Buying RV from a far away dealer
Just curious about others experience about buying an RV far away from your home and your local dealers. I'm going to buy a small new 5th wheel and in the Tampa area about the best I can do is around 2...
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GDS-3950BH wrote:
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Proximity to your dealership determines the ease of follow up on questions that may arise.Your first uses may result in some needed adjustments and tweaks. Often referred to as “shake down,” these minor adjustments are much more easily addressed by your local (and selling) dealer.....
Buying locally provides you a greater opportunity to develop relations not only with the dealer principal and managers, but also those team members at the dealership who actually service your product.
Buying locally helps you support local businesses who in turn support your community by providing jobs and aiding the local economy."
As with a car, a quality RV should not require a "shake down". Nor do I understand what "adjustments" should be needed.
When I buy a car I am really not interested in making friends with the dealership "team members". I do not intend to see any of them again and most are likely to be working somewhere else when and if I return to buy another unit.
I also fail to understand the argument of buying locally. RVs are typically not made locally but in a single remote location. We have been through this argument with Walmart and other national chains. They typically provide better prices, better selection and better overall convenience. That is why they displace many of the local providers who did a poor job.
