Used motorhomes in Adelaide typically sell for A$11,500 to A$57,500 (about $8,100 to $40,400). Motorhomes combine a vehicle and a habitation, and both need checking, which is why damp reports and service history matter equally.
Selling a motorhome in Adelaide
Adelaide is compact, affordable and easy to drive around, which makes it unusually good for buying anything large second hand. It is surrounded by wine country and has a strong festival culture, and its slower housing turnover means the furniture that does come up tends to be older and better made.
Households turn over more slowly than in Sydney or Melbourne because more people own rather than rent. That means less volume, but what appears is more often a genuine downsize or a deceased estate rather than a share-house clear-out.
On older furniture, check the joints and any veneer rather than the surface. A good deal of what appears here is genuinely old and well made, and those are the two places age actually shows.
Adelaide, in South Australia, has around 1.4 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Mount Gambier, Whyalla and Sydney are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Adelaide
Seasons are inverted relative to the UK and North America: warm-weather items move from September, and winter gear from around May.
What motorhomes are worth
What lifts the price
- Recent damp report with clear readings
- Complete with awning, hookup and accessories
What pulls it down
- Damp in walls, floor or ceiling
- Perished window and roof seals
Working out what yours is worth
- Commission a damp survey and share the readings
- Walk the floor feeling for soft areas
Getting it ready
- Gather everything: registration document, full service history, MOT history, habitation service certificates, gas safety check and handbooks.
- Confirm there is no outstanding finance, and be ready to evidence it. Buyers run checks against the registration.
Photograph
- The whole vehicle outside, from both front and rear three-quarter angles
- The habitation service paperwork, plus any damp, rust, delamination or repair
Put in the description
- Make, model, base vehicle, year, mileage and berth
- Everything included — awning, bike rack, solar, gas bottles, accessories
February to August, peaking in spring. Autumn listings take longer and achieve less, so if it is late in the year, storing until spring is usually worth more than accepting a winter offer.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (South Australia)
Common questions
Where can I sell a motorhome in Adelaide?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The grid layout and light traffic mean collection is genuinely simple here, and most of the metropolitan area is within half an hour of the centre. Parking is easy by the standards of the bigger capitals, so furniture pickups are uncomplicated.
When was the last habitation service?
Give the date and show the certificate. Habitation servicing is separate from the engine service and buyers who know motorhomes ask for it specifically.
How much is a motorhome worth in Adelaide?
Most used motorhomes change hands for A$11,500 to A$57,500 (about $8,100 to $40,400). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a motorhome across Australia, what motorhomes are worth, everything second hand in Adelaide, or Vehicles in Adelaide.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.