Hi,
I’m looking into buying an Eriba in mainland Europe and importing it to Greece. I don’t know much yet about legalities but I know a COC doc is required. Do second hand Eribas generally have this doc with them? I’d be interested to hear members experiences buying in eu. Are some countries more organised than others with documentation?
I notice there is a post with eu dealers so I’ll be checking by that out. So much useful info on here ! Do people buy mainly from dealers or do they venture into private sellers deals too?
Thanks in advance
Sue

Where does one start?

Being a UK based website, admittedly with some members on the Continent, you're unlikely to find many with experience of what you are proposing.

In more general terms, why not buy one in Greece when any little local difficulties re importation would not exist?

CofC documents are routinely ignored/not handed over by car and caravan dealers in the UK and I've never understood why. I suspect that pans out differently on the Continent as the CofC is a prime registration document in at least some nations. I understand that you can obtain a copy from Hymer if necessary.

Buying on the Continent for use on the Continent will mean having the right sockets for local electrical supply plus having the rear lights the right way round for driving on the right.

Buying from a dealership might reduce language barrier issues.

Buying from a dealership, as in the UK, will provide legal protections that buying privately does not.

A dealership will usually provide some form of warranty, whereas buying privately that isn't the case.

The Hymer warranty may be transferable to a new owner but you need to be certain the van has been serviced in accordance with the stipulations within the warranty conditions or a transfer will be refused.

Hi and thanks for the reply. I have just found a dealer in Greece and his prices seem good and when I'm ready, hopefully later this year, i think that would be the way to go. Also excited to actually be able to have a look at a van close.

We were about to buy a used Eriba from Leisure first some years ago and part ex our French reg.familia, the deal fell down at the last minute as they were unable to provide a COC prior to,I believe, 2009 models, which meant we couldn't apply for a registration in France on our return obviously this may have changed now

Sure, this is it. ...

Ah, I can't post external link yet. if you google 'Caravania Zisis' it should work and there is a single new 542 for 28,900 euros

Not that I would want this model, too big and probs more money than I want to spend, but it's cheaper than the same same model on the German site. Seems low for a new one, perhaps i'm missing something ??
I did check that the price includes vat

Good luck, just make sure it has a "full COC" and not partial or you could have a nightmare registering it

Thanks Randa, and yes that would be helpful.

Adding to what Roger said above. We bought our Triton 430 from a private seller in 2015. She is from 1998 and in very good nick. We have no problems with the build quality that the newer vans seem to suffer from..... just ask here LOL. We paid 7200E for our van and I'm sure we could sell her for more today. Certainly in France where we live, there's a huge demand for the older vans. The problems we've had to deal with : A new element in the fridge. The loo doesn't flush - I throw some water form a bottle down it. We love her.

As above, we bought our 2008 320gt when we lived in France in 2013 from a one owner for 4000 euros, that was our best bargain ever