the opportunity to remove and sell the items, and put the money towards new, allowing you to upgrade?

A new sat system wouldn't be cheap ... and neither would new alloys or tyres.

From your list, if trading in, I would be removing the B2B, sat dish, WiFi antenna, bike rack, rear box and tow bar. If you have replacement wheels and tyres, I would remove them aswell.

 

[Verteuil Man]

We work on the premise that if it does not leave a hole and it will be of use in the replacement van then yes. Other than that it stays in.

 

[rob1234]

I suppose only you know if it's too much hassle plus whether anything removed will fit your new van? Or you could take the opportunity to remove and sell the items, and put the money towards new, allowing you to upgrade?

A new sat system wouldn't be cheap ... and neither would new alloys or tyres.

From your list, if trading in, I would be removing the B2B, sat dish, WiFi antenna, bike rack, rear box and tow bar. If you have replacement wheels and tyres, I would remove them aswell.

Thanks...yes kept the old alloys...

 

[dawsey]

I’m leaving everything and I do mean everything in, on, and with.. Probably more add ons than the value of the van

We won’t be using a camper again for donkeys years so all the goodies may as well stay on and in the van, otherwise they will all just be gathering dust

Checkout the classifieds on here to see an ad for probably the most heavily ‘extras’ old van you will ever see (but not till October kind). I call it ‘fully loaded’

It’s the 2002 Hymer 544 - ‘Helga’

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[wp1234]

Your common sense tells you what you would hope to find on your next van. If you would want it and are selling privately, leave it on. If trading in, take it off.

FWIW, we sold our previous Hymer through Motorhome Depot (very good). We took off the E&P levelling as there's no way you can recover even a quarter of that cost, but left everything else. It was sold to the first people who came to see it.

Just out of interest how much did it cost you to remove the leveling units ? Cheers

 

[wp1234]

Just thinking about this,,should you sell the motorhome with all the extra bits or sell it with them, do you get any extra,,....?

I would be thinking about taking off the aircon, levellers, Victron shunt and solar controller and tow bar but leaving the WiFI arial

 

[Peppadog]

Just out of interest how much did it cost you to remove the leveling units ? Cheers

When I had it fitted new on the Hymer, I talked to the main guy at Courtside Conversions about removal in later years if we downsized. So he built the pump unit in a custom made box in the garage, and made a dummy seat panel for the fixed control panel. Thus keeping the original to re-fit later. There was no extra charge for this as he said E&P have a fixed price depending on the system / van and the installers take rough with smooth. It was a superb solution. You would not have known it had been there.
At the time he said to swop it all over would be about £1600. By last november that had risen to £2000. But it didn’t work out as two of the struts were too long for the PVC. So he exchanged them for two new correct size struts and I also bought and had fitted a new spare wheel plus frame. £2500 total.
There was only a one week gap in between removal and fitting as I’d bought the new van before putting the Hymer up for sale. But they keep some systems there for much longer waiting for the owner to get their new van.
Was it worth it? Well the system was £5000 new when first fitted. I could not have got more for it with it on. As with all extras, they make the van more desirable mostly, but not really worth more. So I can chose to look at it as a £7000 plus system on my new van instead of £6000 new cost. Or a £6000 system for £2500!
Two of the struts were new, all the hydraulic hoses and fittings were new (they can’t use any old stuff as its all made on the spot as they need it.
Would I do it a again. Yes.
Would I buy the E&P system. Yes, but its the only one I have any experience of.
Is there a better installer. I can’t say as I’ve only used one, but I would talk to their nearest one to me first.

 

[Hymerboy]

One dealer said the extras you put on does not improve the value but it does for me when I sell it.