Charging for a PDI??

Free Range Human wrote:

...PDI $1300
New owner school $0

I expect expect them to clean for delivery.
"New owner school" is the part where they take hours to make sure you know how everything works and you can even stay over night if you wish. Sounds great to the uninitiated, but we all know EVERYBODY does this.

$1300 for a walk-through inspection...

You are making a common mistake. The Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) and the walk through are two different things.

The PDI takes place before the buyer ever arrives at the dealership and can take a full day of a technician's time if done correctly.

The factories have about zero quality control. They rely on the dealer doing a quality PDI before delivery. During that PDI some warranty issues will likely be found and corrected before delivery to the customer.

You and every new buyer pays for the PDI. Either it is included in the price or charged separately. The total cost of the purchase is important, not the breakdown of costs.

The PDI is often the difference between a quality dealer and a slipshod one. There is no excuse for delivering an RV to a customer with roof leaks and things not working.

I occasionally see complaints on here about buyers having lots of problems with new RVs. It is usually the fault of a sloppy dealer doing a sloppy or no PDI.

TIP: Insist on a pressure leak test as part of the PDI.

Edit: I see where you stated this is a used RV. The above is for new RVs but some points may still be valid on a used RV.