Dealer requires suitable truck

westernrvparkowner wrote:

azjeffh wrote:
My truck is "rated" to tow a 16K lb fiver, which we all know is BS. Bet they wouldn't hesitate to sell me one that has a 15.5K GVWR.

Pray tell then, what size rig would a "Good' dealer sell you? Just how upset would you be if they refused to sell you something you wanted to buy? And should that be extended to all businesses? For example, if you are 20 pounds overweight, should McDonalds refuse to sell you a cheeseburger? If you want your life run by a nanny, hire one, don't expect one to be provided by every business you deal with.

WoW! Who woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning? I suspect most of us, maybe even all of us, would be happy to receive advice from the delaer about how much they think our TV can handle safely during the sales cycle of the RV. I don't think the dealer has refused to sell the Rv, just has advise the client what is recommended or not. However, in our experience we would have been shocked into stunned silence if the RV seller had been concerned at all about how we intended to use the 5th wheel or what we intended to tow it with. We were quite surprised by the low product knowledge and low professional selling skils of most of the RV sales people we were exposed to at multiple dealers. There were an exception or two and we bought where we gained confidence in the sales persons product knowledge and professional sales skills. Where we messed up was not doing an adequate job of properly accessing the dealerships professional follow through. The salesperson was even frustrated with the aftersale support, or lack thereof, and eventually left the dealership as well. Our general observation was that RV Sales people were worse than car sales people. And the product quality was no where close to the quality of a new vehicle.