Experience with internet purchases
We cannot get the trailer we want in our city, but can purchase it at what seems like a good price form LakeShore Rv in Muskegon, MI. This is 800 miles from where we live, but we would make a vacation...
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As others have mentioned, be sure you can inspect the RV in person before obligating yourself to buy it. Some may buy sight unseen, but I personally find that to be very uncomfortable and would never do it.
Some say finding a dealer to do warranty work isn't a big deal, but I have to disagree. Part of what you're paying for with a new RV is the warranty, and you need to figure out how you'll actually get warranty work done if needed. The dealer I bought my TT from says they ONLY service RV's purchased from them. This wasn't just the salesman talking - I called the dealership's service department on my own and they confirmed it. Now, could someone call the manufacturer and complain about this in order to force the dealer to do the repair? Maybe although I don't have to worry about that since I bought locally.
In short, I would figure out how you would get any warranty work done before purchasing. You can't just assume that a local dealer who sells the same brand will do it for you, as I learned through my dealer.
Some say finding a dealer to do warranty work isn't a big deal, but I have to disagree. Part of what you're paying for with a new RV is the warranty, and you need to figure out how you'll actually get warranty work done if needed. The dealer I bought my TT from says they ONLY service RV's purchased from them. This wasn't just the salesman talking - I called the dealership's service department on my own and they confirmed it. Now, could someone call the manufacturer and complain about this in order to force the dealer to do the repair? Maybe although I don't have to worry about that since I bought locally.
In short, I would figure out how you would get any warranty work done before purchasing. You can't just assume that a local dealer who sells the same brand will do it for you, as I learned through my dealer.
