What to look for in a used Desert Fox
I've been looking at a few used Desert Fox toy haulers, 04-08 in the 28 and 24 ft configurations. I've noticed on a two that I looked at that the wood at the very bottom front has moisture in it an...
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Prices do seem to have escalated substantially in the last 5 years. Not so much when you considered like-equipped units, but the new units have so much more standard (i.e. bigger fridges, solar, solid countertops etc).
PS - don't get caught in somebody else's bad loan. There's a lot of folks trying to get their payoff amount, but sometimes the unit is not worth that much. If they bought their unit at retail and put zero down, they'll never be able to sell it for their payoff amount without paying some of it themselves.
Also.... You may want to start checking out dealers in Oregon and Idaho. Being close to the factory means they move a lot more units, and are more willing to sell a new Dessert Fox at a good price. I just bout a new Creekside (another Ron Nash brand) from Dennis Dillon in Boise. My local dealers were willing to make good deals too, but didn't have the floor plan I wanted.
Also, loan terms on new units will be better, so in the end sometimes buying new can make sense.
PS - don't get caught in somebody else's bad loan. There's a lot of folks trying to get their payoff amount, but sometimes the unit is not worth that much. If they bought their unit at retail and put zero down, they'll never be able to sell it for their payoff amount without paying some of it themselves.
Also.... You may want to start checking out dealers in Oregon and Idaho. Being close to the factory means they move a lot more units, and are more willing to sell a new Dessert Fox at a good price. I just bout a new Creekside (another Ron Nash brand) from Dennis Dillon in Boise. My local dealers were willing to make good deals too, but didn't have the floor plan I wanted.
Also, loan terms on new units will be better, so in the end sometimes buying new can make sense.
