OkieGene,
I really appreciate your comments and your point of view. However, this was clearly not the case in my situation. The local dealership didn’t have what I was looking for within my budget. For that matter, there were no used models available within 500 miles of my home. So when a brand new 2011 popped up in Bozeman, it was kind of a no brainer to buy it. It had nothing to do with the local dealerships policies or pricing structure. I wasn’t looking to save a few bucks by driving hundreds of miles. I saved about $9,000 off the original MSRP of the 2011 model and more like $13,000 to $14,000 off the MSRP of a 2013/14 model. I have absolutely nothing against the local dealership other than their attitude towards me in this one specific incidence.
I’m also absolutely certain that had I been willing and able to purchase a new 2013/14 unit that I would have purchased it from the SLC dealership ; after, or course, some hard bargaining to get them to sell it to me at the last RV Show price and probably saving around $4,000 to $5,000.
:B