Buying an RV from Dealer vs Private Owner
Getting closer to purchasing our first RV. We are looking for a good used unit and have found a few contenders. Not sure how this all works but when I recently spoke to a dealer he told us absolutel...
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We bought our first MH a 05 34H Journey from a private party which I thought I would never do. However, the couple were really nice and honest, the MH was in new condition, and we had an independent mechanic do a total inspection of the unit before we bought it. I highly advise you have a independent mechanic inspect any private party sale before buying, if the seller won't agree to the inspection run! We had the Journey for 3 years when we traded it in for our current MH a 06 Itasca Horizon 40KD. The Journey had two slides and the Horizon has 3 slides with 2 opposing in the living area which gives a lot more living space. We bought the Horizon from a good dealer in Tucson, AZ. The dealer was great with us, gave us a good price and trade, and fixed any problem we found with the MH which was pretty minor. Before we bought our first MH we did tons of research and found an inspection check list which really helped us when looking at MHs. This forum and one on 2irv.com can really answer lots of questions you may have on certain coaches. 2irv does have forums on specific MH companies which is a great place to find info on certain models you maybe interested in. As the saying goes "buyer beware" as there are honest people and dealers as well as dishonest ones as well. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
