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Elderly man sold six-year-old caravan for €1,500 over alleged water damage

15.07.2026 23:00 1 min 1 source РУС
MOTOR-TALK.de DEU

An 80-year-old man sold his six-year-old caravan to a dealer for €1,500 after the dealer measured 43% moisture at one spot and claimed the caravan was only scrap. The dealer paid immediately, papers were transferred, but the caravan remains with the seller. Two lawyers declined the case. The owner suspects fraud.

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