Van resale prices (1 Viewer)

[jezport]

I know motorhomes generally hold their price quite well. Certain models that are popular better than others. For instance extra high top panel van conversions are very hard to find
We bought ours in 2016 and it's worth more than we paid for it now. Since Covid Fiat only sent extra high tops to USA and for ambulance conversion and it's still very hard to buy one. We bought the last month of euro5+ so don't have the dodgy double egr or any adblu but because of the date of registration it passes all the low emissions zones in the UK.
Our last van a Frankia Tag was also a rate and sought after model and prior yo that our Chausson sold for around the amount we paid for it.
I have heard dealers are now offering less for more run of the mill vans as second hand stocks are building up.
What vans keep their value the best and the worst?

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

From a dealers perspective, As a rule of thumb, the one you have is less desirable, whereas, the one you want,well that's quite rare heavily sought after sir/madam. Cynical? Damn right.
Mike.

 

[TinaLes]

I have heard dealers are now offering less for more run of the mill vans as second hand stocks are building up.
What vans keep their value the best and the worst?

I don't know for certain, however I bet the ones that do hold their value will be the one you want next, thats always been the case for me buying anything.
I cant see the 2024 new van prices holding as they have in recent years somehow, there you go!, yet another major thing to consider on top of the usual, will I get my money back on the option packs & retro extras like solar/lithium/B2B?
LES

 

[suavecarve]

My dealing from yesterday is the van I bought lost 44k in 2 years from new
Mine (which was Pexed) lost 5k in nearly 3 years from new.

Still got to put about 5k into it to bring it up what I need it to do

 

[Minxy]

My dealing from yesterday is the van I bought lost 44k in 2 years from new
Mine (which was Pexed) lost 5k in nearly 3 years from new.

Still got to put about 5k into it to bring it up what I need it to do

Wot u got then?

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[The Wino]

My dealing from yesterday is the van I bought lost 44k in 2 years from new
Mine (which was Pexed) lost 5k in nearly 3 years from new.

Still got to put about 5k into it to bring it up what I need it to do

You just have to hope that the replacement has gone through the quickest depreciation. I think a lot of the initial depreciation in some cases is dealer fitted extras that secondhand buyers generally don't pay much of a premium for relative to the cost for the buyer from new. Hope you get on well with the new one I was tempted by the flash sale for your previous one and know you would have done things right when fitting it out but were having a break at the moment.

 

[suavecarve]

Wot u got then?

Herpes




Dethleffs trend I eb 7075 auto a class or something like that

 

[suavecarve]

You just have to hope that the replacement has gone through the quickest depreciation. I think a lot of the initial depreciation in some cases is dealer fitted extras that secondhand buyers generally don't pay much of a premium for relative to the cost for the buyer from new. Hope you get on well with the new one I was tempted by the flash sale for your previous one and know you would have done things right when fitting it out but were having a break at the moment.

He needed to get rid of his by 31/7 for cashflow issues of his new stock.
Flash sale and 16 k knocked off if it could go through by yesterday.

 

[suavecarve]

You just have to hope that the replacement has gone through the quickest depreciation. I think a lot of the initial depreciation in some cases is dealer fitted extras that secondhand buyers generally don't pay much of a premium for relative to the cost for the buyer from new. Hope you get on well with the new one I was tempted by the flash sale for your previous one and know you would have done things right when fitting it out but were having a break at the moment.

One of the extras that was on teh van was an awning. About 1300 quid for it !
I went through it all off the new price of one today and it was 10K of extras, none of which we wanted. They are nice like the awning and the bike rack but really only the air con and cruise control were of interest.

Nothing decent like solar, lithium, LPG, alarm, tracker, semi air, uprating, rear camera, tv ariel which I have to put in. But the financial difference between mine and this one in order to upgrade to an A class so my back injury has a proper recliner chair, which is a necessity, was miniscule into what I was looking at for vans a few years older. So at this stage, I think I have a bargain.

When we were driving it home yesterday on the m25 it didnt feel like a bargain though as the offside mirror started flapping in the breeze where it hadnt been tightened up. We had no tools on us and I couldnt see a thing behind us in order to pull out of a lane into the second lane. If I went over 50 MPH the wing mirror would bang into the glass and hated HGVs and Coaches overtaking us. I just stayed in the inside lane and I think the only lane changes were the M40 and M4 and then made the move to come back on the M3, instead of A3 because of the roundabout on J10, with no lane changes and only the Frimley roundabout and joining the A31 from BVR where I needed rear view. (I accelerated and braked to move the mirror forwards and backwards) Lane changes on the M25 were done with Paula looking out the offside bedroom window and shouting. We took a video of it flapping in the breeze just in case it broke the glass. Fixed in 30 seconds at home with 2 13 ml sockets.

