Buying an RV from Dealer vs Private Owner
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 absolutel...
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phillyg wrote:
I've done both and think you just have to be as knowledgeable about RVs as possible. Check out each unit thoroughly or if you can't, pay an expert to do so for you. Anything you buy used could break as you're driving it away regardless of how well the dealer or private seller talked it up. The only advantage to a dealer sale I can see is you might get a 30-day 50/50 warranty.
Well its not necessarily true that the only advantage is the warranty. We bought ours from a big dealer in Texas and we stayed there for 7 days transferring all our stuff from our old motorhome to the one we bought, since we are full timer. Both our old and new unit were side by side under a covered structure with full hookups, while we were there During that time, anything we found while were there was fixed, including replacing an a/c unit. We had a technician assigned to our unit to fix anything we asked him to. Also, our gas tank and lp tank were topped off. Since we didn't tow our toad down there with us, they gave us a free loaner to use while we were there, a 2011 Equinox just like the one we tow. Although, it was covered with advertisements for the dealership. We got our Tour Master for $3000 under wholesale. So, we were thrilled with the whole experience and would highly recommend our dealer. There are advantages going either way, but in my opinion if you could find a dealer like ours, that is the way to go.
