To expect the price of motor homes to fall next year or after?

[Witchinthesticks]

We’ve always enjoyed camping, but we’re getting in a bit and fancy the idea of a motorhome?
But they are ££££! to buy!

We recently hired one to try it out and to buy that exact model a few years old appears to be around 40-50K. This is just a simple 2 berth.

Did anyone buy something similar pre COVID? How much have the prices gone up? And are they likely to fall again once everyone goes back to holidays abroad?

Bought a 6 berth in 2018 for £65K ( inheritance windfall). Could easily get more than we paid for it now.
Not selling tho, as it’s perfect for 8 weeks hols currently, then extended Europe stays after retirement next year. Will ride out any post covid slump and replace it at our leisure.

BIL and his partner just bought one. It's only two berth and although over 20 years old is in extremely good nick. I think the model is Autosleeper. I believe they paid less than 11k. Maybe you need to shop around

Meant to say, have you seen the programme on Friday nights with Paul Merton and Suki Webster (his wife) motorhoming around UK

I think unless you're buying one as an investment you're much much cheaper just hiring one. Even if you spent a month a year in one every year for the next 10 years it would still be way cheaper than owning one, especially when you factor in vehicle maintenance. Alternatively it would also be much cheaper to buy a used van and have it fitted out.
A friend of mine has just spent an eye-watering amount on a brand new one, but it's being custom designed, will be very unique and she will be renting it out for the most part, it's part of her retirement income.

We bought a six berth 2nd hand ten years ago but I didn’t feel confident driving it as it was too big. We traded it in for a new two berth after three years and paid £34000. We have 8000 miles on the clock, the shower, oven or grill have never been used. The labels are still on the cushions and it is as new.
We used it three weeks ago and thought then I was over the motor homing experience for the first time ever. It could have been the weather or the lack of options for eating out etc due to COVID.
I have seen the same one on eBay with double the mileage for more than we paid for it. Still not sure if we will keep it or sell it. We have a residential caravan as well and tend to use that instead.
Saying that, they are great fun.

I looked pre covid and they were very expensive them so I doubt they will come down in price

@MrsRussell

We're actually looking to sell ours - we're just not getting the use of it.... £20k second hand (van conversion from a dealer) but not sure if we'll get anything like that for it :-(

That's interesting as we're thinking about doing the same with our Hymer after having it for a couple of years. We've had a good time in it, but it's a huge amount of money to have sitting in something we just don't use enough. It's so cumbersome, and whilst it's great to have so much space for a trip, it's stressful when you're out and about.

I don't regret buying ours, but I don't think it was great value, and would say think really carefully about how much you're going to actually use one.

Have you considered self-building? There's lots of advice, YouTube videos etc., available.

We bought a 1 yr old van in 2018 and that was £40k plus so not gone up hugely so I wouldn't bank on a fall if I was you. I think second hand vans are the ones where prices have risen. Our first motorhome 6/7 yrs ago was 15 yrs old and £15000. We sold it for the same price in 2018

Been in this in some shape or form all my life from caravanning as a child to camping, caravanning again when kids came along and eventually getting a motorhome then a camper van. We've always been ahead of the curve but this last year has been mental regarding motorhomes/campervans. All the dealers around have empty forecourts.

To answer your question, yes there will be a glut on the market but not next year. I would say in the next 2/3 after that. Folk are still being tentative about being out and about and certainly travelling abroad is more stress filled and anxious than normal. Until that returns to normal and folk resume foreign holidays to relax like before, then I think people will hang on to them for another couple of years yet. It's only when they realise they've only had a handful of nights away per year and selling it would pay for three luxury foreign holidays that the glut will happen.

We don't holiday any other way so it's not an investment for us, it's a lifestyle choice. We've been lucky that we've always been slightly ahead of the curve so have gotten great second hand deals that have held their value well when sold on. We use our camper every week going off at the drop of a hat for a wee one-night away or for longer week holidays. Sometimes even for work when accommodation is lacking because it's all fully booked. When foreign travel is back on the cards, we'll be almost retired so will be on that ferry touring the continent.

We are hoping to get one but in a few years. We actually want a caravan but people are looking for mad money.

Friends bought a boat last year for£40k his wife is now terminally ill so he put it up for sale brokerage sold it for£68k