Selling reluctantly
It’s come to the point where both of us are physically unable to continue using the Motorhome and we need to sell it relatively quickly.
Have any of you used the Motorhome buyers who advertise giving ‘cash’ for your vehicle and, if so, what was their service like please ?
Or could you point me in the direction of threads on here that cover the same question.
We had considered selling privately but have no wish to risk, however small, the expected value of the Motorhome.
Many happy journeys and hundreds of Videos online keep the memories fresh but I’m certain we’ll miss the carefree life we’ve enjoyed over many years.
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Sorry to read about your health. Your posts on here have always been valuable.
A good friend has just sold a van to We buy any van.com. They valued it, offered a price which he accepted, the money was into his bank account within 20 minutes and the vehicle handed over.
Now that was a plain van, but they buy motorhomes as well. Of course they are in the game to make a profit and their price will reflect that. But it is one option for you and you may like to look at their website and phone them.
Good wishes to you both.
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Sorry to hear you are having to give up motorhoming. I suspect its something we will all have to deal with in time. We are not sure how long we can continue for as both of us now have mobility issues which sort of take the pleasure out of the hobby. I am not sure there is much information on here from people who have sold as generally all we get is the information they have sold up not how how they have done it!
On your point about selling I think this is always a difficult one. I can understand why you might not want to sell privately and it is something I am not sure I would be comfortable with, especially with something as high values as a motorhome. That really only two leaves ways of proceeding. Either sell it to a dealer/we buy anything.com or perhaps via a brokerage company. The latter route you are likely to get a bit more money but it takes time. Motorhome Depot is one to have a look at. Selling to a dealer will bring immediate results but probably at a lower return. As a rough rule thumb I have worked out that what the dealer is able to sell the motorhome for you are likely to get about 80% of that figure. If there are similar models advertised you should be able to get a reasonable idea how much you might get.
David
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We sold our motorhome to a really nice guy who advertised in the CAMC magazine. He came from Yorksire, I sadly sorted my contacts and no longer have his details. It was almost 5 years ago. We had to give up, OH health and an issue with the motorhome.
I was completely open with him, he drove down with another guy, to Essex, to see it. He'd given me an idea of his offer if it was in good condition. Sadly the issue required more work, small holes in the roof 😱. He was, we considered, very fair with his offer as every other part was in great condition so he could use them.
I spoke to several before 'choosing' . I went with gut feelings during our initial conversation.
Not sure that I've been any help! But I wish you all the best.
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Many thanks for your replies, which are appreciated, but the Motorhome has now gone and our time as Motorhome owners has unfortunately ceased.
Best wishes to all you able bodied owners and I wish you all good health and decent holidays.
Keith and Margaret
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Keith
If its not rude to ask which route did you eventually go down to sell your motorhome? It seems to have happened fairly quickly?
David
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If its not rude to ask which route did you eventually go down to sell your Motorhome? It seems to have happened fairly quickly? David
We went with Motorhome Depot.
They came within a day or so and made an offer depending on any problems they might find.
They found some damp in a couple of unexpected areas that I hadn’t been aware of.
The damp had been there some time although there was no ‘smell’ of damp in the habitation area.
An adjustment was made to the price and the money went in our account within minutes.
They drove it away and we expected a receipt / bill of sale by email straight away but despite me contacting them on a regular basis one wasn’t forthcoming until yesterday – 11 days after the sale.
Although the process was easy at sale point the after service wasn’t exactly great.
It’s gone, cash paid and a big open space on our drive.
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Keith
Appreciate you getting back to us. I must admit I thought Motorhome Depot was more like a brokerage service than a straightforward we will buy your motorhome. Good that you got it all sorted relatively quickly. I imagine that when you have made that sort of decision you want it over and done with as soon as possible. We are both on the sidelines at the moment, me with knee problems and Margaret with her hip. I don't see it being resolved anytime soon as everything is so slow. It does cross my mind whether to make a decision to be rid of the motorhome and concentrate of getting things sorted. We have caravanned/motorhomed since 1982 so we have done it a long time and perhaps time to try something else? Good luck with what ever you decide to do next.
David
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I never say never, David, but I wonder if this will be out last caravan?? We still use it a lot, and have gone down the E&P levelling system route to make things easier (although expensive). We still do around 80 nights a year, so it's still worth it for us. I'm always on the lookout for 'the easiest way' of using the 'van, but neither of us are convinced that a motorhome would be the right thing for us - everyone has there own way of approaching things, I guess.
At the moment, Carol struggles more than me - I had both my shoulders and knees replaced some years ago you may remember), but Carol needs both hips doing. However, she always says she sleeps better in the caravan than at home.... You're absolutely right about everything being so slow. Carol had a letter in December for a hip appointment... she got all enthusiatic about it, as the appointment was January. When she looked again, she realised that the appointment was January 2025!!
There are several of our caravanning friends who are considering whether to continue, because of 'aches and pains'. I hope we have a few years left, but who knows....
David
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David
Last year we only did 33 nights away in the van which is low for us and we have to go back to the time when we were dependent on school holidays for such low figures. We managed three nights away in March which was OK but it was before my latest episode with my right knee. We are reluctant to book more sites as Margaret is awaiting an injection in her hip and I am waiting for an x-ray so we don't want to book and then have to cancel. This could go on for weeks and I am just not sure whether its worth keeping the motorhome in the hope that suddenly everything will be OK when it probably won't? We have been doing it for over 40 years so maybe time to let go. We will see how the next month goes and whether things have either improved or moved on. Our attitude towards touring now is that we go away to see things not sit in the van just for a change of scenery, we can be lazy at home!!!
David
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I think we've always used the caravan as accommodation for us to go out from to see things/ go to places.... and we still go to the beach - but perhaps not as often as we used to. 😀 We've been caravanning for around 33 years, but before that we had a trailer tent, before that a frame tent, and before that a smaller frame tent... we started with a ridge tent.... in 1979. How things have changed!
Fingers crossed that things will get better, but the main problem is that the wheels of the NHS are moving quite slowly at the moment.
All good wishes to Margaret and yourself,
David
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Don't dispair K & M, it's still possible to enjoy campsite holidays by renting mobile homes on the Continent and on smaller sites in UK. It means booking and paying in advance but it's still better than hotels and air bnb. En route we use travelodge and premier inns in UK and Accor/Ibis motels in France.
Last year we had a tripdown to the Alps and Annecy, and a two-centre holiday at Houlegate and St Lunaire near Dinan. As we are no longer paying to maintain and insure a motorhome, we feel justified in treating ourselves to outboard cabins on day and night crossings.
We used Eurocamp for some holidays, but Catherine has booked our June trip to Brittany directly with campsites and Brittany ferries. We're going back to St Lunaire and making a return to Camping La Baie at Trinite sur Mer having last been there in 2016 in our motorhome.
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ChasnCath, what an encouraging post - I am pleased to hear you are still out and about.
You are describing the sort of campsite holiday which is hardly ever mentioned on here, but should be. For those who no longer want to take their own motorhome or caravan the easy, independent, overseas campsite options are there.1
