Sell it then promise to fix it....seriously

Dog Folks wrote:

John S. wrote:
Well, lazydays did go into Chapter 11. So it is starting out fresh so they might not be the best example. It is sad that dealers keep junk there then fix it. It has to do with who pays for it. I think the fault lays with the manufacturers who ship out the junk not ready to be sold. If it was ready and the trip to the dealer caused the damage, what does it say of the structural integrity of the unit.

Chapter 11 was in 2009 and again in 2013.

Don't know if it's correct, but we were told by an older gentleman, who had been in the game a very long time, that LD was on it's 3rd or 4th filing by the time, In his words, "Monaco took them down", in 2009.

As for all the issues with used stuff looking like garbage on the lot. IMHO, I think it's an absolute blessing. A few years back we spent a ten day stretch in southern Fl. looking for a mid-priced unit. Many suitable coaches were passed over since they were obviously abused by their owners. I want to see how the PO "lived". If the furniture and cabinets are dirty and banged up, there is no reason to think that they lived like slobs, yet were obsessive about maintenance. For us the amazing part is that four out of five coaches took a two minute walk thru to know that it wasn't the one. Filthy interiors, owner's DIY "upgrades" that were awful and devalued the unit, Body damage, twisted ill fitting slides, stress cracks on the skin, sagging belt lines in high end 6-8 YO coaches, etc....

Lots of surprising things to see out there on the lot, OTOH,lots of ways to "put a silk dress on a pig", by the time it leaves a good detailing shop, I learned that I'm a big fan of the unwashed truth in this case.

As for dealing with CW on any RV, good luck. We had a blowout argument earlier this year with a sales manager that just couldn't believe that we were being so unreasonable and refusing delivery on a new Travel Trailer with crash damage FRONT AND BACK. The rear corner had been back into and the corner molding was crushed. The front cap must of struck a road sign or something, as it had two small chunks out of the gel coat, about 10' high on the front corner, and the cap was so stressed that the edge had cracked open, and there were glass mat fiber strands hanging out of the crack. After a loud discussion with this guy, it was clear that he was completely void of any moral compass, and was only interested in moving the unit, and could care less if we, or the next customer ended up with a new, and extensively damaged RV. Given this, and that fact that most sales staff we ever had an serious conversations with seem to have CW careers that can be measured in weeks, IMHE, it is a real good place to avoid.