We went with lady friend of ours to look at used 2014 travel trailer Tuesday on a local dealers lot. The trailer was used by an out of state constuction worker working here in Montgomery and traded in for a Motor home before the man left town. Now granted we saw the camper three days after the dealer got it and they said it hadn't been gone over it other than when it was traded, but they had priced it and put it on the Website. It is a 2014 Skyline Nomad 260, Rear Kitchen. and perfect for her and her tow vehicle. We all like they camper and she has made made good deal... BUT, we gave the salesman a list of fixes, 1.The power stabilizers are wrecked. They use a common screw, and the street side on both front and rear will not lower, rear curb side is bent like a pretzel, and front curb side jerks and "pops". 2. One of the Dinette bench backs seems to to have a broken frame piece(Easy fix, I could do it). 3. Break away switch has wires pulled out of it.(Another easy fix).Should she(we) expect the dealer to make these repairs with out raising his price. I know replcing the stabilizers will runn over $1000.00. My friend also thinks he should replace the Tv the the previous owner took out because it came with one from Skyline. I told Tvs are too cheap now and not to get greedy.

everything in good working order . and double checked by buyer, before one dime changes hands. the person holding the purse is in control once she pays for it, you,ve lost control. and they,ll tell you everything will be fixed AFTER THE SALE. sales people lie for a living.

gaymeadowsman wrote:1.The power stabilizers are wrecked. They use a common screw, and the street side on both front and rear will not lower, rear curb side is bent like a pretzel, and front curb side jerks and "pops". Now - depending upon the way the dealer worked the trade-in, he may or may not have the flexibility to replace them. He also might not be able to come down on the price.This would be a deal breaker for me. If the dealer wouldn't replace them - I'd walk away.gaymeadowsman wrote:2. One of the Dinette bench backs seems to to have a broken frame piece(Easy fix, I could do it).He should be willing to fix that.gaymeadowsman wrote:3. Break away switch has wires pulled out of it.(Another easy fix).Essential that be fixed before the trailer is towed off the lot. It's less than $25 and 10 minutes installation. I had to move the breakaway switch on a brand new Flagstaff I got less than a month ago because it interfered with my hitch mounting brackets.That was my fault because I didn't check those measurements before signing the deal.gaymeadowsman wrote:Should she(we) expect the dealer to make these repairs with out raising his price.No if the trailer has just been traded in. The dealer is going to hope someone else will take it off his hands without asking for repairs. But if the trailer has been sitting on his lot for a while, he might be willing to come down or do the replacementsgaymeadowsman wrote: My friend also thinks he should replace the Tv the the previous owner took out because it came with one from Skyline.She likely wouldn't like the cheap small TV that came with the trailer - go to Walmart and get a better, bigger one for less money.The only really important thing is to get in writing any repairs the dealer must make before signing on the bottom line - and get a written date the repairs, if any, will be finished.EDIT - I think I've found the trailer ad and if they are selling it for $12,500 like the ad I found - that is a very good price. The dealer probably does not have the flexibility to fix the stabilizer jacks. So even at that price, I'd walk away.But the dealer might be able to split the price of installing new jacks - which would be worth it.

Everything is negotiable prior to purchase. Get everything in writing on the purchase agreement, signed by the sales manager, or repaired before signing a contract.Not all sales people are liers.

You would be better off coming down on price and do it yourself...Dealers are known to do shotty work, and keep trailers for months at a time

Be careful with the warranty, or lack thereof, as well. Factory warranties usually only apply to the original purchaser and are not transferrable. You may want to check if the dealer is including any sort of warranty with it.

New to her, but needs some repairs... Dealer obligations?

B_O__Plenty
Explorer II
Dec 06, 2013
Problem solved. Now you get to crawl under a whole new batch of trailers..

B.O.
gaymeadowsman
Explorer
Dec 06, 2013
12-6-13
Salesman just call and told her that the dealership owner has promised the trailer to a "Family member". Not sure why it was even placed on the website at all if this is true. Heck, maybe he saw the list of things that need to be repaired(I only listed 3 here) and decided to take it to the auction.
Most used campers in rough shape only stay on his lot about 1 months then "Away they go!"
gaymeadowsman
Explorer
Dec 06, 2013
I should let you guys know that my friend has 35 years in corperate accounting and bookeeping. She knows her way around that kind of stuff and wont be a push over
But when it comes to knowing what to look for on the trailer, as long as it's "PRETTY" she's happy, that's where I help, she wont talk to a saleman unless I help with the list. and I do crawl under them, God knows how many I've looked at in the last 3 months...
gaymeadowsman
Explorer
Dec 06, 2013
@ dyb,The Break away activation wire is intact. It's one of the electical wires pulled from the back of the control(orange wire). I don't think the brakes would work if switch were activated.
colliehauler
Explorer III
Dec 06, 2013
Executive wrote:
dyb wrote:
I would be concerned about Brake system damage due to breakaway switch being pulled.

Why? It's just like hitting the brakes hard. No biggie...Dennis
If the wires are pulled out of the switch it would not apply the brakes. It would take the cable being pulled with the wires connected.
Executive45
Explorer III
Dec 06, 2013
dyb wrote:
I would be concerned about Brake system damage due to breakaway switch being pulled.

Why? It's just like hitting the brakes hard. No biggie...Dennis
dyb
Explorer
Dec 06, 2013
I would be concerned about Brake system damage due to breakaway switch being pulled.
JEBar
Explorer
Dec 06, 2013
tatest wrote:
If you've not yet bought it, everything is negotiable. Price is negotiable, fixes are negotiable, upgrades are negotiable.

You might get things fixed at the asking price, or the dealer might want more. Dealer might fix everything on an offer even lower than the asking price. But there is no dealer obligation to fix things at his asking price.

agree .... make sure that the agreement is in writing .... prior to signing the papers make sure that all agreed to repairs have been made, and that all systems/equipment that is supposed to be working is in fact working

Jim
Huntindog
Explorer
Dec 06, 2013
The break away switch is a safety item. It may well be illegal for a dealer to sell it without it in working order.

The jacks retail for 1000.00... I was charged cost by my dealer for mine, which in 2010 was 416.00.
They can be repaired but it is labor intensive.
Probably not cost effective for a dealer to repair them.

I would offer to pay cost for them. They are a easy install.
tatest
Explorer II
Dec 06, 2013
If you've not yet bought it, everything is negotiable. Price is negotiable, fixes are negotiable, upgrades are negotiable.

You might get things fixed at the asking price, or the dealer might want more. Dealer might fix everything on an offer even lower than the asking price. But there is no dealer obligation to fix things at his asking price.