Used C Buying Advice and did read FAQ
I have been lurking around the forums for about two months now reading over all of the buying advice for used Cs and I am getting to the point where I am planning on driving around to look at differen...
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Thank you for all of your good advice. We ended up financing with Excel Credit. We haven't finalized the loan completely but so far the process has been painless and their customer service has been great.
We went and looked at El Monte and while you do get a pretty nice selection of models, the units are pretty beat up. There was no awning and the tires looked fairly old. All of the appliances and cabinets were on the well used side. While they did offer all of the service history, I asked about the age of the tires and the sales guy made a statement to the effect that they switch tires between units frequently so they have no way of providing that information. He also discredited my research online saying that there is a lot of miss information. During the test drive I could feel a lot more sway than what I have experienced in the past. We did like the layout which included two slide outs and the hallway to the back on the side and two entrances to the bathroom. All things in consideration we were not ready to sign up for it.
Later that day a new listing for 2005 31" Sunseeker by Forest River showed up on Craigslist with only 40k miles. We went to take a look. Nice couple owned it and you can tell it was well taken care of. They had most of the service history including a recent resealing of the roof and windows. All appliances were in working order and it drove like a dream. If all goes as smooth as it had we should be driving our new/used RV away in another 10 days. Now I just need to learn how to use everything :?
We went and looked at El Monte and while you do get a pretty nice selection of models, the units are pretty beat up. There was no awning and the tires looked fairly old. All of the appliances and cabinets were on the well used side. While they did offer all of the service history, I asked about the age of the tires and the sales guy made a statement to the effect that they switch tires between units frequently so they have no way of providing that information. He also discredited my research online saying that there is a lot of miss information. During the test drive I could feel a lot more sway than what I have experienced in the past. We did like the layout which included two slide outs and the hallway to the back on the side and two entrances to the bathroom. All things in consideration we were not ready to sign up for it.
Later that day a new listing for 2005 31" Sunseeker by Forest River showed up on Craigslist with only 40k miles. We went to take a look. Nice couple owned it and you can tell it was well taken care of. They had most of the service history including a recent resealing of the roof and windows. All appliances were in working order and it drove like a dream. If all goes as smooth as it had we should be driving our new/used RV away in another 10 days. Now I just need to learn how to use everything :?
