"test drive"

Bobbyg2013 wrote:
Before I purchase a TT I want to hook it up to my truck and take it on a short drive on a freeway to see how it handles, etc. Do you think a dealer would allow me to do this?

We did a test tow of our then new 2012 Keystone Bullet. We used our WD hitch, which was a basic type with chains on the bars, and the dealer's snap-up brackets (because our snap up brackets were still on our HTT in storage). The dealer, Quality RV (in Ramsey, MN then and now in a larger facility in Monticello, MN), was happy to do it. The owner, Todd Nelson, actually rode with me as we drove around on a highway and city streets for about 15 minutes. The experience made a huge difference to me in seeing how well our tow vehicle could tow the larger TT.

I'm guessing most dealers, especially the mega-sized ones, aren't going to go out of their way to do something like that. In my mind, a good dealer who expects you pay out so much money for a new camper should be willing to do a test tow. When you think about it, it's kind of crazy to pay out so much money and have no idea how the TT will tow behind your tow vehicle until you've already signed the papers and paid! You'd never do that with a vehicle or a motor home.