Having the hardest time buying a new class A
So, we are looking to buy our third motorhome and are ready to make the leap into a non-"entry level" motorhome. After an old Bounder and our current '06 Hurricane that we bought in '09, we would like...
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jplante4 wrote:mark52 wrote:
UPDATE...
So here we are. in the middle of June we are leaving for a two week trip to Utah to visit some of the national parks and Moab. It would be nice to have a new one by then but at least we have a good reliable MH now. I'll update if we find something before our trip.
If you poke around the buying thread here, you'll see how bad an idea this is. The manufacturers leave the last 10% of the build to the dealers, things like putting knobs on cabinets and connecting the propane to the water heater. Dealers are not inclined to do this work on a coach they haven't sold yet, because they're doing it for actual customers.
We catch a lot of the warranty work for the local Campers World because people have scheduled a trip right after buying a new rig and do not realize the the dealer can't get to their issues in 2 weeks, or 2 months in some cases.
Nearly everyone that responded to this thread recommended buying used. There's a reason for that.
Thanks for that heads up! I kinda knew that when buying a new one, you have to deal with all of the initial problems and honestly, I think last weekend was the last chance to buy new before our trip. I would still consider a used one. In fact, My preferred overall purchase would be a slightly used Tiffin Allegro Open Road. A '15 or '16 32SA, 31SA, or even 36LA would be right in our price range. I think at this point, we will take our time with the search and wait for the right used one to pop up.
