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Originally Posted by Tiger
Let's say 'hypothetically' the wife does want used and that we turned down a great deal on exactly what we were looking for in a two year old trailer. Now it is dealership or bust. What would you do if you are stuck buying from a dealer.
I don't want to use their financing or anything like that.
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I bought new from Sunridge RV about 4 years ago. Fortunately for me they had a service guy there that absolutely cared about customers, and in-spite of his company found ways to get things done. If you read their reviews just before they went under you will see what a headache dealer service can turn into.
Here's the main issue of buying new, you're going to spend the first 2 years doing warranty work. So the thing you'll want to note is that most RV's come with only a one year front to back warranty, so that first year is crucial. In my case I was like Pylon and saw this as a cash purchase, and was able to convince the dealer to put it all on my credit card. This allowed me to actually use the credit card for a free year of extended warranty (I had to fight a bit with the insurance company to convince them that it qualified, but turns out only things with an engine are excluded on my card, and we have a travel trailer).
So this is eyes wide open: buying new is like work, you have to haul your big RV back and forth for at least the first two years getting service. This is where buying two years old can be a huge plus: someone else did all that labour for you...but do you know if they really did? I often tell people now, my 4 year old RV is more valuable now than when I bought it, because we diligently had everything fixed and added things your going to want like solar, 3m, better batteries, good shower head, etc.
So my advise if you buy new: pick your RV 100% based on the dealership, don't even think unit or floor plan until you see what the dealership you choose has. I got lucky, had I bought from Sunridge 2 years later I would have been screwed.
For what it's worth if I bought again I'd buy from Bucars, loved the vibe there, and service capacity seemed top notch. Also Bucars inventory comes with two year standard front to back warranties. But shop around and only focus on the service department...heck even get in writing that they will service your unit within 4 weeks of any request or something.