We bought a used caravan - But we didn't expect this! 

What experience have you had buying a used caravan or what tips would you offer to 1st time buyers?

Lovely videos so far, you have a new subscriber!! Can I please ask you, what is the MPTLM of your caravan, and what is your maximum nose-weight on your towbar please? Just like you did, we are planning to buy a caravan in a few years from now, and your caravan looks pretty amazing, but it’s these 2 weights, and the relation between those 2 weights in particular, that confuse the ***hm-hm*** out of me….. thanks for answering!!

If buying from a dealer try to buy from somewhere local as if you have any problems you haven't got a very long journey to get it fixed

Welcome to caravan RU-vid!!

Have a great time in your nice new caravan, we spent a few weeks up in your part of the would and stayed at Werm farm, very very nice . Clive

I used to do the handovers at a now defunct large caravan main dealer in Lancashire. Our cleaners did work very hard when cleaning the caravans but a lot of the time the vans were being cleaned at the last minute because of how busy we were, consequently they weren't always to everyone's standard. ( also, it wasn't a deep clean). However, they would normally have un-rolled the carpet on a used van and made sure it was clean. Also, it wasn't their responsibility to make sure the toilet cassettes were clean prior to a handover. If a toilet cassette was soiled, this would normally have been spotted earlier. If still soiled from its previous owners (as per your photos), it should be picked up when the van is inspected for its part-ex allowance. It should then be cleaned before going on display. The site I worked at did have occasions when toilets were soiled whilst on display (I like to hope it was just children being caught short and not having the time to get to the public toilets on our site, but you never know!!) If missed at this point, it should then be picked up on the PDI as the operation of the cassette should be tested by the inspecting technician. Finally as part of the handover, when I pulled the cassette out I would open the waste flap as part of the demonstration (the gentleman doing your handover did not do this). If I had found a cassette in the condition you found yours I would have been mortified but would have made sure it was cleaned thoroughly before you left with your new van. With regards your comments regarding supplying a used caravan with a new cassette, this never happened at the dealers I worked at and I was never asked about the possibility of it either by the thousands of customers I dealt with during my time there.

Thanks for sharing your experience ❤

Nice caravan, sorry to hear about the pooh, deffo shouldn't have happened, but the handover bloke should have shown you how the toilet & blade work and I presume you'd have noticed it then? Anyhow, just subscribed and happy caravanning!

Good video, looking forward to seeing more.

I am a newbie caravanner this year in my 60s. I bought a new Bailey gt75 420 so a 2 berth is perfect for me and my dog. As I am new to towing a caravan ( I've towed horse trailers so not completely new to towing), I got a 2 berth. I've had it 6 months and am loving it 😍

Enjoy your caravan! We bought a new 640+ at the beginning of last year and it has been great. TBH I much prefer the interior of these to the GT75 models. A few things. If you haven't found the switch for those blinding spot lights above the front window, it is the little button switch under the locker with the aerial booster. Secondly, these caravans do not come with shock absorbers, although they may have been fitted by the previous owner. They do make a tremendous difference to the towing experience. If you can operate that radio, congratulations! It is the most complicated bit of technology I have ever come across! We bought ours from the Flintshire branch of Spinneys, just outside Chester. They are very good and might be useful for servicing etc. since you are in North Wales.

Makes you wonder what else they didn't check ?

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Good luck 👍

Loving these videos, I’m changing from apartment to either caravan or motor home so gathering all info I can. Wishing you guys all the best of luck with your new purchase.

Privacy in English please not American

Just come across your channel , we have just purchased a second hand motorhome it is old but we have just completed our first trip in him to Cornwall and it did not miss a beat and the hills it had to contend with was amazing but never let us down so we look forward to more adventures in our lovely home on wheels. That’s really bad for the toilet cassette. Have subscribed to your channel and please like and subscribe to our channel as well x

Lovely Caravan and Lovely channel. I look forward to following you on your adventures! we had a few surprises after the handover but lucky no poo💩