Special Order vs. Purchasing off the Lot
The wife and I today went to look at Tiffin Allegro Open Roads and we have decided that is what we want. In our area (within 3-5 hours), there aren't many options and the floor plan that we wanted th...
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ggardne2 wrote:
You shouldn't have to pay any more for special ordering. In theory when you order a unit the dealers costs are lower because they do not have to place the unit into inventory ... very few dealers own the units on their lots, most of them finance these units and have to pay interest on the loan until the unit is sold. When you order a unit it is sold to you within days of arriving on the lot so no inventory carrying costs. (There are exceptions, some dealers purchase their units out-right so do not have to finance them, but this is rare). I have special ordered the last four units I have purchased and have still been able to get a good price on them.
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We special ordered ours at the Hershey RV show and received a better price then we were able to get at the dealer. I would not pay more to special order.
