Payment of new Camper ordered

I believe we paid around $500.00 ?? I would NOT pay in full till after the PDI is completed and all is fine..... No way...no how...Joe

IllinoisCheesehead wrote:
My dealer asked for $2k deposit before ordering.

Deposit is normal, payment in full before delivery is NOT.

That takes away all you dealing power on issues, the dealer has your money, he could care less.

At least they can!

If you are purchasing from a RV wholesaler like RV Direct it is common to pay for the trailer before delivery. They aren't really a dealer and don't have the staff like a regular dealer would so they don't want to get stuck with a trailer if a buyer were to back out at the last minute. I bought my 5th wheel through them and have not had any complaints at all. I saved about $5000 vs. buying from a dealer. Oh and by the way I have had not had any problems with service or warranty work through my local dealer like others assume. I would buy from them again.

My dealer asked for $2k deposit before ordering.

If you close on it, you also own it along with responsibility to insure it, regardless of where it is in the process.

never pay the total up front, that leaves you with no barttering power if somethings wrong, all that does is give the dealer a big chunk of money to play with, think about this .. if joe dealer closes the doors next week !! where you gonna get your money back from?????

I lived on LI and bought 7 trailers in a 40 year span and never paid before getting trailer. That dealer is gone now. Good luck

Please tell who the dealer is so someone on here doesn't waist their time.

OH, almost forgot: $5,000 down balance at delivery on new MH.

Made additional down payment at time of delivery. I knew the amount of additional down at the time of the deal. They wrote the loan application based on the additional DP.

So, even with a significant down payment, no need to lay it all out there prior to delivery.

I was a little nervous floating $5K out there, but was confident that the dealer and manufacturer would deliver the unit as ordered, because we wrote up a detailed order.

Is there anything in the buy order or policy that states you have to do that?

ChopperBill wrote:
Never paid more than a couple of grand for deposit on a new order. Only fair for the dealer if you back out. I would run like he!! if they wanted the whole payment up front.

X2, run fast