Hi folks, I'm new to this so forgive some degree of ignorance, however, I wanted to comment on vehicles affected by last years floods. Massive Insurance claims are complicated matters and don't always make sense: these units simply all had to be tarr'd with the same brush as a few which suffered water ingress.
I'm buying one of these units and have attended the location where the balance of 86 motorhomes remain. The point that I wished to make is that the vast majority of these units suffered very slight water contact at all, such as halfway up the wheels. Most of them are in perfect condition, though most also have the cushions and mattresses missing, so these have to be ordered from Autotrail's supplier.
If you read the way Autotrail and other parties reported these 'Lepur-sufferers' to the manufacturers and other agencies, you would think they were destined for the scrap heap on day one, but it isn't particularly fair. I hope that the 80+ owners of these vehicles have safe and hassle-free motoring and maintain their units to the highest standards so that the vehicles drip-feed into the second hand market in a few years and all the history can be forgotten.
I am grateful to be able to purchase an as new, unregistered 7 berth vehicle for ten thousand pounds under list price and look forward to enjoying motorhoming very soon.