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Post by tasmillard on Jan 31, 2017 7:36:40 GMT 10
I have been looking recently on Gumtree at classic caravans (out of interest, not buying one!) and noticed that they have indeed gone up in price. Of course many have been done up (some nicely, others not so) and are asking in the $8k + range. I am not surprised really as for anyone wanting to get a caravan without spending $40k and over this is a good option.
Then again it could also be due to the fact that they are classics and perhaps there increasing appreciation of them.
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Post by snoops on Feb 2, 2017 18:58:03 GMT 10
Yeah, I've seen a few good ones for $8K plus, not sure what that makes mine (not that much  ) but I think I'd come close to covering the materials costs. The buyer woukd get the 100's of hours labour for nothing. Good job I'm not selling.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 19:42:04 GMT 10
From where I sit the vintage /classic van resale scene is paralleling the car scene where there are 4 distinct levels there is Outstanding , Average , Ordinary  and Junkers The Outstanding will sell for very high sometimes prices which seem to many to be obscene The Average will depend on who wants it and will return mid range affordable sort prices  The Ordinary will be the cheapies although serviceable and capable of doing the job they do not have the fit finish and appearance of the higher class units  The Junkers which require complete rebuild and renovation in many cases these will be the most expensive choice of all because few realize the true costs of restoration I just today whilst getting paint made for my van's spats inquired re a full respray of the caravan with use of the original colours and was quoted from 5-8K pending how far I wished to go , a proper repaint of a classic car can easily run to 30K This is just how it works when we were looking I was amazed at the prices some were asking for absolute ##it and others seemed right on the mark and sold quickly , I drove 400km with 20K cash in my pocket to buy 1 van and when I got there it was worse than bad the owner asked me to make an offer and I said under 1K and even then really did not want it . I believe it eventually sold to someone who was buying on name and reputation only |
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Post by captivenut on Feb 3, 2017 6:15:05 GMT 10
From my recent observations of listing prices, good quality restored/renovated very small caravans (10ft - 12ft) are nudging up to $1k per ft or maybe even more! I put that down to what I call the "cute syndrome". However there may be a sizeable gap between the asking price and the actual sale price?
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Post by tasmillard on Feb 3, 2017 7:00:10 GMT 10
Yes I noted that too, Ute little egg shaped vans are fetching higher or similar prices to large vans, however for whatever reason the smaller vans whew in better shape. I suppose the larger ones are left on property and rarely moved, so just weather away.
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Post by 78466noM on Feb 7, 2017 23:20:48 GMT 10
I have looked at vans for sale mostly to get ideas some to me seam to be over priced especially the ones done up with 16mm mdf and chipboard furniture even though the finish is very good just makes the van too heavy to tow ideal for a permanent site. then you have the well looked after mostly original interiors though fairly high in price up between $5000 and $8000 but looks in pictures just need your own personal touch. Then the ones that need work usually water damage these can be a cheap van or very expensive depending on what is hiding behind the or how far the damage has gone to unseen sections. Then the full rebuild even these can be expensive as initial purchase depending on make and time of year as it seems like boats summer looks like the most expensive season to buy maybe it is because people think of summer holidays past or how good it would be to get out of the tent into a van.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 6:33:25 GMT 10
From my recent observations of listing prices, good quality restored/renovated very small caravans (10ft - 12ft) are nudging up to $1k per ft or maybe even more! I put that down to what I call the "cute syndrome". However there may be a sizeable gap between the asking price and the actual sale price? Pretty simple answer actually to both posts no one want's to tow the larger old vans with vintage cars where the sub 17' models are ok to tow behind things like Holden's Ford's etc . Bigger vans require bigger tow vehicles and are used by families for travel the old smaller ones are vintage/classic fans for in a sense toys  . As for prices those follow car prices if rare and good they are high , we recently had a offer of over $1.5K per foot and knocked it back |
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) but I think I'd come close to covering the materials costs. The buyer woukd get the 100's of hours labour for nothing. 
and Junkers
. As for prices those follow car prices if rare and good they are high , we recently had a offer of over $1.5K per foot