AnswerID: 264665 Submitted: Tuesday, Oct 02, 2007 at 08:37
Member - Willie , Epping .Syd.
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Phillip ,
If you are in the market for any of those off-road vans , I can give you a good tip as I was the successful buyer of a Bushtracker 16 ft a couple of weeks ago .
Bookmark RV Point , Trading Post and the websites for the brands (if they list vans for sale ) . Every morning , check them out , because these vans are very scarce in the second hand market . I guess it's because Bushtracker and Trakmaster have a 12 month waiting list for new vans and because all of us baby boomers are looking for a van after retirement and don't want to pay new prices .
The people who sold me my van , could have sold it many times over , and I suspect , for a fair bit more money . But I rang them early on the first day the ad appeared , they agreed to hold it for me for a day and I flew to Qld the next day to look at it .
That's the sort of market it is at the moment for off-road vans .
Cheers ,
Willie .
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FollowupID: 526601 Submitted:
Tuesday, Oct 02, 2007 at 23:32
Motherhen posted:
Phillip, Our purchase was similar to Willie's experience; and after paying a deposit, the people held it for us while we drove across the country as quick as we could - while they received other offers. They greeted us like old friends and welcomed us into their home and to meet their family.
If you are concerned about buying a 'stolen' or 're-birthed' van, if you are buying a top brand caravan, I'm sure we would have heard on the Internet if one of that brand had been stolen. Ask to look at their travel photos so you can confirm they actually did do the big lap in it last year or whatever. Check the licence papers match the description and rego.
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