As much as I want to buy from my local dealer the pricing from Lakeshore or Terrytown is way lower. I live outside Portland Oregon so I know that my dealer has a $3-4,000 freight expense but still their pricing is high. How many people buy from a dealer far away from home? Any concerns with doing this? I'd rather buy local and have the local support but it seems like I'll be paying an additional $5-10,000 to do that. That's a lot of $$$$. I'm looking at some Cougars, Mountaineers, and Jaycos right now. I haven't decided on one particular model yet.

My brother lives in VA and bought a new 26BH TT from Holmanns in MI last year. Price was about 2500 less. The drive to pick up the trailer cost him 700. Was a no brainer for him.The only concern would be local dealer cooperation with warranty work if you didn't buy from them.Fortunately he hasn't needed any warranty work.

I ,ve always bought price, I can get service almost anywhere, things are warrented for a yr. we have a mom pop dealer who WILL and CAN fix most anything. I just don,t see why a local dealer charges 10k more than the dealer 100 mile away.

I bought mine from a dealer 250 miles away. I got a great price, it was easily worth the drive!!With a new trailer, there are going to be some small issues. I can fix the little things, and would, even if my dealer was local. It is more trouble to take it to even a local dealer, and leave it, have to go back whenever, to pick it up, than to just have a warranty part sent, and fix it yourself. The dealer only asked for pictures of several items replaced under warranty. They did not even need the original returned.If I had a major failure, while under warranty, it would be worth the drive for repair.Jerry

Take your best price to youir local dealer, see what they come up with. You can always go bact to TT.

jay5er wrote:Take your best price to youir local dealer, see what they come up with. You can always go bact to TT.That's kind of what I'm planning to do. I'm going to go look at a mountaineer 346LBQ on Sunday. If I like it I'm going to lowball them and see what happens. It's a 2013, it's been there a while I think

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jay5er
Explorer
Jan 31, 2014
Take your best price to youir local dealer, see what they come up with. You can always go bact to TT.
MFL
Nomad II
Jan 31, 2014
I bought mine from a dealer 250 miles away. I got a great price, it was easily worth the drive!!

With a new trailer, there are going to be some small issues. I can fix the little things, and would, even if my dealer was local. It is more trouble to take it to even a local dealer, and leave it, have to go back whenever, to pick it up, than to just have a warranty part sent, and fix it yourself. The dealer only asked for pictures of several items replaced under warranty. They did not even need the original returned.

If I had a major failure, while under warranty, it would be worth the drive for repair.

Jerry
midnightsadie
Explorer II
Jan 31, 2014
I ,ve always bought price, I can get service almost anywhere, things are warrented for a yr. we have a mom pop dealer who WILL and CAN fix most anything. I just don,t see why a local dealer charges 10k more than the dealer 100 mile away.
therink
Explorer
Jan 31, 2014
My brother lives in VA and bought a new 26BH TT from Holmanns in MI last year. Price was about 2500 less. The drive to pick up the trailer cost him 700. Was a no brainer for him.
The only concern would be local dealer cooperation with warranty work if you didn't buy from them.
Fortunately he hasn't needed any warranty work.

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