Checking out El Monte rental sales
I have read a lot of posts regarding the purchase of a rental unit and after PMing IAMICHABOD and discussing his experience with El Monte RV, I went to look this afternoon. We are not quite ready to ...
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To the OP:
Hire an RV tech that does service work on both the house and chassis to inspect whatever rig you are seriously interested in. The tech will call out all of the defects that need to be addressed and give you the list. You can use it to (try to) lower the price or demand that the sale won't be completed until the repairs are made. Also have the tech review the vehicle's service history and recommend any service (oil, tranny, differential, etc) that should be performed before you complete the sale.
Why? Because once that former rental unit leaves the lot they will wash their hands of you. Outside of servicing their rental fleet, they are not a retail service center. Service after the sale is something that they don't want to do or expect to do. Other than maybe a replacement for a missing window screen, or a cabinet handle, or possible a replacement pancake light - expect a very cold shoulder. Been there, done that.
BTW - the Cruise America salesperson that sold me my MH is a clueless seat warmer - and told me directly that they knew nothing about RVs.
Also, there's a good chance the included warranty is pathetic. Carefuly read what it covers. If it is not listed then it's not covered. I did not opt for the extended warranty on mine because the language in it didn't make any sense. IMO, poorly written warranties are a Pandora's box for denying claims.
Hire an RV tech that does service work on both the house and chassis to inspect whatever rig you are seriously interested in. The tech will call out all of the defects that need to be addressed and give you the list. You can use it to (try to) lower the price or demand that the sale won't be completed until the repairs are made. Also have the tech review the vehicle's service history and recommend any service (oil, tranny, differential, etc) that should be performed before you complete the sale.
Why? Because once that former rental unit leaves the lot they will wash their hands of you. Outside of servicing their rental fleet, they are not a retail service center. Service after the sale is something that they don't want to do or expect to do. Other than maybe a replacement for a missing window screen, or a cabinet handle, or possible a replacement pancake light - expect a very cold shoulder. Been there, done that.
BTW - the Cruise America salesperson that sold me my MH is a clueless seat warmer - and told me directly that they knew nothing about RVs.
Also, there's a good chance the included warranty is pathetic. Carefuly read what it covers. If it is not listed then it's not covered. I did not opt for the extended warranty on mine because the language in it didn't make any sense. IMO, poorly written warranties are a Pandora's box for denying claims.
