I'm in the market, and we're having a very wet winter here in Oregon. I thought maybe it was silly to shop for a rig in the rain, but I feel much differently now. The first one was a 10 year old Bounder. It was leaking from the slide and the dinette cushion was soaked. So I went to some of the big dealerships. Looked at a 2016 Baystar and water leaking from the front cap onto the dashboard. Scratch that. Next up was a 2017 Vista. Really liked the rig, but a pool of water running from the bottom of the slide to the center of the rig. Is this really the way it is with slides? Is it the rule that they leak or the exception? The salesman commented that Newmar invented the slide, and their new patented system is the best there is for stopping leaks. Maybe he means their upper end units? If I had bought during dry times, I have to wonder what I would be dealing with.

i think MH shopping in the rain is a 'very good idea'i have advised this to various persons, numerous times

Raining or not, take a moisture meter when you go RV shopping.Check everywhere, high and low, for dampness.

So when you walked into them did they have "an old coach smell" or were they still too new?

I'm curious what the dealers did? Did they just try to play it off like "oh gotta have repair bay fix that", blah blah. I would have tried to haggle them so bad on that point alone. "You can't sell this as new now sir. I will put this on your google review if you do. I will buy it as-is from you now, but it will be used prices". They really "can't" sell a something as new if water leaked through it. If they do it's dishonest.

John&Joey wrote:So when you walked into them did they have "an old coach smell" or were they still too new? The dealer with the Bounder was a nice old guy and told me emphatically that it had no leaks. He was stunned when I showed it to him. In fact, he was so nice that he said "I have nothing to hide. Ill call the owner and he can come down and orient you to the rig" The other dealer said " that's a warranty issue we'll take care of that right away" I didn't try to haggle over the leak. You just don't know how much damage is really done and I don't trust them to fix it right anyway. As far as the smell, there was none, I think becasue the cold weather prevented the growth of mold maybe. But I'll never shop for a rig on a dry day ever again.

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T18skyguy
Explorer
Feb 08, 2017
John&Joey wrote:
So when you walked into them did they have "an old coach smell" or were they still too new?

The dealer with the Bounder was a nice old guy and told me emphatically that it had no leaks. He was stunned when I showed it to him. In fact, he was so nice that he said "I have nothing to hide. Ill call the owner and he can come down and orient you to the rig" The other dealer said " that's a warranty issue we'll take care of that right away" I didn't try to haggle over the leak. You just don't know how much damage is really done and I don't trust them to fix it right anyway. As far as the smell, there was none, I think becasue the cold weather prevented the growth of mold maybe. But I'll never shop for a rig on a dry day ever again.
crasster
Explorer II
Feb 08, 2017
I'm curious what the dealers did? Did they just try to play it off like "oh gotta have repair bay fix that", blah blah.

I would have tried to haggle them so bad on that point alone. "You can't sell this as new now sir. I will put this on your google review if you do. I will buy it as-is from you now, but it will be used prices".

They really "can't" sell a something as new if water leaked through it. If they do it's dishonest.
John_Joey
Explorer
Feb 08, 2017
So when you walked into them did they have "an old coach smell" or were they still too new?
gbopp
Explorer
Feb 08, 2017
Raining or not, take a moisture meter when you go RV shopping.
Check everywhere, high and low, for dampness.
MrWizard
Moderator
Feb 08, 2017
i think MH shopping in the rain is a 'very good idea'

i have advised this to various persons, numerous times

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