Save £5,000 on a new caravan

We have just saved £5,000 on a new Hobby caravan, by going to Germany and buying it direct. I researched this on the internet first and found an English speaking caravan dealer at Monchen Gladbach in Germany. Dealing with him has been trouble free so far and the Hobby caravan is better quality and better built than a UK manufactured van. I am 67, with arthritis, did not want to grovel on the floor in cupboards (Hobby has drawers), spend a lot of time touring Europe so wanted a big fridge (Hobby has a 114 litre floor to almost ceiling height fridge). I did not want to pay for an unused cooked or microwave and these are extras for Hobby vans. However, I do get, included in the price, an onboard water tank (goodbye Aquaroll), a rollable waste  water tank, a noseweight guage, plus lots more. I will also own a van that looks designed for the year 2013 and not the year 1973.

We obviously have to pay for the van in euros, but this is the easy bit.