Selling my motorhome?

barryd said:
No its fine. Its spurred me on to speak to the quack which I have now done. He is referring me to the Physio now who he says may well be able to work with me remotely. Apparently its the Physio that will refer me to the surgeon, my GP cant. He can refer me to a private hospital but even they might not do the operations until I get my weight down. Plus it will be about £30k for two knees. :( Mrs D is moaning about me spending £3-4k on a bike so she will have a heart attack if I tell her Im blowing £30k on two new knees. :D He said there is no chance of the NHS doing it until I am no longer fat. Again perhaps because of my age I dunno.

So at least I am on some kind of list now and I am tackling the weight.

So. All I have to do, is lose about four or five stone, do some remote Physio, not get Covid, get two new knees and then a new motorhome! 😬
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£30k Barry for 2 knees!

Is that capped?
 
£12,500 for a private knee in Belfast December 19. Otherwise 2 year wait to see consultant then 2years before operation. That is the state of the NHS in N. Ireland before Covid.

Davy
 
Pudsey Bear said:
Classified is only 20 quid all in for a month, nothing else to pay Barry, I used to do auctions but too much hassle, yours is worth 10 to 12k, do a search to confirm.
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Maybe more than that. The Kontiki's set the standard in the UK in their day and still hold good today. Even older models are still sought after as a spacious and comfortable motorhome.

Personally I would be looking for more like 15k if it's in good nick. Maybe I'm a bit out of touch with the market now?
 
Thanks Rob and Kev. I actually figured nearer Kevs figures but then with it all going a bit daft who knows? I only paid £16250 for it nearly 13 years ago! Mind you, dread to think what Ive spent on it since. :D I agree Kev that the classified ad seems the best option for just £20. Might stick it on Autotrader as well. (If I do sell of course).

The other question is what about all the extras? I always got the impression that they dont generally make much difference to a sale but I could be wrong plus there is the hassle of removing them.

For example. There is the Camos Dome on the roof. I dont even have any idea how its secured but that would be expensive to replace.

The solar panel and MPPT controller I think I would leave. It wasnt that expensive. About £300 all in fitted.

Gaslow (Bottle is ancient now anyway)

Then there is the question of the Scooter rack. Is it a bonus or a hindrance? Its an expensive rack professional fitted by Armitage but I wouldnt transfer it to a new van, I would get a new one fitted. IT might not be what a prospective buyer wants though. I have a Fammia cycle rack (takes 3 or 4 bikes) in the garage so would you remove that scooter rack and refit that or just offer to throw the Fammia rack in and let them deal with it? I know it will require a mechanic to remove the scooter rack as I bet it will be pretty much seized now, its not been removed for years.
 
barryd said:
Thanks Rob and Kev. I actually figured nearer Kevs figures but then with it all going a bit daft who knows? I only paid £16250 for it nearly 13 years ago! Mind you, dread to think what Ive spent on it since. :D I agree Kev that the classified ad seems the best option for just £20. Might stick it on Autotrader as well. (If I do sell of course).

The other question is what about all the extras? I always got the impression that they dont generally make much difference to a sale but I could be wrong plus there is the hassle of removing them.

For example. There is the Camos Dome on the roof. I dont even have any idea how its secured but that would be expensive to replace.

The solar panel and MPPT controller I think I would leave. It wasnt that expensive. About £300 all in fitted.

Gaslow (Bottle is ancient now anyway)

Then there is the question of the Scooter rack. Is it a bonus or a hindrance? Its an expensive rack professional fitted by Armitage but I wouldnt transfer it to a new van, I would get a new one fitted. IT might not be what a prospective buyer wants though. I have a Fammia cycle rack (takes 3 or 4 bikes) in the garage so would you remove that scooter rack and refit that or just offer to throw the Fammia rack in and let them deal with it? I know it will require a mechanic to remove the scooter rack as I bet it will be pretty much seized now, its not been removed for years.
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Have to say extras are generally something that makes it more desirable and easier to sell they wont add much to the value of it - it is still an old van
 
barryd said:
Thanks Rob and Kev. I actually figured nearer Kevs figures but then with it all going a bit daft who knows? I only paid £16250 for it nearly 13 years ago! Mind you, dread to think what Ive spent on it since. :D I agree Kev that the classified ad seems the best option for just £20. Might stick it on Autotrader as well. (If I do sell of course).

