Water Damage Is Not the End of the Value
Water ingress is the single most common reason a caravan becomes unsellable. Once the walls delaminate or the floor softens, repair costs escalate quickly and private buyers disappear entirely. Most owners then discover that tip fees for a whole caravan are substantial and that many facilities will not accept one at all.
We value those vans on what can be recovered rather than what they would sell for. The chassis and drawbar, axles, suspension, wheels and tyres, fridge, cooktop, hot water service, air conditioner, solar panels, batteries, inverter, water tanks, windows, hatches and the aluminium cladding all have value, and an RV carries a lot of aluminium.
For motorhomes, the base vehicle usually dominates the number. A sound engine, transmission and chassis under a tired habitation box is worth real money on its own, and is often exactly what a converter is looking for.