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 very short test drive with the salesperson. We have even taken our 5th wheel up for the trade. As of yet, we have not tested everything in the coach (no shore power and the conditions outside....did I mention COLD) We did a dealer recap sheet that addressed the items we did find inside the coach and a promise that we would see everything working - to allot about 3 hours for this. No binding contract yet and $500.00 to hold the unit while we were considering. We also asked about having the inspector for the warranty company tag along for the inspection of the coach and given a nod of approval. We are scheduled to see the coach tomorrow and if all goes well to purchase and drive away with our new home away from home.
The inspector called today and said that the dealer refused to have him tag along or even on the premises. So DH calls the dealer to find out what is what. We do believe there was a misunderstanding between the inspector and the dealer; however, this little "spat" opened up some other issues.
1. Apparently, they believed we were going to hand them the check before going over the unit. We have informed them that is not happening. If we had had the opportunity to fully explore the coach I would understand this position - but we haven't; and we have been assured everything works, we want to see that first. We have been reminded that this is a used coach. So what is reasonable to expect from it? If they say everything works, is it unreasonable to expect that it will work when I leave the dealership (knowing that it might not work in a couple of weeks)?
2. We were told to set aside 3 hours (last Thursday) for the inspection. Today, DH got the impression that the time for this will be much shorter and that shorter time will include the paperwork. It was inferred that if we expect more time - we would have to pay for it. Prior to today, we were under the guidance that we would see everything work AND they would make sure we felt comfortable working it. Unreasonable expectation on our part?
As a further add - we did not dicker over the price of the unit. From the very first look at, we were told the unit is from a personal friend of the manager and was taken very good care of. It looked very clean inside with what we would expect would be normal wear and tear for a 9 year old coach. In pricing the unit from nada, ppl and other websites we determined it was priced on the high end but if they made sure everything worked before we left that might actually be a small price to pay.
Are we being unreasonable?
The inspector called today and said that the dealer refused to have him tag along or even on the premises. So DH calls the dealer to find out what is what. We do believe there was a misunderstanding between the inspector and the dealer; however, this little "spat" opened up some other issues.
1. Apparently, they believed we were going to hand them the check before going over the unit. We have informed them that is not happening. If we had had the opportunity to fully explore the coach I would understand this position - but we haven't; and we have been assured everything works, we want to see that first. We have been reminded that this is a used coach. So what is reasonable to expect from it? If they say everything works, is it unreasonable to expect that it will work when I leave the dealership (knowing that it might not work in a couple of weeks)?
2. We were told to set aside 3 hours (last Thursday) for the inspection. Today, DH got the impression that the time for this will be much shorter and that shorter time will include the paperwork. It was inferred that if we expect more time - we would have to pay for it. Prior to today, we were under the guidance that we would see everything work AND they would make sure we felt comfortable working it. Unreasonable expectation on our part?
As a further add - we did not dicker over the price of the unit. From the very first look at, we were told the unit is from a personal friend of the manager and was taken very good care of. It looked very clean inside with what we would expect would be normal wear and tear for a 9 year old coach. In pricing the unit from nada, ppl and other websites we determined it was priced on the high end but if they made sure everything worked before we left that might actually be a small price to pay.
Are we being unreasonable?
