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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The TT I was looking at in 2012 was $21,500 in So Cal, found a make us an offer we can't refuse Black Friday deal near Chicago ( close to MI where it was built, hence lower trucking in fees) was $13,300.
Retired, my time was a free vacation, I budgeted $900 for diesel round trip, came in at $785. 4500 miles round trip, saw some family in KC MO, absolutely worth it to me to truck it in myself.
Contractor, did have a few minor problems, due to cheap, shoddy poor construction, was able to fix all of them myself, had all the tools to do the minor jobs. Almost all the cabinetry work is lousy stapled together stuff nowadays, so I drilled and added a lot of glue and screws to cabinets and cleats on all my cabinetry to keep it more intact.
Really didn't care about the warranty, the repair guys don't care about a good solid fix like the owner does, they are always complaining warranty work doesn't pay enough from the manufacturer.
Another often overlooked consideration is that your registration tax for the life of ownership will be based on what the cost of your unit is.... I will be saving considerably on that too, for the time that I own this TT, about $.62 on the dollar, every year.
Retired, my time was a free vacation, I budgeted $900 for diesel round trip, came in at $785. 4500 miles round trip, saw some family in KC MO, absolutely worth it to me to truck it in myself.
Contractor, did have a few minor problems, due to cheap, shoddy poor construction, was able to fix all of them myself, had all the tools to do the minor jobs. Almost all the cabinetry work is lousy stapled together stuff nowadays, so I drilled and added a lot of glue and screws to cabinets and cleats on all my cabinetry to keep it more intact.
Really didn't care about the warranty, the repair guys don't care about a good solid fix like the owner does, they are always complaining warranty work doesn't pay enough from the manufacturer.
Another often overlooked consideration is that your registration tax for the life of ownership will be based on what the cost of your unit is.... I will be saving considerably on that too, for the time that I own this TT, about $.62 on the dollar, every year.
