Best time to purchase

downtheroad wrote:
The best time to buy is when you can use your new rig. Let me explain:

Buying a new rig in the dead of winter then storing it until Spring unused is not a good idea.

>>You waste many months of warranty time.
>>You don't find out immediately what needs fixing and by the time you do, the dealer is harder to deal with for repairs.

Can't tell you how many times I have read about someone who bought a new rig, parked it for months on end. Then in the Spring, planned their trips, un-stored their rig and found lots of stuff that needed dealer attention to fix. Spring time, the dealer is busy and couldn't get to it....vacation ruined.

There maybe merit to what your saying. I ordered my rig in December it arrived in January. This gave me time to go over it. Do some mods and start camping in March.
The key is a thorough PDI. I tested all systems during the down time and was confident everything was working. I had a month to verify my findings. I had time to return unit for repairs if needed.
In my area winter is not so brutal that you cannot occupy the camper as required. Dealerships are slow so there is no back log or line. Getting to the front of the line is much easier than during peak season.
The objective is not to bring the rig home and park it until Spring.
The idea is to thoroughly examine the rig and ensure everything is working by Spring.
I understand in some areas of the country winter can be fierce and accessing the RV is not feasible. However this is not the case in MD.
The real key to success is a thorough PDI at time of delivery. A good PDI assumes nothing works. A good PDI test all systems and examines the RV top to bottom. Most people do not conduct a thorough PDI and often discover problems down the road. Getting items fixed during the PDI is easy getting them fixed afterwards is not.
A good PDI will alleviate lots of headaches no matter when the RV is purchased.