How far would you drive for new TT?
I'm amazed at the price variation by area of the country for RVs. I asked my local dealer who had a unit I was interested in why I could buy the same unit he had @ 33K for 25K if I was willing to dri...
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wincrasher65 wrote:
People wonder why there are so many crappy dealers out there who won't give good service or retain decent employees. It's because of people like this who shop solely on price and will travel great distances to save a few bucks.
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Paying a bit more upfront may end up being a wiser financial choice over the long haul.
I can understand this argument, I even agree with it.. to a point.
But how MUCH more would you pay to buy locally, versus travel? Where is the line between "a wiser financial choice" and "throwing money away"?
Personally, I set the line at about 10% plus travel costs. Slightly more for the good local dealers, somewhat less for the not-so-good. Had I been able to hit that price locally, I'd have bought locally. But I wasnt. So I'll be driving.
I think we'd all like to buy locally. But like everything else in life, there's a cost. Where's the cutoff?
