Buying from dealer and haveing them store?

Have you seen and toured the TT in person yet? Certainly do not buy it now if you haven't looked it over with a fine tooth comb by visiting the dealer...It should have a full warranty in case you discover a problem in the Spring. Check out your local RV dealer to make sure they will perform warranty work on this one even if they don't sell that brand. Don't you have time to go check it out and buy it and bring it back now if it meets your requirements? The dead of winter with the bad storms and such is still 30 days away in Jan and Feb. And you need to see in person and have in writing that it WAS winterized.. You can tell very quickly by checking the faucets for pink AF as well as the toilet bowl. Not to mention, IMO if you buy now, buy a good TT cover and protect it at your house from the ice, snow and sleet.. The dealer certainly won't cover it! Why let him sit on it uncovered and exposed if you are definitely going to buy it? Good luck!

So, I believe you are telling us this dealer has had a trailer perhaps for some time. Now they have also properly winterized everything (for sure), and you are comfortable with taking the unit from a frozen environment?

So, they are going to give you a 30 day warranty from their shop most likely. Will you check it out in thirty days? Will you drive it back for 700 miles to fix the stuff that isn't working? No, of course you won't.

I bought mine the same way, I wanted that one, and it was February. I had a few issues, but a lot of experience, and fixed the gas on the hot water tank, and a couple of potential leaks on the roof. Tires were old and I had to replace them, but all in all, we are pretty happy with what we have. It's a super quality rig but.. they said it was winterized.. it was not. Could have been a disaster but our weather wasn't cold enough..

I would wait if I was you. Pick it up when you can check that everything works, not when it is frozen solid.