Unique Usage -- Looking to Buy
Good evening, New to the forums.... so thanks in advance to everyone. I'm an insurance adjuster who travels 200 plus days out of the year that recently did the math and figured out how much sh...
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Hi abimarye,
Let me be totally blunt. The words "quality" and "RV" should never be used in the same sentence. The designers and makers are not folks who actually use RV's. Fit and finish are barely acceptable. Everything is made with the lightest (and therefore weak) materials that can be found. There are lots of horror stories about new units that spend months and months waiting for the dealer to get around to fixing serious faults.
When buying a used unit look for leaks. Then look even harder for leaks. Finally LOOK FOR LEAKS.
You will know within ten seconds whether the owner has maintained the RV. Just look at it carefully. You know what to look for for insurance so you are miles ahead of most buyers. Ask if you can have it independently inspected. If they say "no" say "thanks" and walk away.
Let me be totally blunt. The words "quality" and "RV" should never be used in the same sentence. The designers and makers are not folks who actually use RV's. Fit and finish are barely acceptable. Everything is made with the lightest (and therefore weak) materials that can be found. There are lots of horror stories about new units that spend months and months waiting for the dealer to get around to fixing serious faults.
When buying a used unit look for leaks. Then look even harder for leaks. Finally LOOK FOR LEAKS.
You will know within ten seconds whether the owner has maintained the RV. Just look at it carefully. You know what to look for for insurance so you are miles ahead of most buyers. Ask if you can have it independently inspected. If they say "no" say "thanks" and walk away.
abimarye wrote:pianotuna wrote:
It is almost always wise to buy used. The first owner gets the "kinks" worked out. Quality control appears to be non existent in the RV market.
I'd suggest you rent for one trip to see if this really "fits" your lifestyle.
Is this more accurate than the reverse, than the first owner fails to care for the unit? What would you look for when buying a used unit?
