First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
This post is intended to be helpful to the first time buyer of a motor home. For those of you who don't fall into that category or believe this post is incomplete or off the mark, do us all a favor, a...
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Johnny T
Great post. It came a little late for me, but luck and some knowledge gleaned from my first class A saved me and I am a happy camper. I would add that with all of the points and questions you outline, you will have a very hard time finding a salesman who can give most or all answers. I can stump them myself. On the negotiation, it is my experience that the dealer will negotiate when he feels like it. The approximate 25% reduction from MSRP can be had only when the dealer is in the mood. For MHs on the lot, one that has been there a long time or a end of the year model could quickly get approximately 25% off. Anytime the dealer decides to move merchandise for any reason you can get 25% off even if it is special order. Other times you would think that very near MSRP is all they will consider. It gors without saying that you walk away if they won't make a reasonabe offer near 25% off of MSRP. As a final point, I think that all of your points are great things to strive for in the process of purchasing, but I don't think that you can ever full achieve complete results.
Great post. It came a little late for me, but luck and some knowledge gleaned from my first class A saved me and I am a happy camper. I would add that with all of the points and questions you outline, you will have a very hard time finding a salesman who can give most or all answers. I can stump them myself. On the negotiation, it is my experience that the dealer will negotiate when he feels like it. The approximate 25% reduction from MSRP can be had only when the dealer is in the mood. For MHs on the lot, one that has been there a long time or a end of the year model could quickly get approximately 25% off. Anytime the dealer decides to move merchandise for any reason you can get 25% off even if it is special order. Other times you would think that very near MSRP is all they will consider. It gors without saying that you walk away if they won't make a reasonabe offer near 25% off of MSRP. As a final point, I think that all of your points are great things to strive for in the process of purchasing, but I don't think that you can ever full achieve complete results.
