buying a new, but damaged trailer
Hi all, Went looking today and we found a trailer that we really like on the lot. It's a 2015 holdover and the front right corner of the trailer looks like it was hit while on the lot. The rock guar...
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I'd totally buy that with the right discount for the minor oops. That is, if it's the trailer you like.
So looks like it didn't get into the side panel and appears the trim is just tweaked from the dent in the stone guard.
Fwiw, that diamond plate is probably just held on by some screws behind the trim and if it won't pound out, you can buy a new sheet of diamond plate for like $100. Worst case there's a cracked piece of wood behind it or something.
Just don't let the dealer convince you that the normal amount off of Msrp is the "discount" for the damage. If I wanted that trailer, I'd negotiate the best deal I could on a similar unit and then work em for how much off for the scratch n dent sale.
The dealer is just being lazy as that's a days work and maybe $200 in materials to fix.
So looks like it didn't get into the side panel and appears the trim is just tweaked from the dent in the stone guard.
Fwiw, that diamond plate is probably just held on by some screws behind the trim and if it won't pound out, you can buy a new sheet of diamond plate for like $100. Worst case there's a cracked piece of wood behind it or something.
Just don't let the dealer convince you that the normal amount off of Msrp is the "discount" for the damage. If I wanted that trailer, I'd negotiate the best deal I could on a similar unit and then work em for how much off for the scratch n dent sale.
The dealer is just being lazy as that's a days work and maybe $200 in materials to fix.
