Returning to a Calafornia

[mikeelawson]

After many motorhomes I am returning to a Calafornia

I have noticed that the market is strange, new T7 are going cheaper than T6.1, dealers must be struggling to shift them?

Anyway any tips for haggling a decent price on a T6.1 Ocean 22 plate and above with low mileage? I have a budget of 60k that I want to stick to.

Regards and thanks.

BOOMEL

 

[Sad]

The only tip I can think of, is be willing to travel to get the best price. We had a good experience buying from Birmingham.
Good luck

 

[Wannabecamperman]

After many motorhomes I am returning to a Calafornia

I have noticed that the market is strange, new T7 are going cheaper than T6.1, dealers must be struggling to shift them?

Anyway any tips for haggling a decent price on a T6.1 Ocean 22 plate and above with low mileage? I have a budget of 60k that I want to stick to.

Regards and thanks.

BOOMEL

There are a couple of 22 / 23 ex-rentals for the £55k mark. Otherwise, yes - the T6.1 is generally selling for as much as people paid for it 2-3 years ago!

The T7 Ocean meanwhile can now be had new with a 5 year promise for close to £65k. Make of that what you will.

 

[Up10]

I have noticed that the market is strange, new T7 are going cheaper than T6.1, dealers must be struggling to shift them?

Anyway any tips for haggling a decent price on a T6.1 Ocean 22 plate and above with low mileage? I have a budget of 60k that I want to stick to.

We found that lower mileage vans from dealers had been rented out by the dealer for trial purposes or holidays which meant they had been used and perhaps abused by many people. Buying from a genuine rental company gives a better assurance that they have been maintained to a good standard so that would be my preferred option between these two.
We bought privately through this forum and bought a low mileage, well spec'd van from a private seller. It came with the residual 5 year warranty and 2 services which was transferred with the van. The benefit to us was that we could see how it kept and who had used it. We also negotiated the price down by a small margin, less easy to do with a dealer. So we feel that this was a better solution for us with all the benefits of a warranty.
We didn't haggle but negotiated. I had a set figure available and I was upfront about that. I didn't view the van until that was settled but neither did I negotiate it down further after viewing because the van was completely as described.
Just my thoughts! Good luck finding what you want. We have no regrets buying a T6.1 as it suits our needs better than the new 7. But it's horses for courses.

 

[mikeelawson]

Spoke with a dealer and said that people are concerned about wet cam belts issue on ford / vw California

 

[WelshGas]

Spoke with a dealer and said that people are concerned about wet cam belts issue on ford / vw California

Get a new Dealer then.
The T7 California is not Built by Ford and does not use Ford engines. Its ALL VW and not based on the new Ford/VW Transporter commercial vehicle .