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jasoncw's avatar
jasoncw
Explorer
Jul 24, 2015

Question Regarding Purchasing thru Wholesalers

For those who purchased a TT/FW through wholesalers (RV Direct, RV Wholesalers, etc.), do the trailers come with full tanks of propane and a battery? I have a quote for a TT through RVD, and I'm trying to get my local dealer to match it. They are slightly above it, but part of their argument is they include full propane tanks and a battery, which wholesalers typically do not. Granted this is only an extra couple hundred dollars, but this never crossed my mind.
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  • Sandia_Man's avatar
    Sandia_Man
    Explorer II
    Jul 24, 2015
    There was a recent post about these wholesalers and most were positive stating they were easy to work with. Just call or email them directly for specifics to your quote. If you are within a grand or so between wholesaler and local dealer it might be wise to do business locally, most go the wholesaler route as they are saving several thousand $$$. Good luck and enjoy your new RV.
  • SJR's avatar
    SJR
    Explorer
    Jul 24, 2015
    When talking to RVD they said they include battery and propane
  • ependydad's avatar
    ependydad
    Explorer
    Jul 24, 2015
    Sandia Man wrote:
    If you are within a grand or so between wholesaler and local dealer it might be wise to do business locally...


    After my local dealer was a dud and my issues mostly have cropped up when I was between 500 and 900 miles away from home - I'll happily go with a wholesaler who is used to remote support vs. a local dealer who isn't (or in my case, sucks totally).
  • Tom_N's avatar
    Tom_N
    Explorer
    Jul 24, 2015
    An RV dealer with "wholesale" in it's name is nothing more than a "retail" RV dealer.
  • Snowman9000's avatar
    Snowman9000
    Explorer
    Jul 25, 2015
    Tom N wrote:
    An RV dealer with "wholesale" in it's name is nothing more than a "retail" RV dealer.


    Thanks, I was going to say the same thing. What they are are internet dealers who do have one or more of their own retail dealerships where you will take delivery.
  • jasoncw's avatar
    jasoncw
    Explorer
    Jul 25, 2015
    Thanks for all the replies. They are just over a grand more than RVD. They have been a decent dealership over the past 5 or 6 years to me, so I'm trying to make it work.

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