dutchwoman Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 We have seen an "upgrade" for our 3 year old motorhome but can't find out online what our current Elddis would be worth, so not sure if we are being hoodwinked by the dealer. If we could sell it privately we could perhaps make a bit more. Can any one help me re discovering the value? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 All you can do is look for vans similar to yours (age/model/mileage etc) and see what they are going for, then deduct about 10-15% from the price to have a rough idea of what your van is worth as a PX. Obviously as a private sale whilst it would probably be worth more than a PX (not always though) it wouldn't be worth as much as a dealer would sell it for as they give a warranty etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchwoman Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 Thank you Mel B. Our van is just 3 yaers old but has 21000 on the clock - not many vans sdeem to do that amount of miles. Also, not many of our 115 on the market second hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 There are a few on here of varying ages which might help: http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/CaravanClubApps/Applications/caravan-classifieds/results.aspx?adverttypeid=2&makeid=17&model=Autoquest%20115&numberofresults=20 and here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l2736&_nkw=elddis+115 You're not the only one who does a 'high' mileage, our Chausson Flash 04 which was just 2 years & 4 months old when we traded it recently had nearly 17,000 on it! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchwoman Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Some interesting ads there and even more interesting prices. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Mel's right that browsing the ads is about the best way to get SOME idea of value, but of course the price in the ad isn't necessarily the price the van will eventually sell for. And all kinds of other variables affect value - time of year, location etc. "Value" can only be an approximation until the day you actually make a sale, because its value is what a willing buyer will pay a willing seller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 One thing to bear in mind is that all adverts are "asking price". That is NOT what you could buy that vehicle for. If that asking price is set too high for the market at that time, no prospective buyers will even go to see it. If the asking price is not too far above what a buyer thinks they may be prepared to pay for that type/condition of MH that they want to buy, then then they may go to see it. But even then, anyone with any sense will haggle down from such an asking price. In the end, the truth of such things is that your MH is actually worth only what someone is prepared to pay for it, not what you believe you'd like to get for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 But surely it's not about what they are offering you as a trade in and far more about the overall cost to upgrade. Are you prepared to pay the bottom line figure to trade in your existing MH for the new MH? If the answer is no then walk away, if yes then go ahead with the deal. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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