The other question is what about all the extras? I always got the impression that they dont generally make much difference to a sale but I could be wrong plus there is the hassle of removing them.

For example. There is the Camos Dome on the roof. I dont even have any idea how its secured but that would be expensive to replace.

The solar panel and MPPT controller I think I would leave. It wasnt that expensive. About £300 all in fitted.

Gaslow (Bottle is ancient now anyway)

Then there is the question of the Scooter rack. Is it a bonus or a hindrance? Its an expensive rack professional fitted by Armitage but I wouldnt transfer it to a new van, I would get a new one fitted. IT might not be what a prospective buyer wants though. I have a Fammia cycle rack (takes 3 or 4 bikes) in the garage so would you remove that scooter rack and refit that or just offer to throw the Fammia rack in and let them deal with it? I know it will require a mechanic to remove the scooter rack as I bet it will be pretty much seized now, its not been removed for years.
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It sounds to me Barry that in your heart you have already decided to sell it but your head keeps finding reasons not to. Which will you follow?
 
mfw said:
Have to say extras are generally something that makes it more desirable and easier to sell they wont add much to the value of it - it is still an old van
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Which is why I wondered if I would be better off removing the Camos Dome. Its old but it still works. Chances are the replacement van (Whenever that arrives) may well have a sat dish but if not I could save a chunk of money by installing the new one but I have concerns about removing the dish. Cross that bridge when I come to it.
 
RSD7a said:
It sounds to me Barry that in your heart you have already decided to sell it but your head keeps finding reasons not to. Which will you follow?
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It might even be the other way around! :D Dont know is the answer. There are so many unknowns about the future but forewarned is forearmed so this thread will help me make that decision and be useful should I go ahead and sell this year.

The other thing that I just realised might be a problem if we were considering an early spring trip before we sold this year was the covid Vaccines. Its likely ours might be at different times. I suspect I might get called in March or early April but Michelle might well be May or even June. Neither of us want to miss that call.
 
barryd said:
Which is why I wondered if I would be better off removing the Camos Dome. Its old but it still works. Chances are the replacement van (Whenever that arrives) may well have a sat dish but if not I could save a chunk of money by installing the new one but I have concerns about removing the dish. Cross that bridge when I come to it.
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If it was me I wouldn't bother.

I would only remove something from my van when selling it if:

a) You genuinely want to keep the item and would definitely use it on a future van

Or if the item has:

b) A significantly high value, but wouldn't actually affect the sales price for the whole van if it was removed.
c) The item is particularly desirable to others and therefore financially worth selling on separately.

Bear in mind with c) that lots of things are currently difficult to get hold of and the situation will likely only get worse, not better.
That's good for the sellers, not so much for buyers - but they will buy anyway if they want/need something enough!

It's a hard decision to make. Parting with your van, that is!

Now might be a very good time to sell, stash the money and buy another vehicle in the future when you're good and ready - and when we are properly allowed back out again! Who knows? Maybe we might be facing a mini-depression over the next few months/years and prices will be all over the place? Everything in life is a risk, but things are even more volatile than in any recent history right now.

You will probably have to pay more for your next vehicle, but that's usually the case anyway.
 
barryd said:
It might even be the other way around! :D Dont know is the answer. There are so many unknowns about the future but forewarned is forearmed so this thread will help me make that decision and be useful should I go ahead and sell this year.

The other thing that I just realised might be a problem if we were considering an early spring trip before we sold this year was the covid Vaccines. Its likely ours might be at different times. I suspect I might get called in March or early April but Michelle might well be May or even June. Neither of us want to miss that call.
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The future is unpredictable and full of unknowns including all the things you haven't thought of. You might blow your brains out overthinking it. Follow your heart ☺️💓
 
As you assume Barry, extras simply make it more attractive to the buyer, more for your dosh so to speak, but there are bargains to be had, this just popped up on a saved search on eBay (I never look elsewhere to much messing about putting details in of what you want) tie down what you want and save the search.

Too long for us, but might do you, narrow as well IIRC.

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The other option for your knees is to come over to Belfast where Trev could point you in the direction of ‘people’ who would do your knees for free. Choice of Black & Decker or 9mm.
You can then claim compensation (not sure what the current rate is), get priority knee replacements and DLA for life.

It used to be claimed that there were some in the country who adopted this as a lifestyle choice.

Davy
 
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