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New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:35 pm
by Troika
newly listed, but linky not working........Ikeston, nowt to do with me.

Re: New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:02 pm
by RobW

Re: New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:45 pm
by RMS
Ah, someone asked me to keep quiet about that one, but I knew someone else would spot it and post it up :whistle:

He spoke to the seller, and when asked if he had a Buy-it-Now price in mind, the seller said he'd seen the one sold at Huddersfield LR Centre and so "knew how much they are worth and how much they sell for" :thud:

Personally, although he's got the original paperwork from Searle, it doesn't look right to me - almost as though Searle have done some of the work and someone else has done the windows and cabinet.
No dropped wheel box at the rear either :shrug:

Ah well, it's got the roof and the bed (though I'm not sure if the headrest on the passenger seat will allow it to fold forward all the way :shrug: ) and it looks usable and well restored so might be a good buy for someone and might even become tax exempt if the government continue with bringing the exemption year forward like they did this year.

Cheers,
Robin.

Re: New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:13 am
by overlander
....no Searle or Carawagon badges that I can see - perhaps removed for a repaint - or holes for the awning poles. Perhaps the roof was transferred to a standard hardtop with windows. Non-standard Interior on RHS is much lower than normal, makes me wonder if it once had a fixed roof ...and making up the bed could be an interesting process. Still it's up and running although no mention of an MOT so might be worth a punt. It's not too far away, I might take a run over and take a look... :laugh:

John H

Re: New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 5:51 pm
by dudley
hi john

have you been over to take a look at this yet?

be interesting to hear your opinion on originality.

regards

phillip :tiphat:

Re: New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:50 pm
by overlander
Hope to have a look on Tuesday Phillip, have another 'project' to view also in Derbyshire on my way South delivering a Subaru one of my mate's just won on Eblag. Will keep you posted!

John H

Re: New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:59 pm
by RMS
Well, it went for the reserve price - anyone on here :shrug:

Re: New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:18 pm
by overlander
....or did it??????? :wink:

John H

Re: New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:09 am
by dudley
have a look at the bidding pattern!!! :shrug:

only a guess,but i think it will be back on with an mot.

unless some-one can prove me wrong and say "i bought it"

regards

phillip :tiphat:

Re: New Carawagon on ebay

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:00 am
by RMS
Yes, possibly, but if that were the case the seller could have pulled it before the end of auction as now he'll have to pay the ebay fees :thud:

If the reserve was £5k as we think, any bids under that would just bump up the price by the minimum amount (£100) each time.
However, if someone bids over the reserve (say £5,100) then the bidding would immediately jump to the reserve price.

That would explain the bidding pattern :cheers:

It looks to me, though I might be wrong, that it actually sold for £5k.

Cheers,
Robin.