Is this a good deal?

[Ullevi85]

Dreamer here.

I can buy a 2023 California Ocean 6.1 (6' miles) for €68K.

What do you say? Is it a ok deal?



Jonas

 

[Wish]

Dreamer here.

I can buy a 2023 California Ocean 6.1 (6' miles) for €68K.

What do you say? Is it a ok deal?



Jonas

So many things could impact on this question eg FSH, mileage, private or authorised dealer etc in other words difficult to tell at this point
Edit: do the bellows have a single or double skin?

 

[Ullevi85]

So many things could impact on this question eg FSH, mileage, private or authorised dealer etc in other words difficult to tell at this point

Roger that. It is close to new with low mileage (6000 miles). Authorised dealer.

 

[AdamsFamily]

Authorised dealer is a good start. Low Mileage is second. Give it a good going through to make sure there are no signs of leaks anywhere and as above, serviced fully (although that's probably only one it needed)
You'll obviously have balance of warranty (and service plan if purchased at new)
Price for something like that here is circa 62-68K

 

[Ullevi85]

Authorised dealer is a good start. Low Mileage is second. Give it a good going through to make sure there are no signs of leaks anywhere and as above, serviced fully (although that's probably only one it needed)
You'll obviously have balance of warranty (and service plan if purchased at new)
Price for something like that here is circa 62-68K

Thanks! If it was easy everyone would do it..

 

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Ultimately, if it is the spec that you want and at a price you don't mind paying then you already know the answer.

 

[Perfectos]

It's worth what you or anyone else is prepared to pay.

Go see it, express an interest and negotiate price, services, warranty, extras, any work you want done etc. Do a deal an leave with a smashing Van and a smile as wide as can be

It's the right time of the year to be doing a deal with Approved dealers, T7 in show rooms now, weather is poooop, cost of living crisis. Dealers still need to sell to create turn over.

I wish you luck and don't forget to post sone photos of the new Van.

 

[The Tall Luthier]

@Perfectos has it. Value is in the eye of the beholder.

What’s the next best thing you can do with the money this will cost? You’ve done the research, you know the answer.

If you’re not rushing to do that instead, do this.

Enjoy your new Cali

 

[Ullevi85]

It's worth what you or anyone else is prepared to pay.

Go see it, express an interest and negotiate price, services, warranty, extras, any work you want done etc. Do a deal an leave with a smashing Van and a smile as wide as can be

It's the right time of the year to be doing a deal with Approved dealers, T7 in show rooms now, weather is poooop, cost of living crisis. Dealers still need to sell to create turn over.

I wish you luck and don't forget to post sone photos of the new Van.

Oh, I wish I could listen to your pep talk and go for it. I guess I could but I don't know if I got what I takes. Promise to post photos if I dare

 

[Ullevi85]

@Perfectos has it. Value is in the eye of the beholder.

What’s the next best thing you can do with the money this will cost? You’ve done the research, you know the answer.

If you’re not rushing to do that instead, do this.

Enjoy your new Cali

Save it? I don't know . I guess you are right.

 

[The Tall Luthier]

Save it? I don't know . I guess you are right.

If the next best thing is to save it and this is more attractive then you have your answer.

Funds are nice, staring at extra income is pleasing. However Camping is life!

Also
The next five years are the healthiest you probably have left to live. So…. Adventures are best to be had sooner rather than later.

 

[Ullevi85]

If the next best thing is to save it and this is more attractive then you have your answer.

Funds are nice, staring at extra income is pleasing. However Camping is life!

Also
The next five years are the healthiest you probably have left to live. So…. Adventures are best to be had sooner rather than later.

A lot of great thinking/wise words. Thank you.

 

[Ghostbuster]

I would be expecting a FWD and lots of options s for that price I think

 

[Ullevi85]

I would be expecting a FWD and lots of options s for that price I think

I guess/think that prices are a little bit higher here (Sweden). Maybe there is room for negotiation.

 

[Paal Hoff]

Go for it.
This ting changed my life. Such a cheap way to effortless have adventure in luxury. It's a good price, and with a garanti. If it does not live up to your dreams, you can easily sell it, and get your old boring life back again. Good luck.

 

[babble]

the great thing about getting a cali is that the depreciation is likely to be about as low as you can get with a vehicle. if you buy it and want to sell it in a couple of years you are not going to be losing anything like the amount of money you would lose on any other 60-70k vehicle.

 

[Dave Wickham]

If the next best thing is to save it and this is more attractive then you have your answer.

Funds are nice, staring at extra income is pleasing. However Camping is life!

Also
The next five years are the healthiest you probably have left to live. So…. Adventures are best to be had sooner rather than later.

Saving money may be a dodgy strategy - Reeves has her sights on ways of getting access to your money through some new tax rules I think!! Spend, baby, spend!

 

[The Tall Luthier]

Saving money may be a dodgy strategy - Reeves has her sights on ways of getting access to your money through some new tax rules I think!! Spend, baby, spend!

