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| Arriving in mid November, leaving at the end of January. Will I be able to buy a camper van and will I be able to sell it when I leave? | |||||||||||||||||||||
wakers Nicki Wakefield Post Count: 2 Msg: #1 232 days ago, April 3rd 2009 | Hi as part of a round-the-world trip I'm planning to visit New Zealand for 2 months from mid November to end January with my partner. We would ideally want a camper van with a kitchen and possibly a shower as well as somewhere to sleep. We're loathed to pay the high prices to hire, but are concerned that there will be lots of other people having the same thoughts as us and that there will be no vans available when we arrive and less people wanting to buy all our camper vans when we leave mid January! | Is it true that people arrive in Auckland and leave from Christchurch. Would we be better off arriving in Christchurch and leaving form Auckland. Or even doing a round trip arriving and departing from Auckland? I'm looking for advice as to whether November a good time to buy and is January a good time to sell? If we really couldn't find anything, would it be easy to walk in and hire something, or would we really need to book? Am I just worrying unnecessarily? Any advice greatly received? Thanks  Jo Trouble Jo McCarthy Post Count: 2969 Msg: #2 232 days ago, April 3rd 2009 | Hi Nicki, | Welcome to TravelBlog. From a seasonal point of view I would say those months should be ok - November is ahead of the holiday rush, and with February being the most consistent month weather-wise, people will still be in holiday mode when you leave mid January. To give you an idea of what is around at the moment; Trademe.co.nz Car fairs are also an option. I'm only familiar with the Auckland Car Fair though. Best of luck, you'll love NZ :-) wakers Nicki Wakefield Post Count: 2 Msg: #3 231 days ago, April 4th 2009 | Thanks Jo, that's very useful |  stephenhenaghan Stephen Henaghan Post Count: 9 Msg: #4 224 days ago, April 11th 2009 | We bought a van in Christchurch and sold it in Auckland. It worked out amazingly because yes, everyone buys in Auckland and sells in Christchurch. The type of van you want could be a problem though! Most backpackers just want cheap and cheerful - no shower, no kitchen. We bought for 1500NZ$ and sold for 2600NZ$ so it was fab! They have specific markets for backpackers and their vehicles and ALL guesthouses and B&B's have noticeboards packed full of vans for sale. | Renting try www.wicked.co.nz or www.spaceships.co.nz Go to a DOC office (there's one in Christchurch Centre) and get info on campsites. They're FREE and have a useful booklet - one for each island - with details and maps. They all have toilets, some have cooking areas, barbecues and even woodpiles for fires. Most of them work on an "honesty box" system so if you're naughty (like us) you can stay for free. Showers are easy to come by. Some petrol stations and tourist information offices have them for 1NZ$ but easiest is leisure centres as they let you just use the showers for 1NZ$ as well. We bought a double gas stove and LPG bottle brand new and cheap from a K-Mart in Christchurch. The gas cost us about 5NZ$ and lasted approximately three weeks. Without blowing my trumpet you can check out my travelblog for info on what we did/where we went. It has up to date prices on it as well. Good luck! Number of Users: 3 | Number of Posts: 4 | ||||||||||||
