Deb and Ed M wrote:
OK - I was one of those "I'd never buy a rental" folks - and now I'm buying one.....LOL! We went to a somewhat local dealer who has a BUNCH of small Cs for sale - come to find out, they are actually a rental company and their contract stipulates the unit needs to have more than 6,000 miles before it can be sold. I got to see a rental that was waiting to be cleaned and re-rented - it was spotless. My salesman said their hefty damage deposit helps convince renters to be careful. So we put a deposit on a 2023 Chateau 22E and will probably pick it up next month when it gathers enough mileage to go to a permanent home :-) For the money we saved compared to a "virgin" unit from other dealers - I'm OK that ours will have been used a bit :-)
Can you share how much money you saved vs buying the same unit brand new? I'm just curious.
Seems like a strange business model that company has...They buy it new and THEY eat the immediate depreciation when they turn around and sell it with 6000 miles. Hard to believe the rental income from 6000 miles worth of rentals would be worth it to them.
-Chris
