The lost art of PDI and test drives...
I've read several threads lately on this and other RV Forums where {usually} new owners are bemoaning various issues with their RV. Certain manufacturers get routinely trashed because the new rig was...
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both our PDIs were at least 2.5 hours. i made sure we went over everything and that all systems were hooked up.
what i don't understand is why people allow the dealer to rush the PDI or accept a poor one.
if that happened to me, i would have walked right out and told them that i wanted a better PDI and wouldn't accept the trailer until i got it.
it's just stunning that in the Age of Information, so many do NO research on buying a RV and then show up on RV forums complaining.:h
with RV forums and internet videos, there is soooo much to help you learn what to do when buying, inspecting and using a RV.
like "how come other dealers i didn't buy from, won't do warranty work?" Or "the dealer didn't show me how to dump the tanks".
but maybe i'm the minority anymore. i'm not an impulse buyer and research things to death.
what i don't understand is why people allow the dealer to rush the PDI or accept a poor one.
if that happened to me, i would have walked right out and told them that i wanted a better PDI and wouldn't accept the trailer until i got it.
it's just stunning that in the Age of Information, so many do NO research on buying a RV and then show up on RV forums complaining.:h
with RV forums and internet videos, there is soooo much to help you learn what to do when buying, inspecting and using a RV.
like "how come other dealers i didn't buy from, won't do warranty work?" Or "the dealer didn't show me how to dump the tanks".
but maybe i'm the minority anymore. i'm not an impulse buyer and research things to death.
