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Originally Posted by URY914
There are so many used ones out there, some is very good condition I don't know why anyone would buy a new one.
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From what I can tell, RV's are a lot like boats:
You can buy a new one and know any problems that pop up are the manufacturers fault--but that doesn't mean any of them will be covered.
You can buy a used one from a dealership for almost as much as a new one, but you have no idea what problems it has or if any maintenance has been deferred. You also know that the dealership bought that sucker for pennies on the dollar and is making a killing on it. (Was $100k new, bought it back for $50k two years used, selling it for $85k.)
You can try to buy a used one in a personal sale, but you end up with people who think they will get what a dealership is selling the same used unit for, or people who seem willing to accept way too little for it--and you're never sure if the fact that it sat on the market for year has worn them down, they just want the money pit to go away, or there are hidden problems and they want it to move fast.
So your choices are:
1) Get screwed by the dealership when new and deal with stuff breaking that shouldn't break on a new one.
2) Get screwed by the dealership on a used one and deal with stuff breaking.
3) Try to convince the guy who is certain he is going to get a dealership used price that he isn't going to get a dealership used price, and if successful deal with stuff breaking.
4) Get a "good deal" on a used one and deal with a heap of broken stuff.