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mcphelps7 · RV-Dreams Family Member

Last minute dealer tricks?

ticat900 · RV-Dreams Family Member

mcphelps7 wrote:
We're closing on our new RV Thursday, and we plan to pay by wiring money from our brokerage acct. We have already dropped off our trade-in travel trailer. Should I wire the money a day early to simplify the pickup? Are they going to try any tricks besides trying to sell me an extended warranty? Might they renege on what they offered for our trade? Thanks in advance??

I can tell you from a dealers point that the trade $$ will change if you(seller) and I(dealer) have never looked at the trade together and only discussed the price and you simply said heres how good my trade is and when I see it I feel you lied or mislead me? so yes unless you have had the dealer inspect your unit personally and have a written signed agreement showing such,Then I would not pay any monies until they have physically inspected it and agree its worth the trade value agreed on

and I will add that I agree with others.DONT pay any money till the total deal is done and your 100% happy with the ^^entire transaction^^

-- Edited by ticat900 on Wednesday 27th of January 2016 11:03:13 AM

Workinrvers · RV-Dreams Family Member

lets see, you still have your money and still own your trade in until the deal is done. They start doing things that you think are tricks, just put your money back in your pocket, hook up the trade in and find another dealer, nothing wrong with you backing away from a deal you don't feel comfortable with at this stage.

ps: hope it all goes well though and you enjoy your new rig!

-- Edited by Workinrvers on Tuesday 26th of January 2016 09:06:07 PM

Someday · RV-Dreams Family Member

Truly not trying to be a negative Nellie and not knowing the situation of what you have purchased ie; new unit or as is where is, as seen already etc. Up front and we are talking about us personally, we would never ever agree to part with any money or the prior sale of our trade in, until after the PDI has been done to our satisfaction and initial offer to purchase agreement on the new unit and any punch list items have been resolved and rectified.

Experience and that shared by many others in the past has taught us that once most have your money/trade, contracts have been signed it's very hard to get anything outstanding resolved satisfactorily, as they move on to the next sale.

Just saying FWIW, and based on feedback from many others we've met over the years. Sadly the days of words being ones bond; retaining reputation by outstanding service; under promising and over delivering;or a firm handshake being what it used to be are long gone with most companies. Of course there are an odd one or two old schoolers still out there but it appears to be a very dying trend sadly, and we as the consumer have to safe guard our hard earned dollars as much as we humanly can against lemons.

SD.

TheNewhalls · RV-Dreams Family Member

Workinrvers wrote:
lets see, you still have your money and still own your trade in until the deal is done. They start doing things that you think are tricks, just put your money back in your pocket, hook up the trade in and find another dealer, nothing wrong with you backing away from a deal you don't feel comfortable with at this stage.

ps: hope it all goes well though and you enjoy your new rig!

-- Edited by Workinrvers on Tuesday 26th of January 2016 09:06:07 PM

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You are in the drivers seat until they have your money. Then you just switched seats. Not all dealers are this way, but unless you have previous experience with them, prepare for the unexpected.

el Rojo and Pam · RV-Dreams Family Member

TheNewhalls wrote:
Workinrvers wrote:
lets see, you still have your money and still own your trade in until the deal is done. They start doing things that you think are tricks, just put your money back in your pocket, hook up the trade in and find another dealer, nothing wrong with you backing away from a deal you don't feel comfortable with at this stage.

ps: hope it all goes well though and you enjoy your new rig!

-- Edited by Workinrvers on Tuesday 26th of January 2016 09:06:07 PM
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You are in the drivers seat until they have your money. Then you just switched seats. Not all dealers are this way, but unless you have previous experience with them, prepare for the unexpected.

Well said Gene.

Kilted Pig · RV-Dreams Community Member

I once helped my mother in law buy a car and when the deal was done I left to go back to work. Imagine my surprise when I got home and looked at the contract. They added 6 months to the financing agreement. Next day i took the car back, they fought it but I told them that I would contact the appropriate authorities they rolled back the deal and I left.

rodeojoe · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hold off giving them any money until all of the details are worked out and in writing. You can still walk away if they try any smooth moves or tricks. If they sense you are in a position where you MUST make this deal they will push. If you give them the impression you are in control, well informed, and you can walk away at any point they are going to do what they can to make the deal work.