The wife and I today went to look at Tiffin Allegro Open Roads and we have decided that is what we want. In our area (within 3-5 hours), there aren't many options and the floor plan that we wanted the most, the dealer just sold it yesterday. :(So, we have thought we might special order a coach to get exactly what we want. When doing a special order, is it possible to get a purchase price that is comparable to one that is on the lot, or at least close? Wouldn't mind paying a bit more since we would get exactly as wanted, but don't want to pay MSRP if don't have to. Would look elsewhere if that is the case.John

You shouldn't have to pay any more for special ordering. In theory when you order a unit the dealers costs are lower because they do not have to place the unit into inventory ... very few dealers own the units on their lots, most of them finance these units and have to pay interest on the loan until the unit is sold. When you order a unit it is sold to you within days of arriving on the lot so no inventory carrying costs. (There are exceptions, some dealers purchase their units out-right so do not have to finance them, but this is rare). I have special ordered the last four units I have purchased and have still been able to get a good price on them.

ggardne2 wrote:You shouldn't have to pay any more for special ordering. In theory when you order a unit the dealers costs are lower because they do not have to place the unit into inventory ... very few dealers own the units on their lots, most of them finance these units and have to pay interest on the loan until the unit is sold. When you order a unit it is sold to you within days of arriving on the lot so no inventory carrying costs. (There are exceptions, some dealers purchase their units out-right so do not have to finance them, but this is rare). I have special ordered the last four units I have purchased and have still been able to get a good price on them.X2.We special ordered ours at the Hershey RV show and received a better price then we were able to get at the dealer. I would not pay more to special order.

IMHO it should be less as they do not have long wait on delivery to sale. No floor planning, no upkeep from folks tracking through the rig trying to decide what they want. IMHO Go Sherman RV in MississippiSherman

I special ordered my motorhome, and it was ready before I was ready and had time to sell my old class C. I guess it took about 10 weeks to get from the factory.Now I just ordered a Transit T-250 and it will take 10 long (LONG) weeks, and that is going to take FOREVER!I needed to have one with dual A/C, blue, and a few other options. Ford did not have any blue vans locally or not. . .The best thing is that you will get what you want, and will have 10 years to enjoy it! So I say don't settle for anything less than that!Fred.

As stated already you should not pay any more for one that you have built in fact in most cases it will cost you less. That is what we did and got exactly what we wanted. Good luck and I believe that you will be pleased with your purchase. If you do order it you can go to red Bay and watch it be built. Pretty interesting.

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TNRIVERSIDE
Explorer
Apr 05, 2015
ggardne2 wrote:
You shouldn't have to pay any more for special ordering. In theory when you order a unit the dealers costs are lower because they do not have to place the unit into inventory ... very few dealers own the units on their lots, most of them finance these units and have to pay interest on the loan until the unit is sold. When you order a unit it is sold to you within days of arriving on the lot so no inventory carrying costs. (There are exceptions, some dealers purchase their units out-right so do not have to finance them, but this is rare). I have special ordered the last four units I have purchased and have still been able to get a good price on them.

X2.
We special ordered ours at the Hershey RV show and received a better price then we were able to get at the dealer. I would not pay more to special order.
ggardne2
Explorer
Apr 05, 2015
You shouldn't have to pay any more for special ordering. In theory when you order a unit the dealers costs are lower because they do not have to place the unit into inventory ... very few dealers own the units on their lots, most of them finance these units and have to pay interest on the loan until the unit is sold. When you order a unit it is sold to you within days of arriving on the lot so no inventory carrying costs. (There are exceptions, some dealers purchase their units out-right so do not have to finance them, but this is rare). I have special ordered the last four units I have purchased and have still been able to get a good price on them.

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