Newb Q: Local vs. Remote Dealer Premiums?
How much additional would you be willing to pay to buy a trailer from a local dealer vs. a dealer that is a 500 miles away? Assume the local dealer is a national chain and the remote dealer is not....
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Ultimately its what it is worth to YOU.
If you don't have to take time off work to go get it, its worth it a little more. If you have to take time off work and it will cost you money/vacation time, its a little more hassle.
If you want to visit around the area where you would be picking the trailer up, its worth it a little more. If its someplace you don't really want to go, its a little more hassle.
If you are concerned about warranty work, it might be a little more of a hassle.
I negotiated a good price from a local (hour and a half drive) dealer on my new Jayco, or else I would have driven 7 hours to Albany, NY. My mom grew up in Albany, I plan on eventually taking my family back there for a short trip just to see Grandma's old house... it wouldn't have been much of an inconvenience for us. But for only a couple hundred dollars more we bought local. We still plan to visit Albany, but now its at our leisure.
A couple thousand dollars is a no-brainer to me. Heck... even a thousand dollars is enough for me to consider a 6 or 7 hour drive.
If you don't have to take time off work to go get it, its worth it a little more. If you have to take time off work and it will cost you money/vacation time, its a little more hassle.
If you want to visit around the area where you would be picking the trailer up, its worth it a little more. If its someplace you don't really want to go, its a little more hassle.
If you are concerned about warranty work, it might be a little more of a hassle.
I negotiated a good price from a local (hour and a half drive) dealer on my new Jayco, or else I would have driven 7 hours to Albany, NY. My mom grew up in Albany, I plan on eventually taking my family back there for a short trip just to see Grandma's old house... it wouldn't have been much of an inconvenience for us. But for only a couple hundred dollars more we bought local. We still plan to visit Albany, but now its at our leisure.
A couple thousand dollars is a no-brainer to me. Heck... even a thousand dollars is enough for me to consider a 6 or 7 hour drive.
