Would You Buy a Motorhome From A Private Party who....

rockhillmanor wrote:
Common sense. Any good well maintained MH does NOT end up at a licensed auction house.

Private owners don't just get 'tired of trying to sell' and send them to the auction, they can not use auction houses. You have to be a dealer with a license. A used unit with high miles and/or problems are sent to the chutes by dealers I.E. the auction house. Where the buyers have to be licensed also. ebay and the like are different.

There are a plethora of nice well maintained decently priced used MH's for sale by owners out there. Why take the chance.

Thank you for this comment, however I do wonder if that is always the case? For instance I know this Motorhome sold for List Price of anywhere from $160,000.00 to about $180,000.00 New in 2007. Of course wise buyers (or as the case maybe not so wise to buy new) would have only paid $122,000.00 such as we did on a similar Coach (25% off list). With a 20 year loan even after 9 years the "Bank" or Dealer would have gotten what? Maybe enough to satisfy the actual value or cost of the Coach to them?
The seller would be standing on his head with the price he could get and the price he owes. But somebody has to pay off the "lender" or write it off? So I think repossession may come into play here? I will ask my friend who is a Dealer and an honest one.
That being said I only keep this post "alive" because regardless of what CARFAX is lacking in it certainly helped me to ponder this Issue. In fact it has given me a real "heads up" about what CARFAX does not do! Also, I think the input from all of you fellow RV'ers is excellent! In a separate post I will quote the Owner and give more facts that anyone who finds themselves with this Issue may want to know prior to making a decision to buy given all the facts. Thank you!