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Avan bargains at Supershow
Big-selling caravan builder slashes prices at the Victorian Caravan SupershowAustralia’s cheapest new caravans are currently on display at the Victorian Caravan & Camping Supershow (February 22-27).
That’s not a buzz phrase from the show organisers, but the opinion of one of the industry heavyweights, Scott Van Baardwyk, who with his brother Jeff runs Australia’s second largest caravan manufacturer, Avan.
According to Van Baardwyk, entry level caravans are still close to pre-GFC prices in the late 2000s, with increasing competition driving the sweet spot in the market for full-size, full height and fully-equipped caravans down to $45,000-$50,000 with ‘show specials’.
The proof is in the pudding on Avan’s vast display at the Supershow, where 80 Avan, Golf and Knaus camper trailers, pop-tops, caravans and motorhomes, representing around two thirds of the company’s entire model range, have been shoehorned in. In size the Avan spread is second only to Jayco’s, which has close to 100 RVs on display.
Amongst the new Avan models on display are three layout variations on the latest 5.8 metre-long (19ft 4in) Aspire 587 full-size tandem axle touring van – each priced identically at $48,990, representing what Avan says is a whopping saving of $7120 over their regular $55,890 retail pricing.
Each comes standard with a full tunnel front boot, extra stone protection, Al-Ko ESC stability control, an island front queen bed, a 185L two-door fridge/freezer, ducted or roof-mounted air conditioning, a full rear ensuite, two 95L fresh water tanks, an 80W roof-mounted solar panel, an uprated battery pack, a Thule wind-out awning and double-glazed windows with fly mesh and block-out blinds.
Also new on the Avan stand was the 13ft Golf Maxxi 390 pop top caravan with a rear entry door, between a separate shower and toilet, café dinette seating, a full kitchen with cooktop, grill and microwave oven, a large under-bench fridge and a transverse front queen bed. It too had very keen show-pricing of $38,990.
As a caravan industry broker once told me, the best way to buy a new caravan is to go to a major caravan show armed with cash, or a finance pre-approval, search out the special offers on either new model or superseded models that have come to the end of the show circuit life and then make a silly offer.
“However, always buy the actual caravan on display rather than placing a forward order,” he told me. “Otherwise they will take your deposit and you could go on a waiting list for months until your van is built.”
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Written byMichael Browning
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