didleyhulz
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Whats everybody's thoughts on the best time to buy
ie price and availability of motorhomes at dealers etc
ie price and availability of motorhomes at dealers etc
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When you can afford it....Whats everybody's thoughts on the best time to buy
ie price and availability of motorhomes at dealers etc
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Wasn't aware the pound had devalued. It isn't as high lately as it was last year but still higher than a few years ago. Think it's market fluctuations rather than devaluation.With the devaluation of the pound there appear to be some big price increases in the pipeline, especially if you want a continental van.
Well the list price of our French-built / converted van has increased by about £8k for a new 2017 factory order, compared to our purchase in the summer.Wasn't aware the pound had devalued. It isn't as high lately as it was last year but still higher than a few years ago. Think it's market fluctuations rather than devaluation.
last year the pound was worth between €1.30 & €1.40 and prices (and profits) based on this premise it has now moved to €1.18. so somewhere between an 8% and 12% drop.Wasn't aware the pound had devalued. It isn't as high lately as it was last year but still higher than a few years ago. Think it's market fluctuations rather than devaluation.
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Yes but 3 years before it was 1.01 to the £ so that's still around 17% up on then. Last year I got 1.44. It's the fluctuation rather than devaluation. There's still chance for it to go down but also chance to go up of course. Basically, it is what it is at the time. Yes, buying last year would have been brilliant but we only know that now. We could be saying the same next year or we could be saying, why didn't I wait.last year the pound was worth between €1.30 & €1.40 and prices (and profits) based on this premise it has now moved to €1.18. so somewhere between an 8% and 12% drop.
my understanding is continental MH (and business generally) have been planning for a post brexit £ GBP pricing based on €1.18. once the current their currency hedges unwind, the european manufacturer has to either absorb the exchange rate fall ( and accept a 8-12% drop in GB profit or keep the € price the same, which means the Uk dealers or customers will pay the exchange rate loss.
simple economics really.
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Agree with almost all of the above, except that the new UK registrations change on 1 March, rather than April. However, it is April when the road fund licence system changes, as indicated.October is the MH trade show season is it not? When the manufacturers showcase next year's models, which buyers order in the autumn and the manufacturers make over winter then deliver early the following year.
It would therefore follow that anyone ordering a brand new one will probably be disposing of the old one in autumn once the deal has been struck. I'm guessing that a glut of second hand campers come onto the market late in the year. I mean let's face it, the majority aren't going to ditch the old MH in mid summer are they?
There's also all that kerfuffle with registration numbers changing in April, so a lot of people want their new MH registered from April onwards and pre-order accordingly. An additional factor in April 2017 however is that if your brand shiny new V5 log book is cursed with a CO2 emission level you might be subject to the new vehicle taxation regime, so some might choose to try and avoid April registration if they can.
We traded our old one in a couple of weeks ago and have a new one on order for mid February delivery - we only just got in on time before the dealer's pre-April order book was effectively closed. He said it was good sense to go for Feb delivery because early April will be mayhem for him, and his showroom hard standing was fast filling up with second hand MHs when we left ours there.
I'm also guessing we may see some market and exchange rate wobbles around March when Article 50 is supposedly triggered, so I'd not be over optimistic about the cost of imported MHs in the new year.
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Very true but in saying that, we bought our Exsis in 2007 and still love it. It's 12 years old in 2017 and we've had it 10 yearsI think rather like buying a specimen tree for you garden the best time to buy was five years ago.
You are unlikely to keep you 1st purchase as your understanding of your needs changes once you use the MH in earnest.
We have changed MH more often than our sofa - daft eh? But it can, and does happen
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