Sellers Description.
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 1:42 pm
It is always hard to tell the actual condition of a caravan without first having a look at it and only relying on how the seller sees the van. It is human nature to "talk up" something when you are selling it, but sometimes people get a little carried away which in the long run is basically a waist of your time.
Over the years I have become a little wary of a sellers description of either a car or caravan as no two people will have the same idea of how a caravan looks. For instance "fully restored" could mean to the seller that he gave it a clean and a coat of paint, but to me it would mean that a caravan has had a lot of work carried out on it to bring the caravan back to a condition as nearly as good as when it left the showroom.
Even these days a common word I come across is "refurbished" and from what I can gather it is somewhere in between original condition and fully restored.
So if you are looking to buy a vintage caravan be prepared to travel as it is unlikely that you will find a vintage caravan just around the corner (although it has happened), and which in the long run will save a lot of disappointment when the caravan turns up not quite in the condition you were expecting.
The following couple of photos are of a Sunliner that was listed for sale as "Immaculate", and from the photos this caravan is far from immaculate BUT is a very good caravan for a base for an easy restoration.
Over the years I have become a little wary of a sellers description of either a car or caravan as no two people will have the same idea of how a caravan looks. For instance "fully restored" could mean to the seller that he gave it a clean and a coat of paint, but to me it would mean that a caravan has had a lot of work carried out on it to bring the caravan back to a condition as nearly as good as when it left the showroom.
Even these days a common word I come across is "refurbished" and from what I can gather it is somewhere in between original condition and fully restored.
So if you are looking to buy a vintage caravan be prepared to travel as it is unlikely that you will find a vintage caravan just around the corner (although it has happened), and which in the long run will save a lot of disappointment when the caravan turns up not quite in the condition you were expecting. The following couple of photos are of a Sunliner that was listed for sale as "Immaculate", and from the photos this caravan is far from immaculate BUT is a very good caravan for a base for an easy restoration.