Great thread. Thanks for keeping this alive; it remains relevant.
We bought our 2012 Thor Chateau 28Z about a month ago, from Tacoma RV here in Washington. They have a small rental fleet and sell the units after a season or two. Ours had 8,500 miles on it, but was available at about half of the original list price. And yes, I realize that list price doesn't equal retail. :-)
So far, so good! We did have a minor roof leak, but thankfully the dealer took care of it quickly. I was about to Eternabond all the seams myself, but the dealer found the o-ring on the TV antenna had slipped. Good catch there. He even replaced my cushions and topped off the gas (for my trouble).
I've had to fix a few minor things--like tightening the kitchen plumbing--but otherwise it's been a great experience. I felt much safer buying an RV with less than 10K miles from a local dealer than I would have felt buying one from a national rental chain with 10x the miles and a few more rental years.
