The red book caravans, do library's have it?

meg_12,
I agree with Graham, don't wast your money, i sold my van on RV point great result, look there & it will give you a good idea of values.

It depends whether you want sale values or buying values.

IE A mate and I had identical vans He sold his in Adelaide and got X amount.

I traded mine in WA and got $4000 more which is what i had paid for it 3 years before. The dealer promptly put $14,000 on it and it has been sold.

That van in QLD would have gone for about $16,000 less than his price.

So you see they are all over the place and it depends as I say whether you are selling or buying.
Whichever Caravan Point will give you ideas of both.

Let's say you paid $50,000 for your van - + $4000 + $14000 = $64000 for a 3 year old van!!, give me his name & i will sell him my new van.

That doesnt add up

Was actually 36 for his 40 for mine and 54 for advertised price.

Would have only sold for about 38 in Qld .

Of course I have no idea what it actually sold for.

That was just the advertised price.

Sorry about the maths - it was late when i sent it.
Was you van made in Queensland & traded in WA??
When we bought our new van we did look at a Corrimal which is made in WA & the freight to NSW was an additional $8000 on top of the normal purchase price compared to buying it in WA.

Was made in Melbourne as they are, bought s/hd in Qld and traded on a Coromal in WA..

Coromal was established in WA in 1977 & are WA's largest van manufacturer,pretty sure they are not made in VIC. We were over there last year & had a look at there vans.
What size is you rig & where are you off to?

You are reading whats not there

I didnt say I traded a Coromal

I traded another make which was made in Melbourne ON A COROMAL

Read my profile all details in there.

Not off to anywhere At home atm.

READ YOU PROFILE, very impressive.
How do you find towing your new van?
My previous van was 18f 6in & this one is 25ft external with similar set up to yours for long term touring / solar/3 batteries/230lt.-12v fridge/washing machine/
3-95lt water tanks etc.

Hi Motherhen,

The link to The Red Book Caravans is http://www.redbook.com.au/printproducts.aspx. It's a guide to the value of vans, used by Caravan dealers. It is printed twice yearly to keep pace with prices of vans.

The reason I would like to have a look through it, is because of some of the comments here, the prices vary so much, and I don't want to pay $$$$$$ over it's value.

I don't want to pay as little as a dealer would pay for a trade-in, but I believe some people's asking prices are wayover the true value of the van.

If I have a starting point I will be better informed to the price of the different brands.

It's a large investment and as all investments go, you don't want to be stung with loosing money by paying too much

Cheers
Meg

Thanks Meg - Is it OK with you if i pass the link on the the caravaners forum? It is an oft asked question; particularly for those wanting to set the price to sell a caravan, or for insurance purposes. For someone wanting to purchase or sell a higher value caravan, a few hundred dollars may be well worth the expense.

Mh