Picking up new van

cabbiemick
cabbiemick Forum Participant Posts: 297
edited June 2018 in Caravans #1

we pick up our new bailey Pamplona up next Friday what a great service Winchester caravans have been they only found our 2016 had damp floor delamanted floor within two weeks they have got us a new van no quibble if only all dealers were the same

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  • Randomcamper
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    edited June 2018 #2

     I'm glad your pleased now, but in your previous posts you indicated that you were having to pay for a new van. Have they swapped free of charge now...?

     

    That would be a good result.

  • cabbiemick
    cabbiemick Forum Participant Posts: 297
    edited June 2018 #3

    no tintent got to pay 7 thousand but we could of been without a van for months

  • cyberyacht
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    edited June 2018 #4

    So in essence you've had to pay £7K for a warranty repair that should have been free. surprised

  • cabbiemick
    cabbiemick Forum Participant Posts: 297
    edited June 2018 #5

    no cyberyscht Winchester pulled out all the stops to get me a new van from bailey they took my 2016 lunar  in part ex as they said they have got a van that will not be up for resale for 3 months or more so I think they were great they could of made me wait to have warranty work done then done the deal but they did not want me to be without a van as I said wished all dealers were that caring

  • JVB66
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    edited June 2018 #6

    I am a bit "confused" they pulled out all the stops to "replace" your van with a new one and made about £7000 doing it,i would do the same for that moneysurprised

  • SteveL
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    edited June 2018 #7

    I think the important thing is that you cabbiemick are happy with the deal. Clearly we have no idea of the relative values of the two vans and don't know if the new one is more expensive. As you say you could have been without it for months. 

  • cabbiemick
    cabbiemick Forum Participant Posts: 297
    edited June 2018 #8

    thanks steve l we are very happy  yes 7 thousand down but you loose that anyway when buying new we normally trade in every 3 years  

  • chasstreet
    chasstreet Forum Participant Posts: 57
    edited June 2018 #9

    Glad your pleased and hope all goes well with the new van.

    however based on my experience of approx 30 nights per year away that equates to £78.00 per night 

    add site fees, service, insurance extra fuel brings it to approx £110 per night. 

    Stayed in plenty of nice places for a lot less than that

     

  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
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    edited June 2018 #10

    don't we all have these fees to pay going/on site no matter how much the van costs.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited June 2018 #11

    I'm tempted to ask "why?" It can't be worn out surely.

  • cabbiemick
    cabbiemick Forum Participant Posts: 297
    edited June 2018 #12

    hi cberyacht we do it this way so we don't  let warranty run out and the wife likes to change if she see something she likes more we change that's why I think caravan upgrade there models every two years

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