Travel Trailer History Report?

[SETenn]

A good friend of mine just bought a new travel trailer. After getting it home and giving it a closer inspection he suspects that it had been used as a rental unit at the dealership, then sold as a brand new camper. Is there a website where he can verify his suspicions? He is not a happy person right now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[FloridaTime]

When I sold RV's we used fridges all the time for keeping cold bottles of water scattered around the lot for shoppers as they went thru the units and sometimes cookies also. I know we never used a microwave in one though but who knows someone may have kept their leftovers in the trailer also! It was also very common for employees to use campers on weekends for fun so maybe an employee had used it for a night or two and just didn't clean up after themselves. Despite what a lot of folks think dealership employees in the RV industry like to camp.

If it was a rental it would have had to be plated and titled for insurance reasons so if it was sold new then I highly doubt it was a rental.

[rbpru]

Our dealer would not rent the new TT we were interested in but he was happy to rent a similar 3 year old model with the same floor plan. It was very well kept.

We took it for 10 days in the Ozarks and discovered we really did not like the floor plan. 🙂 I was better to discovered this before we purchased.

I doubt a deal would rent a new TT.

[drsteve]

If it was used as a rental then it had to be titled and plated by the dealer. Should be pretty easy to figure out.

[rbpru]

One other thing to consider is the unit was hauled from the manufacturer to the destination.

However, I would sooner suspect it was a show model. Maybe even an RV show model.

[Ralph_Cramden]

CavemanCharlie wrote:

Beowolf wrote:
Funny thing while shopping. We look in a small unit and both of us laughed at the smell. We were sure employees were getting stoned in it. Don't ask how we know that smell. Salesman comes along and makes some comment about the smell of this particular brand when new and closed up in the heat. We looked at each other and rolled our eyes. Sure enough we look at another of that brand and the same smell. Maybe he was telling the truth. Maybe they use skunk based glue. No idea.

:B

Ha.......skunky was it lol......should of tracked that salesman down....he my have been hawking more than campers.

[CavemanCharlie]

Beowolf wrote:
Funny thing while shopping. We look in a small unit and both of us laughed at the smell. We were sure employees were getting stoned in it. Don't ask how we know that smell. Salesman comes along and makes some comment about the smell of this particular brand when new and closed up in the heat. We looked at each other and rolled our eyes. Sure enough we look at another of that brand and the same smell. Maybe he was telling the truth. Maybe they use skunk based glue. No idea.

:B

[Ralph_Cramden]

SETenn wrote:
A good friend of mine just bought a new travel trailer. After getting it home and giving it a closer inspection he suspects that it had been used as a rental unit at the dealership, then sold as a brand new camper. Is there a website where he can verify his suspicions? He is not a happy person right now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

SETenn wrote:
No buyers remorse. The food particles in he microwave and fridge are a good clue. And the dealer rents travel trailers.

Maybe not buyers remorse, but certainly your friends lack of doing his due diligence on a high ticket purchase. Sort of akin to buying a new $65K pickup and not bothering to look at the odometer, or take a walk around looking for dents, scratches, or other damage. What does it take to open and look at the microwave and fridge, 10 seconds? He should of done that to see if the doors and latches actually worked, let alone to see if they actually turned on and operated.

[Beowolf]

Funny thing while shopping. We look in a small unit and both of us laughed at the smell. We were sure employees were getting stoned in it. Don't ask how we know that smell. Salesman comes along and makes some comment about the smell of this particular brand when new and closed up in the heat. We looked at each other and rolled our eyes. Sure enough we look at another of that brand and the same smell. Maybe he was telling the truth. Maybe they use skunk based glue. No idea.

[ggardne2]

I suspect the sales staff using it to warm up lunch and keep refreshments cold like hawkeye said ... particularly if the camper had ever been to an RV show. Many times at RV shows I have seen salespeople use the refrigerator to keep drinks and food cold.

[guidry]

What did the salesman say during the buyer's PDI?

[hawkeye-08]

It also could have been as simple as sales staff using it to warm up their lunch and keep their refreshments cold.

[K-9_HANDLER]

Served as employee(s) break room or hangout maybe?

[DutchmenSport]

I think he is just SOL. As stated, never titled who knows what the dealer did. Maybe he let some use it over night as a test camper they were wanting to buy. You know, like rest driving a car? Folks are always saying that they wish they could test drive or test camp their camper before purchasing.

[SETenn]

No buyers remorse. The food particles in he microwave and fridge are a good clue. And the dealer rents travel trailers.