Iowa RV dealer blasts Camping World tactics

Walaby wrote:
I did watch the video. My immediate reaction to the sales tax, was they added sales tax to the upcharges...whether or not that is appropriate, I don't know since I don't know the sales tax rules for that state.

Im not defending it.. In fact, Im agreeing that there is a measure of truthfulness to the video, as I experienced similar attempts locally. But I am also saying that the consumer needs to take responsibility for knowing what they are paying for

Mike

Agreed.

Went by the local CW last summer casually looking for toy haulers. It took us about 20 minutes with their "sales force" to pack up and get out of Dodge. Shady, slick bunch there.

Drink the CW Kool Aid if you like, I ain't that thirsty.

Walaby wrote:
But I am also saying that the consumer needs to take responsibility for knowing what they are paying for

The same thing could be said of Ebay fraud, online retailers misrepresenting their products, car salesmen lying to you, etc.

Knowingly misrepresenting the product or deal is called fraud. That is why there are consumer protection laws.

Just saying "Buyer Beware" doesn't make it okay for any industry or people to attempt to trick or defraud people.

Whether or not CW or anyone else is guilty of violations? Who knows, but those who are found guilty of fraud should be punished aggressively.

There's a difference between buying something, sight unseen, and it not being what was advertised and buying something you inspected, and reviewed the paperwork on, and knew what each items description.

Fortunately for the guy, his wife had enough smarts to just say no.

Mike

Did not watch the video which dealer in Iowa was it?

lol at that video, some high school drama class must be proud of their writing.

quick search on camping world's site found 4,469 new and used campers below $15k and 3,300 new campers below $15k. I guess they do keep some in stock after all. if you're going to bash a company at least try to do it right.

colliehauler wrote:
Did not watch the video which dealer in Iowa was it?

I would recommend you watch the video to understand the context of what's being said.

gmcsmoke wrote:
lol at that video, some high school drama class must be proud of their writing.

quick search on camping world's site found 4,469 new and used campers below $15k and 3,300 new campers below $15k. I guess they do keep some in stock after all. if you're going to bash a company at least try to do it right.

Nobody said they don't advertise trailers at $15K.

Problem is, and one of the points of the video was you cannot actually purchase that $15K trailer. This guy tried that and it suddenly became $26K. Watch the video.

This is the same **** that countless car dealers try to pull on unsuspecting customers. Add on a bunch of overpriced "must have" ****, steer the customer to financing from the dealer's preferred institution, and feather the contract with inflated document charges and other useless, pointless additions that enhance the bottom line and the salesman's commission. And of course there's the old standby, the bait and switch. It's unethical at the very least, and some of these tactics are outright fraud.

The fact that the vid is still up on YouTube speaks volumes.

Kansas Climber wrote:
...Just happens that this dealer in Iowa is getting their teeth kicked in by a Camping World store in Davenport. Can't compete then what do I do....fake news?

Do you have any sort of evidence for that? Or just an assumption?