Maybe a terrible decision?
Hi there!
My boyfriend and I are young, and opted to purchase a 5th wheel for full-timing as opposed to finding a rental. We went through a large dealership for ease of financing. Three weeks ago, we found an RV that had the perfect layout. We put a down payment on it and scheduled a delivery (we don't have a truck and plan on it being mostly stationary) for the following week.
Two days before the planned delivery, I received a call from the dealership with the bad news that they had found a rotten floor in their inspection and couldn't sell it to us, but had another one in mind that they thought we'd love. They said it was older, but it was also cheaper.
Honestly, we were in a rush to get moved into it. We had only paid for half the month in the room we were renting and had time off scheduled for a road trip to bring back the rest of our belongings. So I told the dealership to go ahead with the inspection of the alternate rig. My boyfriend was able to go look at it, but I didn't have time.
We were living in the RV for 3 days when we got our first big rain (we're in the PNW) and the roof started leaking. Upon further inspection, we realized that the subfloor is moldy and who knows what is going on in the ceiling. After tons of argument with the dealership, they agreed to haul it back and fix it, but what I want to know is -
1. what can I feasibly expect the dealership to do? Will they be honest enough to admit that it's a total loss, if it's molded through?
2. If they refuse to admit the scope of the problem, do I have grounds to pursue legal action? I paid $900 for the inspection and I feel that it wasn't thorough at all (lots of other little things pointing to that).
Any advice would be appreciated. The rig is a 2001 Alpenlite Medinah.
My boyfriend and I are young, and opted to purchase a 5th wheel for full-timing as opposed to finding a rental. We went through a large dealership for ease of financing. Three weeks ago, we found an RV that had the perfect layout. We put a down payment on it and scheduled a delivery (we don't have a truck and plan on it being mostly stationary) for the following week.
Two days before the planned delivery, I received a call from the dealership with the bad news that they had found a rotten floor in their inspection and couldn't sell it to us, but had another one in mind that they thought we'd love. They said it was older, but it was also cheaper.
Honestly, we were in a rush to get moved into it. We had only paid for half the month in the room we were renting and had time off scheduled for a road trip to bring back the rest of our belongings. So I told the dealership to go ahead with the inspection of the alternate rig. My boyfriend was able to go look at it, but I didn't have time.
We were living in the RV for 3 days when we got our first big rain (we're in the PNW) and the roof started leaking. Upon further inspection, we realized that the subfloor is moldy and who knows what is going on in the ceiling. After tons of argument with the dealership, they agreed to haul it back and fix it, but what I want to know is -
1. what can I feasibly expect the dealership to do? Will they be honest enough to admit that it's a total loss, if it's molded through?
2. If they refuse to admit the scope of the problem, do I have grounds to pursue legal action? I paid $900 for the inspection and I feel that it wasn't thorough at all (lots of other little things pointing to that).
Any advice would be appreciated. The rig is a 2001 Alpenlite Medinah.
