Any one brought a van from John Charles Caravans

[Colinf70]

Did they fix any damp ?
looking At a van there which has damp and they said they would repair
just after info on there work and after sales
colin

 

[Surfer]

Did they fix any damp ?
looking At a van there which has damp and they said they would repair
just after info on there work and after sales
colin

If it has damp walk away and look for another damp free caravan. Sometimes damp can be recurring year after year. Besides even if the dealer fixed the damp, there may be damp elsewhere that they may miss. Give it a wide berth.

 

[Gagakev]

I'm with Surfer on this one, walk on by.

 

[Parksy]

Would you say that it is possible to buy a damp free 13 year old caravan for under £4000?
I think that most caravans manufactered in 2000 wold have some degree of water ingress, and if a thorough pre-purchase independent inspection uncovers damp which a reputable dealer undertakes to repair and remedy, the caravan could be a decent buy for the right price.

 

[Dustydog]

As we all know damp can be the death knell for a caravan.
However how do you determine the true extent of the damp?
Resealing may stop the water ingress and allow things to dry out. But how do you the true extent of the wood frame rot?

 

[RogerL]

Damp in a caravan is a "random certainty" - a certainty because it will happen sooner or later - and random because it can occur at any age, even in brand new ones.
A bit like MoT tests on cars which is only valid at the instant it's tested with no future guarantees - a caravan that's tested and shows no damp is fine at that instant but who knows what will show in the future.
Buying a caravan that's already got damp doesn't make sense to me - the full extent may not be visible so any repair might only be partial, in practice - and there's the possibility of a rogue dealer who takes every shortcut, they certainly aren't all like that but some are!