Ongoing saga of the motorhome
We are in Indiana and it is cold with lots of snow. Snow for last few weeks. We also in the process of buying a used motor coach from a dealer. We have looked over the interior and taken it for a ve...
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Billinwoodland wrote:
If I read your post correctly, you are relying on the warranty companies inspection to serve as your pre-buy inspection. From what I have seen, their inspection is no where near as thorough as an independent inspector that you are paying to represent you. When I bought my 2008 coach, my inspector spent over 4 hours going over every system, followed by a written report which included mandatory items the dealer needed to fix/replace, and suggested items. I used this report to my advantage with the dealer, who had a deposit but not full payment. I made it very clear no more cash until the rig is as expected. This was an exhaustive process on my part as I ended up doing 3 PDIs, one after each time the dealers techs were back in the coach addressing issues. In the end, they came through, I think only because I had the money and a written report from a local industry expert. It's a big investment, there's only one person, well maybe two if you count an inspector on your payroll, who is going to take care of you. And I promise, the dealer is not the one.
Bill
Basically I did the same with a private party sale. Inspection was 3 to 4 hours, I was getting impatient with him, but he saved me close to $2500. Inspection cost me $350.
