Need advice with a possible deal

[janegowest]

There is a dealership that has two locations. One is 2 hours from us and the other is 5 hours away. I thought I was calling the one closer to us, but accidentally called the one farther away.

They had a 5er that I was interested in, so I wound up talking with that salesman anyway. He offered to have it delivered to the location closer to us, if we could agree on a price and put down a refundable deposit.

I said I would talk it over with my DH and let him know tomorrow. Then, I got to thinkin'... How can I agree on a price on a unit that I had not even seen, except in the photos? That does not make sense to me. Is this something that is commonly done? Agree on a price to have it moved to another location?

[4bearhug]

darsben wrote:

janegowest wrote:
We are not in the position health-wise to make an 11 hour round trip with stops and shopping for RVs as well. That is why he made this offer after I told him that we could not go there.

Then why are you.....
Oh never mind I do not want to know.

I'll ask the obvious question. If you are struggling with health issues, are you really sure you're up to setting out with an RV? Even though they have most of the conveniences of home there is still a physical demand to setting up, getting around the 5er, loading up for trips, etc. It's not the sort of thing that you start into with questionable health.

I would advise you to rent an RV for a weekend or week vacation to see if you are really up to the physical demand. Could save you from a very expensive mistake.

[darsben]

janegowest wrote:
We are not in the position health-wise to make an 11 hour round trip with stops and shopping for RVs as well. That is why he made this offer after I told him that we could not go there.

Then why are you.....
Oh never mind I do not want to know.

[Sprink-Fitter]

midnightsadie wrote:
NEVER EVER put money down on anything till you inspect it. if they want to bring it closer to you ,thats great , but don,t commit to a price. and remember the golden rule, never ever beleave what a sales person tells you.

How can some of you buy anything if you can't trust anyone?

Believe it or not, not every sales person lies.

[janegowest]

We are not in the position health-wise to make an 11 hour round trip with stops and shopping for RVs as well. That is why he made this offer after I told him that we could not go there.

[fla-gypsy]

Inspect first and save yourself a lot of grief.

[SabreCanuck]

I have to agree with last 4 posts.

Don't think of it as FIVE hours, think of it as an extra THREE from where you are agreeing to go anyway.

[laknox]

WE-C-USA wrote:
I have to agree with the last two posts.

Yup.

Lyle

[Irish2]

I have bought 4 new units on the phone and placed deposits on them but never would I do that for a used unseen unit. As stated above, if you are serious about that make and model drive there and inspected it yourself. This may give you a better opertunity to negotiate a better price or decide to continue your hunt. There are a lot of Trailers on the market, so why settle for something that you may have second thoughts on. But go for a drive!

[WE-C-USA]

I have to agree with the last two posts.

[sch911]

What's the big deal driving even the 5 hours to go see it?

[darsben]

SO DRIVE THERE AND SEE IT>
Problem solved

[janegowest]

therink wrote:
I would never make a sight unseen offer on a used unit or new unit for that matter. Too many issues can exist especially on used units that are sold "as is". I would expect a 2 hour minimum inspection performed by me before I ever discussed price on used. I would never sign papers on a new unit until the same inspection is performed by me and all issues are fixed. Dealers make good margin on used units and there is always room for negotiations, but not without seeing it.

Definitely! He said that they would fix everything except for little things like broken drawer handles, etc.

He said that after signing the papers, they would put us up in a campground nearby for the night. If we had any issues, they would fix them the next day. Is this common practice, too?

[therink]

I would never make a sight unseen offer on a used unit or new unit for that matter. Too many issues can exist especially on used units that are sold "as is". I would expect a 2 hour minimum inspection performed by me before I ever discussed price on used. I would never sign papers on a new unit until the same inspection is performed by me and all issues are fixed. Dealers make good margin on used units and there is always room for negotiations, but not without seeing it.

[2oldman]

janegowest wrote:
He did say that the deposit was fully refundable if we bought nothing else.

IF they will do it, I will ask him to send me an email with the particulars, like I did before with Camping World when they held a 5er for us to go see a week later, as we were on vacation at the time.

Be wary of refundable deposits. Saying that is one thing, actually doing it is quite another.

You absolutely must inspect it yourself, or at the least, pay someone. For all you know it smells like cigarettes or fish.

[janegowest]

It's a used trailer...a 2009 Cameo. Yes, new, I can feel OK about agreeing to a price beforehand, but for used, we would have to see the condition of it, right? I don't know if they will bring it up without agreeing on a price, but I guess if they won't, then we will just have to pass.

He did say that the deposit was fully refundable if we bought nothing else.

IF they will do it, I will ask him to send me an email with the particulars, like I did before with Camping World when they held a 5er for us to go see a week later, as we were on vacation at the time.