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Originally Posted by Squerly
Wow, I never would have suspected such a BS clause.
My wife and I agreed on a "1-year rule" when we bought our current (older) motor home. That meant, if we still like the motor home idea after the first year, we would buy a new one. So far we're really enjoying the MH lifestyle and we have our eye's open for a replacement.
But I can say with all honestly, that after what I've learned over the last 6 months, I will never buy a new brand new motor home! Just no way I'm going to drop that kind money and put up with the nonsense I've seen others on this forum face. And this 90-day clause is just one more example of why I feel that way.
Maintenance/repairs is part of the motor home game, I understand and have no problem with that. But RV manufactures are not being honorable when they dodge responsibility like that. And I'm not one to reward bad behavior.
Edit: Currently, I have my eye on a 2008, 42' Fleetwood Revolution that is being offered for $115K. It's beyond beautiful, and even though it's 11-years old, it's appointed much nicer than most of the brand new motor homes being offered at the same price. I won't be taking the depreciation hit and someone else will have already sorted it out.
Had I not found this forum, and had I jumped into the MH game like so many people do, I'd have a new Thor (or other brand) sitting in my driveway today. And there's a better-than-average chance that I'd be one of the pi$$ed off posters that frequent this forum daily.
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Help me understand the rationale for wanting to buy a used / preowned RV when it is known, or a given that the RV when it was new was most likely poorly built? The more I read the problems from mostly new RV owners, the more I would be reluctant to buy preowned from individual or dealer. I know in one case a Dealer had a used unit and they dropped the price real low, and told me they would take a check and give me the key? Confused they were telling me that they would sell exactly as is and they would do absolutely nothing, not even wash it.
I remember 30 years ago a Jaguar XJ6 was a mechanical nightmare. Buying a used one certainly didn't make it any better.