What comes after you’ve selected the Coach?
On October 13th I posted a thread called “What coach would you buy for $$$$ ?” and was given terrific information. Now I’d like to know “What comes after you’ve selected the Coach? Once I shop ar...
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My opinions/thoughts and experience after buying 3 motorhomes, the first from a private seller and the last two from reputable dealers:
I am sure you can get a great deal and coach from a private seller if you have the time/energy/patience to deal with many who want too much, will lie about condition, etc.
In both cases of buying from a dealer, we were satisfied with the results. I had firm rules and let the dealer know; 1. Will only consider a one owner coach, 2. Dealer must agree to put me in touch with the first owner, 3. Service records must be produced.
In both cases, those three rules were achieved. In both cases we contacted the previous owner and got the scoop. My thinking was that the PO had nothing to hide since he had already traded and was not obligated to help the dealer sell the trade. In both cases the PO's were honest about any issues and incredibly helpful.
One dealer offered a 90 day bumper to bumper warranty and the other did not but agreed to fix anything we discovered after purchasing the coach and before we left the RV park adjacent to the dealership. We traded, 'lived' in the new coach for two days and the dealer quickly fixed two issues not discovered in the PDI.
Since your list of coaches includes Americans and CC, I would recommend you check with Tom Johnson in North Carolina. TJ's sells a lot of AC's to NASCAR teams and to high rollers who chase racing. They generally have a good inventory of American coaches and we were very pleased dealing with them on the Allure. In fact, they sell a lot of Newmar's too.
For CC, check with both CC and Premier in Junction City, OR. Both have a number of really nice CC's (several Magna's) on consignment. Premier had more when we were there and both of those places are really expert in getting them in top shape for sale.
I am sure you can get a great deal and coach from a private seller if you have the time/energy/patience to deal with many who want too much, will lie about condition, etc.
In both cases of buying from a dealer, we were satisfied with the results. I had firm rules and let the dealer know; 1. Will only consider a one owner coach, 2. Dealer must agree to put me in touch with the first owner, 3. Service records must be produced.
In both cases, those three rules were achieved. In both cases we contacted the previous owner and got the scoop. My thinking was that the PO had nothing to hide since he had already traded and was not obligated to help the dealer sell the trade. In both cases the PO's were honest about any issues and incredibly helpful.
One dealer offered a 90 day bumper to bumper warranty and the other did not but agreed to fix anything we discovered after purchasing the coach and before we left the RV park adjacent to the dealership. We traded, 'lived' in the new coach for two days and the dealer quickly fixed two issues not discovered in the PDI.
Since your list of coaches includes Americans and CC, I would recommend you check with Tom Johnson in North Carolina. TJ's sells a lot of AC's to NASCAR teams and to high rollers who chase racing. They generally have a good inventory of American coaches and we were very pleased dealing with them on the Allure. In fact, they sell a lot of Newmar's too.
For CC, check with both CC and Premier in Junction City, OR. Both have a number of really nice CC's (several Magna's) on consignment. Premier had more when we were there and both of those places are really expert in getting them in top shape for sale.
