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Originally Posted by TerryJames

Good Day, Folks,
Just a little information.
We recently purchased a 2017 Axis 25.2 on an E450 Chassis. We developed a relationship with the Thor plant prior to ordering. We contacted 7 major dealers and chatted about our needs and specifications. Once we had settled on the dealers and the specs we sent out a “request for bid,” with decision criteria, by email with a bid closing time and explained our plan to order the next day after bid close and analyses. In the bid process we explained it was a onetime, closed bid process. There was no going to and from one dealer to another or “checking with the manager.”
We received all the bids on a Tuesday evening and awarded the bid by COB the next day.
We bought for 34% under MSRP drive off the lot price.

Hi,
This is a great idea! I am in the process of gathering initial price quotes from several dealers and am exhausted that it seems they are going to make this process difficult. I'm looking at the 2017 ACE 29.4 and RV Direct is by far the cheapest, even with delivery. But after reading these comments, I'm concerned going to a wholesaler because of the service aspect.

Would you mind sharing with me your "bid" sheet? I'm excited it seems you got a serious response without haggling.

Thanks,
Sue
Please email me