CMS Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Hello, bought my first caravan July last year and have so far been out 2 outings ? with Easter weekend now booked too. First question i have. . it was fully serviced before i collected from dealer. Should i have it serviced again before the start of this season, or is there 'smaller' checks that can be done after it being in storage since October? Thanks! Quote Claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Grouse Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Annual service can be / should be at the anniversary - so July in your case. If it's under warranty be wary about going over actual dates. 1 Quote 2015 VW Touareg 3. 0 V6 TDI + 2013 Lunar Clubman ES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspks Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Annual service can be / should be at the anniversary - so July in your case. If it's under warranty be wary about going over actual dates. If it's still within its manufacturers water ingress warranty period, it needs to be the anniversary of its original sale date, which, if you bought used is probably different. I had to have mine serviced in January, even though I had bought it at less tha 24 months old, in August, for that very reason. 1 Quote Ssangyong Korando Sports SX / Adria Altea 472DS Eden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Thanks both! It's a 2002 so I'm slightly out of warranty ? Quote Claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borussia 1900 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I don't know if you're a 'handy' person but if your caravan is 15 years old and out of warranty, you can do most jobs yourself, especially if you read up on it a bit. https://www. amazon. co. uk/d/Books/Caravan-Manual-John-Wickersham/1844256782/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487745369&sr=1-1&keywords=caravan+manual There really isn't that much that the average person couldn't do but I would say that unless you're competent I would get a professional to check out the brakes and gas system for you. I would also recommend changing the tyres if they are over 6 years old (even if they look ok), if you look at the side wall you will find a 4 digit number, the first 2 numbers are the production week (01-52) and the second 2 numbers are the production year. 2 Quote 2015 3. 2 Auto Mitsubishi Pajero tugging a 2016 Tabbert Pucinni 2. 5e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Oh thats good to know, thank you for this. Im going to wake him up today so i will have a look for this as i was told the tyres would be renewed when i bought from dealer. . but you never know! Quote Claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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