Spending is always more fun than staring at a cash machine receipt that’s for sure.

Curious though, as much as the billionaire news barons insist that “we’re all doomed, I tell ya!” Not one of my family’s our friends lifestyles have got more difficult as a result of Reeves being there. Who’d of thought

 

[Dave Wickham]

Spending is always more fun than staring at a cash machine receipt that’s for sure.

Curious though, as much as the billionaire news barons insist that “we’re all doomed, I tell ya!” Not one of my family’s our friends lifestyles have got more difficult as a result of Reeves being there. Who’d of thought

Give it time. She has 4 years to go!!

 

[The Tall Luthier]

Give it time. She has 4 years to go!!

I for one am really chuffed that politics is boring again. long may it last

 

[vmaxkiddy]

Spending is always more fun than staring at a cash machine receipt that’s for sure.

Curious though, as much as the billionaire news barons insist that “we’re all doomed, I tell ya!” Not one of my family’s our friends lifestyles have got more difficult as a result of Reeves being there. Who’d of thought

To be fair, the policies that could be the most damaging don’t kick in until April 6th, time will tell.

 

[The Tall Luthier]

To be fair, the policies that could be the most damaging don’t kick in until April 6th, time will tell.

Largely our golden years are over for a while.

We have 11 million over 65s compared with 5.5 million in the 80s. Those Baby Boomers aren’t contributing to GDP like they used to. They happen to live in houses with far more bedrooms than they need. That demographic also requires us to have an extra 3 million homes for other people to live in as they are still using them.

The extra 5.5 million people claiming pensions places a huge load on our tax revenues. As much as they like to think they paid into a pot, they didn’t! They paid for their grandparent’s pension payments.

The issue is that not one government has ever done enough to plan for the consequences of the inevitable swell in this demographic. Now we have sticking plasters policies.

Rock. Us. Hard place

Long term we need millions of more houses, as well as their prices crashing to enable the next generation to be able to afford kids.

They’re not breeding so we’re going to have a smaller and smaller workforce paying the pensions of the quickly approaching 65, Generation X!

There’s a long answer to a quick reposte!

Happy camping everyone.

 

[WelshGas]

Largely our golden years are over for a while.

We have 11 million over 65s compared with 5.5 million in the 80s. Those Baby Boomers aren’t contributing to GDP like they used to. They happen to live in houses with far more bedrooms than they need. That demographic also requires us to have an extra 3 million homes for other people to live in as they are still using them.

The extra 5.5 million people claiming pensions places a huge load on our tax revenues. As much as they like to think they paid into a pot, they didn’t! They paid for their grandparent’s pension payments.

The issue is that not one government has ever done enough to plan for the consequences of the inevitable swell in this demographic. Now we have sticking plasters policies.

Rock. Us. Hard place

Long term we need millions of more houses, as well as their prices crashing to enable the next generation to be able to afford kids.

They’re not breeding so we’re going to have a smaller and smaller workforce paying the pensions of the quickly approaching 65, Generation X!

There’s a long answer to a quick reposte!

Happy camping everyone.

Ahh, the good old years the 1970's, 20% inflation, 15% mortgages, fuel rationing , 3 day week, power cuts , national strikes and what have we got in 2024 - 3% inflation and 5% mortgages and WFH .

 

[Kev56]

Ahh, the good old years the 1970's, 20% inflation, 15% mortgages, fuel rationing , 3 day week, power cuts , national strikes and what have we got in 2024 - 3% inflation and 5% mortgages and WFH .

Waiting for the But, but, but.

 

[Mansfieldman750]

Largely our golden years are over for a while.

We have 11 million over 65s compared with 5.5 million in the 80s. Those Baby Boomers aren’t contributing to GDP like they used to. They happen to live in houses with far more bedrooms than they need. That demographic also requires us to have an extra 3 million homes for other people to live in as they are still using them.

The extra 5.5 million people claiming pensions places a huge load on our tax revenues. As much as they like to think they paid into a pot, they didn’t! They paid for their grandparent’s pension payments.

The issue is that not one government has ever done enough to plan for the consequences of the inevitable swell in this demographic. Now we have sticking plasters policies.

Rock. Us. Hard place

Long term we need millions of more houses, as well as their prices crashing to enable the next generation to be able to afford kids.

They’re not breeding so we’re going to have a smaller and smaller workforce paying the pensions of the quickly approaching 65, Generation X!

There’s a long answer to a quick reposte!

Happy camping everyone.

Point taken, the state pension is unaffordable but where do you get 65 from ?
The state pension age is 66, going up to 67 between April 2026 and April 2028.

If life expectancy at 66 is 20 years, every time you increase the pension age by a year you knock 5% off the pension cost to the taxpayer.

The triple lock is perfectly affordable and can remain in place if you make the pension age let’s say 75.
Is that what we want ?

Come on let’s have some common sense. Get rid of it.