The price of caravans

A topic for the main discussion area maybe?! 

Just as some second hand cars are selling for me than new ones. It's supply and demand, you can have a second hand one now or wait till December for a new one? 

Agree with Brue, can it moved?

It’s not just caravans. Have you checked the prices of second hand cars and motorhomes? I think it’s a matter of supply and demand.

As for greedy petrol stations, did you not see the breakdown of prices on the news recently? Only 2-3% of the pump price goes to the retailer, another 2-3% is the transport cost, just over 50% is the actual cost of the fuel while around 45% is Govt tax in one form or another. Who’s being greedy?😟

Edit: sorry Corners, cross posted. Great minds, eh!

I recently took delivery of a new caravan i ordered last September. I am very happy with the caravan and the price i paid for it.

Currently talking to dealers in NL who expect new prices for 2023 to be 5-10% higher than present. This is echoed in UK dealer expectations.

This obviously has a knock on effect with 2nd hand values. You are looking at the results of a perfect storm in war in Ukraine and Covid on top of Brexit.

If you ordered a new van now you are also looking at collection 2023, in some case 2024, so prices will be distorted and I would expect this to be the case for a good few years. 

If you have you foot on the ladder in that you are already in caravan ownership it will hit you less, but you have obviously previously sold and I'm guessing at a decent price.

Colin