PPL
Is this a good place to buy a used diesel pusher? Can you trust their rating grades? Are the prices negotiable? Who do you negotiate with, PPL as the the broker or directly with owner? thanks
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I bought my FIRST diesel pusher from them...a 40' Gulfstream Tourmaster. Notice most posters that say no have never purchased from them.
The experience was good. I found it on line, talked to a salesman about it at length, had him send me a few more pictures, specific to what I asked for and we made an appointment. I flew in from California, rented a car from Houston Hobby and drove over. The coach was cleaned and plugged in waiting for me. I took it for a test drive without the salesman or any high pressure. I then spent almost two hours going over the coach. Although some of their offerings are owned by PPL, this one was a consignment. My salesman negotiated a better price from the seller and they agreed to replace all the batteries in the rig. We spent two more days in their campground to familiarize ourselves with the coach and they fixed a couple small things that appeared. One was a louder than normal water pump so they replaced that at their cost. We then returned the rental and drove the coach back to California. They rated the coach above average and I'd say that was accurate. The interior was clean but not up to our standards so we spent some of the time in their campground shampooing the carpets and scrubbing it down. I also took the coach to a nearby quarter car wash and gave the engine, trans and cooling system a complete bath.
All in all, it was a good experience and I would not hesitate to purchase from them again. In fact, they were on our list again after the Tourmaster got stolen. We booked flights to Las Vegas, Phoenix and Houston to look at coaches. Las Vegas was a bust but we found the Dynasty in Phoenix so our search ended there without making it back to Houston.
Hope this helps...Dennis
The experience was good. I found it on line, talked to a salesman about it at length, had him send me a few more pictures, specific to what I asked for and we made an appointment. I flew in from California, rented a car from Houston Hobby and drove over. The coach was cleaned and plugged in waiting for me. I took it for a test drive without the salesman or any high pressure. I then spent almost two hours going over the coach. Although some of their offerings are owned by PPL, this one was a consignment. My salesman negotiated a better price from the seller and they agreed to replace all the batteries in the rig. We spent two more days in their campground to familiarize ourselves with the coach and they fixed a couple small things that appeared. One was a louder than normal water pump so they replaced that at their cost. We then returned the rental and drove the coach back to California. They rated the coach above average and I'd say that was accurate. The interior was clean but not up to our standards so we spent some of the time in their campground shampooing the carpets and scrubbing it down. I also took the coach to a nearby quarter car wash and gave the engine, trans and cooling system a complete bath.
All in all, it was a good experience and I would not hesitate to purchase from them again. In fact, they were on our list again after the Tourmaster got stolen. We booked flights to Las Vegas, Phoenix and Houston to look at coaches. Las Vegas was a bust but we found the Dynasty in Phoenix so our search ended there without making it back to Houston.
Hope this helps...Dennis
