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Photomike
Oct 22, 2016Explorer III
Bordercollie wrote:
I have advised beginners to consider buying a 2-3 year old rig where the original owner took the big depreciation hit and went through the factory defect warranty hassles. Of course you need to be careful making sure everything works and getting parts and labor estimates for any fixes/upgrades needed.
Forget beginners, I can honestly say I would not recommend to anyone to buy new..... and that is sad.
I know many people that have bought new and all have had issues. Brother and sister in law bought a new unit (and sounds like it was expensive) and have had nothing but problems. The dealer has been very little help, manufacturer is no help and the repairs that have been done under warranty have been poorly done.
My last unit I bought for what I thought was a good price and kept a repair fund of enough to allow me to fix problems, still not a guarantee but like I told my wife better than spending six times that amount on a new unit and still having to fix it.
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