Anyone Purchase an RV Used instead of New?
Another post on this forum asked about new, rather than used. Pre-owned? I see some really great pricing on very lightly used RV's. Actually, looking at a unit that was pre-owned would show leaks, dam...
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Wife found a trailer that the owners were afraid to tow. They paid the dealer to tow it around. That's right...owner didn't even have to tow vehicle. Two years old at the time and had about 1,000 miles on it. Kept in a poll barn all other times.
But there was some things that should of been taken care of before it left the factory. And orginal owners didn't know about or didn't care. All minor fixes (drapes not level, one handle missing off burner stove, etc)
I called the manufacture (northwoods) and gave vin number to see if a re-call (on locks) was preformed and order some matching fabric for a drape and they just sent me what I needed free. Sure worked out good for us and has been great trailer.
Before her trailer...we bought a used rental Cruise America (class C). Great RV and no problems. But way to small to snowbird in at least for us. But great around northwest (wa, or, northern Cal, ID). When trips are under 3 weeks and when we'll be overnighting in places that don't need a bunch of room. End of logging road type thing. Or Yellowstone 3 times now.
But before that was totally different story. Bought 35 foot, two year old with a Lippert frame, and it broke. Dealer or Lippert could care less. So I guess like anything else, it depends on who you do business with. But of course I "advertise" for lippert of how they treated us every chance I get.
OP..just re-read your posting. Yes, great deals but you have to know what your looking at and what to look for. It surly would not hurt for you to find something you like and pay an RV tech (from another place if need be) to look over what you're thinking of buying.
Good luck
But there was some things that should of been taken care of before it left the factory. And orginal owners didn't know about or didn't care. All minor fixes (drapes not level, one handle missing off burner stove, etc)
I called the manufacture (northwoods) and gave vin number to see if a re-call (on locks) was preformed and order some matching fabric for a drape and they just sent me what I needed free. Sure worked out good for us and has been great trailer.
Before her trailer...we bought a used rental Cruise America (class C). Great RV and no problems. But way to small to snowbird in at least for us. But great around northwest (wa, or, northern Cal, ID). When trips are under 3 weeks and when we'll be overnighting in places that don't need a bunch of room. End of logging road type thing. Or Yellowstone 3 times now.
But before that was totally different story. Bought 35 foot, two year old with a Lippert frame, and it broke. Dealer or Lippert could care less. So I guess like anything else, it depends on who you do business with. But of course I "advertise" for lippert of how they treated us every chance I get.
OP..just re-read your posting. Yes, great deals but you have to know what your looking at and what to look for. It surly would not hurt for you to find something you like and pay an RV tech (from another place if need be) to look over what you're thinking of buying.
Good luck
