Andy
I guess I have a distrust of dealers and dont like giving my money away if I can help it.
From what Rory stated, this Tim will likely charge you ?5,000 for helping plus ?1,500 for the conversion.
Why not give us an idea what you want :-
petrol or diesel (probably petrol for the funds you have)
length (any restrictions on parking at home etc)
slides (probably as many as possible)
to sleep (how many must the RV sleep and whether adults, kids etc)
colour (white with graphics easiest)
TBH Andy, if you take a look at a few dealer websites and knock 25% off, you can be looking at an RV displayed at c$90,000 on the lot.
You can get a brand new 2008 gas RV for that much ($90k - 25%).
That's $67,500 to buy plus $1,000 to have someone drive to docks plus $4,000 shipping and $20,000 (?10,500 approx) for UK taxes - thats $92,500.
You started with $98,000 (?70,000), so take off the $92,500 and you have $7,500 for conversion - thats ?3,700 !!
Your conversion will set you back a maximum of ?2,000 inc new TVs.
If you want someone to complete the 10 minutes worth of paperwork, collect the RV from Southampton and deliver it for conversion - you should be paying A LOT less than Tims ?5k.
?1,000 should be more than enough for anyone - in fact, give me the nod when you're ready. ;D
Paul