Buyer Requirement for RV Sale - What's your opinion

[aw2055989]

Hi. Hey, I have my RV up for sale and i have a potential buyer that lives about 2 hours away. He wants his mechanic to look at it and i told him i wouldn't bring it up there for that but he's welcome to bring him down to my place to look at it. Well, he says he's interested and sent me a form to sign if he comes down and buys it. It is basically a bill of sale but has the statement: Seller agrees to allow Buyer 14 business days to have the vehicle inspected. If in that 14 business days deficiencies not previously made known by Seller are discovered and exceed $500.00 in total to repair or replace Seller agrees to pay for the repair or replacement.

I told him i was selling 'As-Is'. I'm not hiding anything from him, but i'm not fixing anything. What if his mechanic says it needs new tires (which it doesn't), then i'm locked into buying new tires. He's agreed to bump the repair amount to $1000. I'm still not comfortable with this arrangement.

What's your opinon on this?

Thanks.

[2bzy2c]

I saw your ad for your RV. You should have no problems selling it. It seems to be priced fair. There are lots of fish out there.

[lryrob9301]

aw2055989 wrote:
Just a follow up, after all this the guy finally emailed me to tell me he purchased a new 2014 Fleetwood. Problem solved!

His problems are just starting....:B

[aw2055989]

Just a follow up, after all this the guy finally emailed me to tell me he purchased a new 2014 Fleetwood. Problem solved!

[dieharder]

Tell him to try that on someone else. If you're selling as is, once it's out of your possession, it's on him.

[rondeb]

He wants 14 days. He could do a lot of damage in 14 days. He buys AS IS It is his responsibility to have it inspected prior to purchase. Have him find someone local if he can't get his guy to you. This would open a can of worms you don't want

[AllegroD]

No. You have offered to make arrangements for a pre buy inspection. Once he decides to take possession, it is his.

[Bird_Freak]

I would never sign anything like that. I would take it to his mechanic if only a couple hours away if he sent me funds for expenses with the understanding they are not refundable if he does not buy and the sale is as is after inspection. Go with him to his bank and get funds.

[NC_Roamer]

Two hours away? That's nothing. We drove from North Carolina to Buffalo, NY and back to look at a motorhome last year.

[tropical36]

As is......is the only way for a private sale and he could break something on the way home and blame it on an existing condition. No matter what, if wouldn't be worth the hassle of fighting with him about it.
One needs to be making a nice profit, like a Dealer might be, before handing out free warranties.

[Vulcan_Rider]

DSDP Don wrote:

If your coach is clean and in good shape, it's a sellers' market!

Not anywhere I've seen on the east coast or midwest it isn't.
Quite the contrary.

[fourmat]

Executive wrote:
Nope...Bucky is correct about the blank check. Reword it so your MAX repair would be $500, or agree to reimburse him for the cost of the inspection including travel time for his inspector IF and only if he buys the coach. Otherwise it's his nickel.....Dennis

That's the answer resonably reimburse his mechanic for his time if he buys the coach

[mowermech]

I would not sign such a document.
Every vehicle I have sold (including a motorhome) has been sold using the Bill Of Sale downloaded from the State DMV website. That BOS plainly states the vehicle is sold "AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH NO WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED".
If it is good enough for the State Department of Justice, it is good enough for me.
If it is unacceptable to the buyer, he can do his shopping elsewhere.

[tatest]

He is trying to get an unlimited warranty. "Deficiencies" is particularly scary because they could mean almost anything that doesn't meet the buyer's expectations. I wouldn't sign it, I would tell the buyer to get lost, take his lawyer with him.

[DSDP_Don]

Once you start making concessions, you'll end up financially locked in with transportation costs, inspection costs and at the same time the buyer will see you as desperate to sell.

If your coach is clean and in good shape, it's a sellers' market!