PDI Charge on a New RV Question

wolfe10 wrote:
STRONG SUGGESTION: Make sure you use an independent inspector. It is not reasonable to use the dealer's personnel who is selling the unit to do an indepth inspection.

How long do you think a tech would last at the selling dealership if he blew a deal because he found major issues or even identified a couple of hundred dollars of needed work on each coach he inspected???

actually he wouldn't last long if he over looked things he found wrong. On a PDI most defects found are charged to warranty, on used units defects are charged to the unit. A dealer selling defect units won't last long in business if he didn't repair defects found. In most cases the dealer has already allocated a certain amount against the trade in value to do most of the repairs and the inspection itself. At most dealers the unit won't hit the lot until the inspection and repairs are done; if it is too costly to repair properly then the dealer will wholesale the unit to a second hand lot and let them deal with it, the second hand lot may fix it or sell it as is with a smaller mark up to at least make some profit.