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elkfarmer
Mar 04, 2019Explorer II
I think this is more of a logistical concern. I believe the end product will be better at the stores but this will allow Funtown to do a PDI before it leaves the area and be sent to the dealer network with a minimal PDI upon delivery. This cuts costs down significantly when most of the units are shipped to corporate in Cleburne and sent out to the other 11 stores. They already sell units alot cheaper than anybody else because of volume. I don't think this will have much of an effect upon the price. The initial cost of the new overhead will be justified and recouped eventually. They already did a pretty good job of PDI if you have seen the condition most units show up there. I found the back lot where newbies arrive and have seen the same trailers in the indoor showrooms with good results. Maybe this venture will allow quicker repairs at all the dealerships in case of repairs. This was my concern when shopping new a while back. At that time it was nothing for people to wait months on getting the trailer back. This had to do with all the new units being shipped to Cleburne and of course the number of units in need of repair and lack of space because of said volume. This in turn sometimes gave a less than ideal result in work performed.
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