First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
This post is intended to be helpful to the first time buyer of a motor home. For those of you who don't fall into that category or believe this post is incomplete or off the mark, do us all a favor, a...
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Good Advice. BUT, we just went through this procedure with a disappointing ending & hard lesson learned. Do business closer to home. We traveled 700+ miles to Tucson, AZ to trade our 5W for a new Bounder. Negotiated the deal over the phone/internet. First laid eyes on it & loved it. It was perfect! Then, we did the walk-thru. 2 opposing cracks in the countertop. A 6" exterior crack (not scratch) from the corner of bedroom slide. The 2 AC's were running inside but we kept getting hotter. On one only the fan was working & within an hour both quit & wouldn't come on at all. A tech worked on the AC's the following day & couldn't repair them. After pondering the interior/exterior cracks, we had serious concerns about signing the contract. We decided against it. The only alternate we liked at the dealer was a step up to a Southwind, but its $2k more than we're willing to spend & the dealer isn't willing to do ANYTHING to compensate our wasted trip or time down here towing a 5W. A hard lesson learned -- Doing business long distance, thinking you're going to save money could end up costing you time, money & peace of mind! We're heading home in the AM & it won't be a pleasant trip!
