Questions about requesting bids from dealers
I have questions concerning buying an RV by requesting quotes from dealers. Is this method of purchase done only when one will be custom ordering an RV? In other words, submitting an identical request...
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I first did my research, deciding on the make and model I wanted. I then decided on the options. I knew the invoice and the MSRP. Then I contacted 2 high volume wholesale dealerships - neither of whom was close to me. I chose these two based on very favorable reviews posted by past customers on rv.net.
I emailed both of them separately with the make, model, and options I wanted and asked for FIRM quotes. I did not tell them they were in competition with each other. I chose the low bidder but they were both close - I just had a better feeling about one of them. The salesman ordered my rig after I provided a down payment. He called when it arrived and I drove up and picked it up.
I also am of the opinion you can get a better deal by ordering a custom unit rather then buying off the lot because the dealer has no money invested in it, as cjoseph also states. Also, I wanted a rig with all the options I had decided on, not most or some of them. And I didn't want to pay for options I didn't want.
I was about to start full timing so I had no 'local' dealer. Ohio, Florida, Nevada - it's all 'local'.
As you might guess, I have never bought a car or truck off a lot. Have always ordered them.
Tim
I emailed both of them separately with the make, model, and options I wanted and asked for FIRM quotes. I did not tell them they were in competition with each other. I chose the low bidder but they were both close - I just had a better feeling about one of them. The salesman ordered my rig after I provided a down payment. He called when it arrived and I drove up and picked it up.
I also am of the opinion you can get a better deal by ordering a custom unit rather then buying off the lot because the dealer has no money invested in it, as cjoseph also states. Also, I wanted a rig with all the options I had decided on, not most or some of them. And I didn't want to pay for options I didn't want.
I was about to start full timing so I had no 'local' dealer. Ohio, Florida, Nevada - it's all 'local'.
As you might guess, I have never bought a car or truck off a lot. Have always ordered them.
Tim
