How to tell if dealer stock or factory order

cholamzheng
cholamzheng Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited April 2016 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Just got a caravan! any idea how to tell if its a brand new or ex demo? ordered brand new from dealer,got told its brand new but got a feeling it might not be...thx

 

Document showing Gas cert is march 16, Ec cert of conformit signed on Feb 16 but issed on Feb 15, electrical cert is March 16. tyres date showing 0215, spare tyre showing 5213..... thats why feel ex demo.

 

thanks 

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  • catherinef
    catherinef Forum Participant Posts: 647
    edited April 2016 #2

    Gas & Elec Cert is normally the date of fitment at the factory.

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited April 2016 #3

    Dealers do have "stock"vans so it could be one of them,the certificates will/should   have been filled in by manufacturer,the spare tyre could be an issue as its coming up for three years old before you get it!!

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2016 #4

    the tyres would have been bought into the factory at some point before assembly

  • EJB986
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    edited April 2016 #5

    2 year old spare not too bad with a caravan....although I would want a less than 12 month old one!

  • scoutman
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    edited April 2016 #6

    The CRIS number /code should give you the year of manufacture, if you know how to read it.

  • IanH
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    edited April 2016 #7

    I believe that the CRIS number will only tell you the year of manufacture......see
    here

  • Cornersteady
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    edited April 2016 #8

    I believe that the CRIS number will only tell you the year of manufacture......see
    here

    Credit where it's due - Clever Ian, I didn't know that (yes I know you're going to write that there's a lot that you know that I don't know)Smile

  • IanH
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    edited April 2016 #9

    Me? Cool

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited April 2016 #10

    I believe that the CRIS number will only tell you the year of manufacture......see
    here

    Nice one Ian, thanks.

  • flatcoat
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    edited April 2016 #11

    If the gas test was from only a month ago are you really serious your van might have been a demo?! dealers do carry some stock, not all vans are factory orders. Tyres are bought in bulk by the manufacturers and can be upto 3 yeas old. If you look at a band
    new car many of the components are date stamped months before assembly. 

  • Wildwood
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    edited April 2016 #12

    Not sure why you would worry about a dealers stock caravan as it should be just as good as a newly delivered one. The electrical certificate on ours was dated December although we only got it in April but it was certainly not dealers stock. We did find the
    dust from fitting the front window blinds on the front shelf which would not have been there on a stock model where customers should be shown round. If you buy a car from stock in a showroom you will not get a discount for that so there is no reason for one
    on a caravan.

    If you do buy a stock model do check it carefully just to make sure people looking round have not caused any damage but that apart it should not cause any problems.

    Show demonstration models should be sold as this and at a discount as rather than a few people having been inside there could have been thousands and wear and a few missing bits are inevitable.  Still if you get enough money off they should be a bargain.

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