wholesaler price vs. local dealer price
Is it unreasonable to expect my dealer to match the wholesaler on price? I know they will have shipping on my ordering it with local guy, but I will have shipping as well with wholesaler. With all els...
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I have never had a wholesaler beat the local dealer by a huge amount (never mind the free stuff my local dealer through in with the deal), and I just don’t believe these outrageous savings claimed by some… either these people are the worlds worst negotiators ever, or they are not comparing apples to apples, or they are deluding themselves in to believing this somehow by comparing purchase price from the wholesalers against the MSRP at the local dealer …
Your warranty is not like or even close to the same as the automotive warranty… you have a manufactures warranty with the mfg. not the dealer… the RV dealer is an independent business and has NO OBLIGATION to do warranty service on something they didn’t sell… none what so ever…
But hang this on the mfg. not the dealer they are the ones responsible for this… they could offer a nationwide warranty if they wanted to…
Most dealers will do it for the traveling public and hope others do the same for his customers in return… but he has no reason to go out of his way to service a local resident that thumbed his nose at his local dealer for to save money… chances are most of the things done under a new warranty the selling dealer was already paid to do in his PDI but failed to do…
Some of these low cost sellers require a nonrefundable deposit and payment in full when the RV leaves the mfg.… it is yours and hopefully all goes well but it doesn’t always… I don’t buy any big ticket item sight unseen… you can find horror stories about this in these forums…
Forest River says it best about your warranty and the local dealer…
Forest River Encourages You to Buy Locally
Forest River, Inc. strongly encourages our retail customers to purchase from their local dealership whenever possible due to the following factors:
Our Dealers are as a rule, independently owned and operated businesses. Outside of those customers they personally sold products to, they are not contractually obligated to perform warranty service on Forest River products that were purchased elsewhere. There may be an occasion that you would be required to return to the point of purchase to satisfy warranty requirements.
Although many dealerships will eventually service products not purchased at their place of business, they will usually take care of their customers and other Forest River customers who are traveling away from their local dealer as they would their own.
Local purchases allow a customer to establish a relationship with a dealer close to home. This relationship provides the customer with a convenient location for service and support from a "home town" professional.
Your warranty is not like or even close to the same as the automotive warranty… you have a manufactures warranty with the mfg. not the dealer… the RV dealer is an independent business and has NO OBLIGATION to do warranty service on something they didn’t sell… none what so ever…
But hang this on the mfg. not the dealer they are the ones responsible for this… they could offer a nationwide warranty if they wanted to…
Most dealers will do it for the traveling public and hope others do the same for his customers in return… but he has no reason to go out of his way to service a local resident that thumbed his nose at his local dealer for to save money… chances are most of the things done under a new warranty the selling dealer was already paid to do in his PDI but failed to do…
Some of these low cost sellers require a nonrefundable deposit and payment in full when the RV leaves the mfg.… it is yours and hopefully all goes well but it doesn’t always… I don’t buy any big ticket item sight unseen… you can find horror stories about this in these forums…
Forest River says it best about your warranty and the local dealer…
Forest River Encourages You to Buy Locally
Forest River, Inc. strongly encourages our retail customers to purchase from their local dealership whenever possible due to the following factors:
Our Dealers are as a rule, independently owned and operated businesses. Outside of those customers they personally sold products to, they are not contractually obligated to perform warranty service on Forest River products that were purchased elsewhere. There may be an occasion that you would be required to return to the point of purchase to satisfy warranty requirements.
Although many dealerships will eventually service products not purchased at their place of business, they will usually take care of their customers and other Forest River customers who are traveling away from their local dealer as they would their own.
Local purchases allow a customer to establish a relationship with a dealer close to home. This relationship provides the customer with a convenient location for service and support from a "home town" professional.
