Scamps

Stumps wrote:

NYCgrrl wrote:


Many of the smaller TTs are made by companies without nationwide distribution and the attendant offsite trained technicians' network so after much thought I chose an Alto Safari Condo as the right fit for us.
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I just discovered the Safari Condos - brilliant design. If you have any info you don't mind sharing with me (purchase process, out to door cost to you in US dollars, etc.) I'd appreciate it.

This is how we did it:
Became entranced reading about it online. There's an informative English language blog that I read avidly:

http://routealto80.blogspot.com/2016/

He covers maintenance, upgrades (some of his upgrades are now standard on the line), as well as their trips and observations, the good and bad. Still hasn't gone on any vacs longer than a few weeks but seem to recall this will happen when they have retired.

Using Jim's blog as inspiration we decided to rent an Alto from Can Am RV Centre for a week or so:

http://www.canamrv.ca/contact-us/

It was an enjoyable trip and confirmed our thoughts. The same year for comparison we also rented a stay in place Heartland Prowler BH for our DGD's sleep over birthday party and decided that this type of construction and set up wasn't what we needed.

We bought directly from the factory and the process has been pretty painless so far. Now here's the bad news: our wait time for delivery would have been a 1-1/2 years had we not chosen to have some custom upgrading done which is adding another 6 odd months to the process.

The good news is I feel confident we will wind up with a unit we'll be happy with right out the gate. Our rep has been sooo patient with us (OK. Won't lie-me:B) as questions are asked and order changed. He's a real doll, knows his product inside and out, and has no problem telling me when I ask the impossible in a manner that insults no one's intelligence.
I'm also hearing that standard delivery time has dropped down to 14 months due to the factory's expansion.

I think current starting price for our model is about 26K but check the website to be sure.

As with the Casita and Scamp, the Condo line depreciates at a vastly different rate from many traditional RVs.

HTH!