We want to purchase a motorhome and join the ranks of the fulltimers - however I have a question. As I search the internet for used RV's that match our selection criteria - I find the majority of them are not close to where I am located in the Seattle area. It appears that most are in the southeast or southwest. So how does one purchase a unit when the located in a different area of the country - I can not afford to fly all over the place to look at, inspect them and come to terms on price?
Thanks
-Bill
bjoyce said
12:05 PM Jan 22, 2008
Bill: If you had a motorhome you were thinking of selling in the Seattle area would you try to sell it in winter? Think about it. The reason the motorhomes are in the south right now is that is where more of the buyers and sellers are. As spring arrives in the PNW the private sellers will start to put them on the market, the dealers will move rigs north since the buyers have moved north, and some of the sellers will relocate north. That doesn't mean the one you want will move north, just more choices will appear in Spring. A friend still had to go to Florida from Oregon to drive his dream rig back.
Howard said
12:05 PM Jan 22, 2008
Bill,
This is a common issue. Actually, I have been approached a couple of times by readers suggesting that we consider creating a method whereby RV-Dreams members in certain areas would agree to do basic initial inspections in cases like this.
If the potential buyer wanted to go further, the RV-Dreams member could help arrange for a local certified tech inspection.
It could certainly be worth a few dollars to have a trusted RV-Dreams member check out RVs for other members. Now whether or not we want to get into a full-blown checks and balances system with protection for everyone is another issue.
Perhaps this post will tell us how much interest might be out there to develop a database and some procedures. It could be a win-win-win for everyone if there is enough interest.
LakeConroePenny said
07:05 AM Jan 24, 2008
Howard wrote:
Bill,
This is a common issue. Actually, I have been approached a couple of times by readers suggesting that we consider creating a method whereby RV-Dreams members in certain areas would agree to do basic initial inspections in cases like this.
If the potential buyer wanted to go further, the RV-Dreams member could help arrange for a local certified tech inspection.
It could certainly be worth a few dollars to have a trusted RV-Dreams member check out RVs for other members. Now whether or not we want to get into a full-blown checks and balances system with protection for everyone is another issue.
Perhaps this post will tell us how much interest might be out there to develop a database and some procedures. It could be a win-win-win for everyone if there is enough interest.
The folks on www.fiberglassrv.com do this for each other, and they have a very detailed checklist for the "inspector" to write their opinions of each part of the RV. Happy Trails, Penny, TX
This is a common issue. Actually, I have been approached a couple of times by readers suggesting that we consider creating a method whereby RV-Dreams members in certain areas would agree to do basic initial inspections in cases like this.
If the potential buyer wanted to go further, the RV-Dreams member could help arrange for a local certified tech inspection.
It could certainly be worth a few dollars to have a trusted RV-Dreams member check out RVs for other members. Now whether or not we want to get into a full-blown checks and balances system with protection for everyone is another issue.
Perhaps this post will tell us how much interest might be out there to develop a database and some procedures. It could be a win-win-win for everyone if there is enough interest.