Buying an RV from Dealer vs Private Owner

rkburdick wrote:
Getting closer to purchasing our first RV. We are looking for a good used unit and have found a few contenders. Not sure how this all works but when I recently spoke to a dealer he told us absolutely do not buy from a private owner for lots of reasons. Since he is a dealer we're not sure if we should trust his opinion. He may be right but I would like to hear from the community. Would appreciate some insight from you all. Also, is it more of a hassle to purchase out of state from either?

My experience has been, buying buses, is buying from dealers. I have always gotten a good deal. I never buy from churches as they want top dollar for everything, and private sellers usually don't need the money and so they want what they want and never offer a payment plan, Dealers are hungry, they don't want anything to sit too long. Whereas private sellers usually don't need the money and so they don't mind sitting on something even for a year or more. That is my experience around here with tractors. John Deere will offer financing on their used tractors and people around here want top dollar for their used stuff.
my advice is, try to go with a dealer as they are in the business to sell,