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I often look through the ads at rvt.com and happened to see this which is a free mini-course on buying an RV http://www.rvt.com/how-to-buy-an-rv.php?pos=slide I keep more than one email account and a special one for things like this or where you must give an email and I really don't want to. I am signed up with notifications about RVs from them and have never had a spamming issue so I figured I would check it out and I'll let you know what I think.
Session 1 came in immediately. It is very short to go over and it does promote looking at the RVs on their website BUT it covers the entire US and I like it better than RV trader. We have bought 8 RVs of different types and I think the information is good for someone looking for their first RV as it helps sort out some of the minor decisions. The only thing I disagree with is that in bigger dealerships (we prefer mom/pop or private owner) the salespeople don't know the answers and will flat out make something up especially to steer you to something that will get them a better commission. So, you should ask questions but follow up your answers on the internet before purchasing. Most RV sales people in the bigger dealerships don't have a clue about the RVs and specialize in high pressure sales.
-- Edited by SnowGypsy on Saturday 20th of September 2014 03:36:15 PM
"Most RV sales people in the bigger dealerships don't have a clue about the RVs and specialize in high pressure sales." Unfortunately that problem isn't limited to RV dealerships. Recently Jo Ann was in a store asking about an office-style chair. The sales clerk started showing her desks! Turned out that they didn't have any chairs on the floor.
"Most RV sales people in the bigger dealerships don't have a clue about the RVs and specialize in high pressure sales." Unfortunately that problem isn't limited to RV dealerships. Recently Jo Ann was in a store asking about an office-style chair. The sales clerk started showing her desks! Turned out that they didn't have any chairs on the floor.
I can beat that. We saw an RV advertised at a major dealer in Tucson. We are small town people. So, the salesman can't find it and he drives us around in a similar unit, almost new and I am sure out of our price range for probably an hour so we were captives. I had the worst headache and was irritated that we never returned there. The final analysis was that he had no idea where the RV was and neither did any other salesman.
The mini-course was pretty good though and in the 3rd one today, they covered negotiating the deal and I would have to say that I was impressed and, frankly, I am not impressed with much these days. They had a lot of good questions to ask the seller that I would not have thought of. Of course, if you are asking a salesman at the big lot, verify every word before going forward. Really, mom and pop types are the best especially when they are just family and don't get so large that they hire Fast Buck Freddie from the used car lot part-time to help them out!
I have noticed that websites, if they don't have what you are looking for, they show you something else or mix in what you are looking for with items they would like you to buy. It's a jungle!
