We drove 995 miles to purchase our Eagle. Our "local" dealers aren't close by either. Both are over a hundred miles away. And they were at least $2k higher on the deal, plus almost that much more in destination charge. Our dealer was so close to the plant that there is no destination charge on our contract. And the trip was the halfway point to my DW's relatives, so the whole thing goes down as vacation travel. Having said all that, we are retired and money means more than time to us. Years ago I would have paid the additional dollars and bought closer to home regardless of warranty questions. But I will admit, had we had problems, we would have had problems! As others have said, it's difficult to find a dealer willing to do warranty work on a "foreign" camper. Chances are, our next rig will probably be bought here in the Phoenix area, while we are wintering, where there are many dealers. It will cost more of our savings, but the kids would just spend it on their own toys! :B