My little old van wants a few jobs doing, window latches, blinds/flyscreens, door shuts but won't lock from outside with key, pump works but won't drag water to taps, been told it's a tap relay as they don't "click" anymore. It's had a damp repair to the front window (common on Elldis of this age) but repaired before i bought it, dry & odour free since. I know an independent bloke in a van who is well thought of & can scource the 2nd hand parts & fit for a fair price. The van is new enough to have a galv. chassis & the floor is solid, no spongy or creaky bits. All elecs are spot on, 12 & 240v interior lights, 3 plug sockets for hook up or genny, all gas is good for cooking & runs two bottles with recent new pipes/regulators. Fridge is icy cold. It's nice inside for it's age being a "GTX"...yeah really!!...like a CDX/Elite? & love spending time in it. I paid £200 for it 2 years ago when they were fetching £800/£1200. Thetford cassette toilet (never used it). Reckon i could iron out the faults for another £200.
So do i lay 2 or 3 grand out on something a bit newer or stick with what i know? It's a slopey front 3 bay window as in my avatar, tows well without a stabilizer @ 75/80mph as it's smaller & lighter than the Beastie which tends to forget it's even there!!!!
So to sum up other than a certain 2 admins advice on petrol & matches, some of you are "vanners" what would you do? :-/
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Topic: Caravan dilemma. (Read 1801 times)