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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dlane83 wrote:
I have been looking into the purchase of a diesel pusher as my first RV and found this posting interesting. It confirms many of my thoughts cocerning the selection process.
I have purchased a very useful tool in evaluating RVs from the RV Consumer Group. It provides pricing and ratings for all RVs. You subscribe to either the trailor ratings or the motor home ratings.
In the price section, it indicates that for most RVs, the average price paid for a new coach is 79% of the list price. This means to me that some people pay more and some pay less.
For those of you who have already purchased a new RV, does this agree with your experience?
Thanks.
If you are willing to spend sometime looking, then you should be able to get between 38-40% off new coaches. You may have to travel some distance for those deals, but they are out there. These dealers offer the same as most dealerships. Some do not fill your fuel tank for you, some don't even give propane, but do the same quality of pre-delivery as most dealers except the price is quite a bit less.
Speaking of Pre-delivery. Check out this forum for more information on that. DO NOT EXPECT that any dealer to do a thorough inspection of the coach. YOU are the FINAL INSPECTOR.
Bottome line is that you need to conduct yourself as the CEO of your RV firm. Warranty repairs are very important. For whatever brand name you choose, talk to the owner of them in RV parks, on this forum, and in the parking lot were repairs are being done. If you are bold, even aske the technicians what they own, if any, and what they think. You will learn a lot if you ask direct questions, and are willing to do the work.