No fun in life without a bit of danger

Yes I know I should have pulled over on the hard shoulder and awaited recovery !

 

[busbuddy]

Lane changes on the M25 were done with Paula looking out the offside bedroom window and shouting.

But that's the thing that sets you apart from the 'normal' people
You didnt do a 90 minute youtube video about how it all went wrong.....you just coped......the modern world people just dont know how to cope

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[bobnick]

Our Bailey Autograph just spent 2 months on a reputable dealers in Devon.
It never sold, nobody wanted it at the price (don't know about offers) it was ticketed at.
So we brought it home and going to use it till the insurance runs out next spring.

So A Bailey is NOT a desirable MH based on above.

 

[Monty don]

The motorhome market is dead like all others at the moment and Its not going to get any beter
Its been slowing down for months. Get real people
The good times are over

 

[bobnick]

The motorhome market is dead like all others at the moment and Its not going to get any beter
Its been slowing down for months. Get real people
The good times are over

Fully agree.

 

[carolyn]

I think you’re right that 2nd hand prices have dropped. We were’t brave enough to sell our IH privately so went through a 3rd party. Guessed we’d lose a bit but couldn’t bear the hassle. Kept an eye on the price. It only went at a max of £4000 more than he gave us and he had to pay for the cambelt change so we think we did OK after all. I think when he offered the price in May he was expecting to sell it for more than he did.

I wonder if the terrible early weather played a part.

 

[Carpmart]

I know motorhomes generally hold their price quite well. Certain models that are popular better than others. For instance extra high top panel van conversions are very hard to find
We bought ours in 2016 and it's worth more than we paid for it now. Since Covid Fiat only sent extra high tops to USA and for ambulance conversion and it's still very hard to buy one. We bought the last month of euro5+ so don't have the dodgy double egr or any adblu but because of the date of registration it passes all the low emissions zones in the UK.
Our last van a Frankia Tag was also a rate and sought after model and prior yo that our Chausson sold for around the amount we paid for it.
I have heard dealers are now offering less for more run of the mill vans as second hand stocks are building up.
What vans keep their value the best and the worst?

I am sure it used to be worth more than you paid for it. Probably (sadly) worth considerably less than you think in the new normal.

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[Coastal Cruiser.]

Dealer sold mine this week for nearly what I paid for it in 2020obviously they have taken their bit out but I then don’t then have problems with tyre kickers and people who think they are buying brand new and whine about every little nick or scratch My van was the only one in that spec available in the country so I think they tend to sell better as if you are looking and it sells to someone else could be years before another the same comes on the market

 

[bobnick]

We will have another go at selling Billy next spring. Obviously it will have depreciated more by then.
Not decided yet if we should give it to a dealer again or reduce the price considerably to what a dealer would have marked up and sell privately with a buy as seen no warranty implied.
We will see in spring.
Meanwhile we will use a number of times between now and then.

 

[IRHP]

Our Bailey Autograph just spent 2 months on a reputable dealers in Devon.
It never sold, nobody wanted it at the price (don't know about offers) it was ticketed at.
So we brought it home and going to use it till the insurance runs out next spring.

So A Bailey is NOT a desirable MH based on above.

Not that it's not desirable but everything sells at the right price. Maybe you were just hoping and holding out for too much.

 

[Dolmen]

Not that it's not desirable but everything sells at the right price. Maybe you were just hoping and holding out for too much.

Not for me to defend bobnick, however, isn't that exactly what he is saying in post 17

 

[bobnick]

Not that it's not desirable but everything sells at the right price. Maybe you were just hoping and holding out for too much.

I didn't set the price. In fact i suggested a reduction in price.

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[Chris51]

Called in at Glossup Caravans as I was on ride out on bike and that many vans packed in could hardly move between them.Dont think they will shift that lot this late in the (rotten ) season

 

[WESTY66]

Called in at Glossup Caravans as I was on ride out on bike and that many vans packed in could hardly move between them.Dont think they will shift that lot this late in the (rotten ) season

They do tend to be on the expensive side there though, hence they seem to stay there for quite a while