Class-C-Col,
Thats a real tough one. Its not exactly a sellers market out there & you've got "one in the hand." You indicated he low balled you but apparently are considering his offer.
As a rule of thumb I would say don't do it but again these are tough times.
Only way I would proceed would be with full disclosure, insist on a mechanical inspection & lastly advise him of your hesitance to sell to him soas not to jeapordize your friendship.
With tact let him know once the sale is complete you do not ever want to have any MH related complaints.
Easy to give advice isn't it?
Let us know how it turns out.
Good Luck!
2000 Monaco Windsor 40' 330HP
1988 Suzuki Toad
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ClassC-Col wrote: We just purchased a HR Endeavor. a A family, that occassionally camps with us, offered us a really low price for our old rv.
Do we even want to go there? Selling to someone you know?? My gut tells me 'No' .
Dolores
Since they're low-balling you, I wouldn't get involved. They sound a little opportunistic, and might be so in other ways, as well.
I have sold vehicles to friends and neighbors when they met my price, and have been fortunate, so far. I tell them take it to a mechanic for a neutral checkout. Later, if there is a problem, I don't fix, but offer advice and maybe a little trouble-shooting help.
Bill and Susan
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I sold a truck to a friend one time, while we are still friends I will never make that mistake again. I also sold it to him at a good price for him, and like the others felt bad everytime he had trouble. My new rule since then was never sell something to someone I know. If I know them I might give it to them but not sell. It will strain any friendship IMO.
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I am going back to the poster who had a piece of junk MH and traded it in. I am guessing that the "piece of junk" was then sold to someone who had no idea that it was junk. But, hey - not your problem huh? Buyer beware? I know a couple who had an HR that was nothing but trouble and after a couple of years of constant repairs, they dumped it as a trade in. I feel sorry for whoever bought that unit. They had no idea that it was just a bucket of non-stop problems.
I would sell to a friend in a heartbeat. I would make full disclosure of any/all past and present issues and sell "as is" with no warranty or guarantee. You say you took good care of your rig and your friends no doubt know this which is why they want to buy it at a good price. Let them take it for inspections and if they still want to purchase it, great. They know it is used and hopefully are familiar with RV's enough to know that anything can go wrong at any time. It is not like you are knowingly dumping a piece of junk.
StanleyandIris wrote: I am going back to the poster who had a piece of junk MH and traded it in. I am guessing that the "piece of junk" was then sold to someone who had no idea that it was junk. But, hey - not your problem huh? Buyer beware? I know a couple who had an HR that was nothing but trouble and after a couple of years of constant repairs, they dumped it as a trade in. I feel sorry for whoever bought that unit. They had no idea that it was just a bucket of non-stop problems.
I would sell to a friend in a heartbeat. I would make full disclosure of any/all past and present issues and sell "as is" with no warranty or guarantee. You say you took good care of your rig and your friends no doubt know this which is why they want to buy it at a good price. Let them take it for inspections and if they still want to purchase it, great. They know it is used and hopefully are familiar with RV's enough to know that anything can go wrong at any time. It is not like you are knowingly dumping a piece of junk.
Two sides to your answer:
On the trade in, one man's junk is another man's treasure. It may be that the people who thought their unit was constant problems simply didn't know how to address them other than take it back to the dealer. That is always a problem. If the purchaser could tinker it back to health, he might have the best unit ever at a great price.
On the selling to a friend:
Simply too optimistic. You never know how they're going to feel after owning it. In my experience, it's best to sell it to a complete stranger and let them deal with it. The only exception would be if the buyer is known to be mechanically inclined and tolerant. Still, I'd rather sell it to an unknown person and forget I ever owned it.
A perfect example is a used computer. I sold one to a neighbor more than 5 years ago. Recently, he told me "Your computer just up and died and as a result I lost all the pictures of my grand daughter."
I was at fault? If I tried to explain to him that he should have backed them up, then I look like a smart azz, if I tell him an 8 year old computer is on the verge of failing, I look like I ripped him off. This is a no-win situation. I should have torn the thing apart and scrapped it, instead of trying to do a nice thing for a neighbor and save him a few bucks.
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2006 CRV SE
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If I had issues with the coach I would let them know the situation and make their own choice. as to I have problems I'll trade it. The dealer will ask condition, the dealer will ask if there are any known problems. How would you answer? If you are OK with hiding issues from the dealer, would you be OK if the dealer did not disclose problems they knew of on what you trade for?
Sell to a friend? Sure. So long as certain conditions are there. Disclosure. This is how it is now, I have no isdea what may happen later.
I did a trade with a buddy for a TC. He always liked it, always said if I were to want to sell it to let him know. We moved, he stored my vintage bike for me in his barn. We bought another TC, I called him and we worked out, he would transport my bike here, I would give him the TC in exchange. Pretty good deal for both of us.
When I put the TC in storgae everything worked perfect. When he came down to pick it up, the fridge wouldn't start. I felt bad, but was hardly in a position to warranty it. He just figured the cost of a fridge for a TC and a couple tanks of gas was a pretty good deal.
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you never know a hidden defect, no matter how well maintained, there is always a chance something lurking, i have heard my whole life, never sell a used car to a friend.
steve t.
74 discoverer 25'
p-30 454
sydney the half blue heeler
No - because this coach is not for sale and probably never will be.
But to answer the real question -
fourfurz wrote: The only exception would be if the buyer is known to be mechanically inclined and tolerant.
This would be the only type of friend I would sell to if I were selling. The problem is that even though you may disclose everything does not mean the buyer understands.
I've sold bikes to my brothers, because I knew that they knew exactly what they were getting.
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