Galaxy Caravan

I would take this up with who ever you are buying the van off. Ask them on a re-sale option, and if you can get it on paper. Maybe not the re-sale amount but an undertaking that they purchase the van at the minium dollar value for its age and condition.

Only you can tell if it is a good van or not. What is finkish like, does every thing seem user friendly, what is the warranty like. Does the van meet the your intended travel requirements (eg. do you intend to go offroad?).

When we bought our first van, a Jayco Freedom, several years ago we knew nothing about caravans, except I'd been in one when I was a kid. On our first trip across the continent to Perth it did and prvided everything we wanted of it. As time went on we wanted it to do more and go to other places.

We're still very happy with the van. It had been places and done things a standard Jayco was never meant to do. I've had to refit cupboards, fitted extra equipment, etc. as our travel needs have changed.

Mind you at $51K it would want to be a good van ith all the bells and whistles!

Wizard
Gold Coast

Going through the exact same thing myself at the moment. We are looking at purchasing the Roadstar version of the Galaxy (off road chassis, suspension, solar system etc). The internal layout of the vans is the best we've come across (we've been looking for over a year now). We just put a deposit down on the van because the prices just keep increasing (the price went up $2000 in the last 6 months and we've been informed they are rising another 5% in March). I think this style of van with the seperate shower and toilet are going to become more in demand. Have heard a lot of complaints from people about having to wipe down the toilet area each time someone has a shower. We intend keeping our van for many years so the price isn't too great an issue (we're trading in a 2000 Goldstorm).
Have seen the Galaxy in standard format at Brisbane RV for $44000, had some minor hail damage which we didn't notice until we read the sign advising us of it.
Have a look on rvpoint.com.au .
I'm interested in as to what vehicle you intend towing it with (that's my biggest concern, the weight of the van is 2300kg empty).
Good luck with it - would appreciate if you can keep me informed of how it all goes etc.
(BTW $51000 for a 21'6" van (that's the inside measurement outside it's 23') is not expensive nowadays)