Elderly parents 'conned' out of sale of there Motorhome!

JayCartwright

If his dad gave up driving a while back. How long has it been sat unused?
Could be it was lacking an mot and over due a service.

hollydays

JayCartwright wrote: »

Until he knows what the trade price for the vehicle is he can only guess at how much under the odds his parents accepted.

I don't think there will be many buyers at this time if year.

I agree there probably isn't much demand in January . But Spring is not that far away.
Without knowing all the ins and outs of the condition it's going to be pretty hard anyway to work out the price.
What prices things are advertised at, and what they sell for often are very disparate.

wealdroam

KitKite wrote: »

Was it in A1 condition or did it need work?
It was in fair condition. It went on the dealers website within a few days ready for sale at £15000

It is not unreasonable for them to advertise the thing for sale immediately, at a price that takes account of the work that needs doing to bring it up to the advertised value.

Could well be in their workshop now having thousands of pounds being spent on it.

JayCartwright

hollydays wrote: »

I agree there probably isn't much demand in January . But Spring is not that far away.
Without knowing all the ins and outs of the condition it's going to be pretty hard anyway to work out the price.
What prices things are advertised at, and what they sell for often are very disparate.

Well Easter is early but I cannot see much demand unto April. By that time there will be a new registration plate out and a glut of 2016 model motorhomes.

And let's be fair it was owned by 80 years olds. Will the interior be of the choosing of a younger person?

hollydays

JayCartwright wrote: »

Well Easter is early but I cannot see much demand unto April. By that time there will be a new registration plate out and a glut of 2016 model motorhomes.

And let's be fair it was owned by 80 years olds. Will the interior be of the choosing of a younger person?

Not everyone can afford a new motorhome presumably?;)

takman

I wouldn't say they were "conned" if they just went to one dealer, didn't haggle and sold it the same day then £8000 is a good result. Plus also they weren't buying another one which will also reduce the trade in price. When you also consider all the costs that have been mentioned above and that it's been sitting around for a while, I would say they got a good price.

Obviously they could have got better but that would involve the effort of shopping around or selling privately.

JayCartwright

hollydays wrote: »

Not everyone can afford a new motorhome presumably?;)

I never said they could. But being a vehicle it will be less desirable once the new plates come out

hollydays

wealdroam wrote: »

It is not unreasonable for them to advertise the thing for sale immediately, at a price that takes account of the work that needs doing to bring it up to the advertised value.

Could well be in their workshop now having thousands of pounds being spent on it.

Damp..is an issue maybe.

s_b

Elderly parents 'conned' out of sale of there Motorhome!

Hi
the dealer who purchased this motorhome is my uncle and after talking to him today he did indeed pay the wrong price.

Would it be ok if he went to see your parents at say 10.00am in the morning to collect the 2 grand he overpaid?
thank you

neilmcl

lincroft1710 wrote: »

If it is a large dealership that is not too far from Peterborough, then they are quite negotiable on sale price and often reduce asking prices when motorhomes don't sell.

The one near Eye by any chance