giving up and buying a tent. (2 Viewers)

[Just smiffy]

View attachment 124853 think this may have a little damp !

Bet I could repair that and sell it to some mug for 44k.....

 

[tonka]

@cookie someone on the Facebook autotrail group has just posted a 2012 Mohawk coming up for private sale.. if you need any info let me know before you buy that tent...

 

[Geo]

After reading this I think I will only buy brand new
At least then your guaranteed no leaks

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[Tincataylor]

Arm yourself with a bit of research and a huge dollop of common sense and..........buy private. If more people did this then the dealers would have to offer better service and value......simples

The Tincas

 

[Camping Gaza]

@bailybus... looks like Glastonbury on a good day

 

[Langtoftlad]

"giving up and buying a tent."

Good idea

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[Deleted member 29692]

@bailybus... looks like Glastonbury on a good day

That was Download Festival at Donnington Park this year.

 

[Robert Clark]

For what it's worth @cookie, I think you're going to get on just fine finding your new van.

You've learned two very valuable lessons;
1) Motorhome Dealers lie
2) Even expensive / newer vans can have damp

You've also learned these lessons per-purchase - sadly many buyers learn this lesson after they've spent all their hard earned cash.

You've also invested in a damp meter, so know how to spot a damp van - which is great.
So why pay over the odd's for a van from a dealer, when you are able to test a van for damp yourself?

Why not look for a private sale - check for damp, check the service book, see what the seller is like , and how they've looked after the van. Personally I think you can tell a lot about a van by the people who own it. If they look like they care for their home/garden - they probably have taken the same care of their van.

You could save yourself thousands compared with buying from the 'trade', who after all, don't offer the safer buying route that they appear too.

Best of luck!

 

[CWH]

That was Download Festival at Donnington Park this year.

Or possibly not? - who knows WHO to believe!
Social media pictures supposedly showing Download Festival 2016's flooded campsites were actually taken at Glastonbury 2005
http://teamrock.com/news/2016-06-11/drownload-not-quite

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[Deleted member 29692]

Or possibly not? - who knows WHO to believe!
Social media pictures supposedly showing Download Festival 2016's flooded campsites were actually taken at Glastonbury 2005
http://teamrock.com/news/2016-06-11/drownload-not-quite

Possibly I suppose. I didn't think Glastonbury 2015 was that wet though and most of the tent camping there is on the higher ground. I can't think of anywhere at Glastonbury where it could have been taken.

 

[Khizzie]

Ahh I thought I could smell bulls**t on this thread,.......

Or was it damp...

Think you're right Gary,certainly a very strange thread .definitely whiffy. .decided to ignore the thread and read some real problems that people have had . Roy

 

[Teuchter]

Think you're right Gary,certainly a very strange thread .definitely whiffy. .decided to ignore the thread and read some real problems that people have had . Roy

Agree especially as the OP posted this thread on Wednesday!!

buying a van ,a cautionary tale

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[deleted-member02]

Possibly I suppose. I didn't think Glastonbury 2015 was that wet though and most of the tent camping there is on the higher ground. I can't think of anywhere at Glastonbury where it could have been taken.

The photo was taken at the bottom of Pennard's Field at Glastonbury Festival, 2005.
They've since installed extra drainage so it no longer floods like this (minor Glasto geek here )

 

[teddybard]

Sounds like you need a Vango


Van.......go

Doh

Van Go 's are OK but they only come with one ear

 

[chaser]

For what it's worth @cookie, I think you're going to get on just fine finding your new van.

You've learned two very valuable lessons;
1) Motorhome Dealers lie
2) Even expensive / newer vans can have damp

You've also learned these lessons per-purchase - sadly many buyers learn this lesson after they've spent all their hard earned cash.

You've also invested in a damp meter, so know how to spot a damp van - which is great.
So why pay over the odd's for a van from a dealer, when you are able to test a van for damp yourself?

Why not look for a private sale - check for damp, check the service book, see what the seller is like , and how they've looked after the van. Personally I think you can tell a lot about a van by the people who own it. If they look like they care for their home/garden - they probably have taken the same care of their van.

You could save yourself thousands compared with buying from the 'trade', who after all, don't offer the safer buying route that they appear too.

Best of luck!

Think he may be getting a bit carried away with his damp meter, knowing where to stick it is the biggest part of them.

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[DBK]

Van Go 's are OK but they only come with one ear

And drive to Provence on autopilot. Always make an impression too. Genuine ones worth a fortune.

 

[Chris]

I am a cynical git but why have your last 2 threads been anti Autotrail?

Why would any dealer show you a drying out motorhome?