Negotiating price on a used class c.
For those of you who have purchased used motor homes from a dealer, how much of a discount off of their listed price were you able to negotiate? Is there a source out there that accurately blue books ...
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Dealers purchase from auctions or accept trade-ins to fill their lots.Vehicles at auctions can be vehicles other dealers just want to dump,bank repo's etc. My concern has been that IF a person could not afford to make the payments (assuming it was a repo,and how would you know) then could they afford scheduled maintenance like oil and filter?
A independent inspection is absolutely a must. If the salesman's lips are moving......well you know the rest.
Personally i do not purchase used vehicles from anyone other than the original owner with detailed service records and that has served me well.
Should you decide to purchase used, from a dealer, compare similar rigs from used vehicle websites and go from there.
extended warranties, 70% are never used, sometimes the heavy duty items like engine/trans etc are not covered and the cost of the plan is just not worth it. Todays units have very well built and reliable engines . Now, was it maintained, an inspection by a mechanic on a creeper can tell you that.
Sellers gasp when I pull out my creeper and head under their vehicle, I have caught dealers in flat out lies. A filter covered in oil that he said repeatedly was just changes, he even went into the building, most likely to use the rest room then came back out and said ,yup, changed it last week. I was surveying a vehicle for a friend.
Be patient. Lots of units out there. I hope you find one to your liking.
A independent inspection is absolutely a must. If the salesman's lips are moving......well you know the rest.
Personally i do not purchase used vehicles from anyone other than the original owner with detailed service records and that has served me well.
Should you decide to purchase used, from a dealer, compare similar rigs from used vehicle websites and go from there.
extended warranties, 70% are never used, sometimes the heavy duty items like engine/trans etc are not covered and the cost of the plan is just not worth it. Todays units have very well built and reliable engines . Now, was it maintained, an inspection by a mechanic on a creeper can tell you that.
Sellers gasp when I pull out my creeper and head under their vehicle, I have caught dealers in flat out lies. A filter covered in oil that he said repeatedly was just changes, he even went into the building, most likely to use the rest room then came back out and said ,yup, changed it last week. I was surveying a vehicle for a friend.
Be patient. Lots of units out there. I hope you find one to your liking.
