If you want an RV then you want one. Not fitting in my drive would not keep me from buying. You make other arangements. If that were a deterant then you really did not want the RV lifestyle to start with.
traindriver wrote: Well Jalen4, I have been in rv's for many years now. If it don"t fit, I would either keep what I have now or I"ll find one that does fit. I now have a 5th wheel trailer. it fits, but it is shorter with less overhang, and it bends in the middle. Personally, I don't see the big deal about a test drive, be it 5 miles or 500 miles. And yes, if I were selling, i would expect the buyer to test drive it, but it would also be insured so that could be done, and yes I would go with the person who was going to test drive it. I would think the salesman would jump at the chance to go along and answer any questions I might have or demonstrate what ever needed demonstrated. I probably would have bought him lunch and maybe even ice cream if it fit and I was happy. Also was prepared to write the check upon returning to his place of business. But without the test drive, it ain't going to happen.
I have spent 40 plus years in an industry that places great emphasis on test rides even to the point of incentivizing people to take them. They are standard procedure and a valuable tool. I have also learned a few things about them along the way.
A test ride is designed to allow the potential purchaser an opportunity to become acquainted with the virtues offered by your product and that purpose is best served with a well planned route that offers a variety of potential driving conditions the buyer may experience. Properly done and supervised it is a benefir to both buyer and seller.
Test rides also carry with them certain risks to the owner of the product. Having personally witnessed vehicles wrecked, stolen, abused, sripped, and used for a joyride experience...I am well acquainted with these perils. Insurance does not pay in cases of negligence and stupidity and generally always have a healthy deductible for the dealer. While lunch at McDonalds and ice cream at Baskin-Robbins is a nice touch, it hardly compensates the salesman for his time while traipsing around the country side with someone who may or may not nake a purchase.
While you are condemning the dealer in this case and posturing that a 500 mile demo ride should be just fine, keep this in mind if you should ever try to sell your own merchandise. It will take a great leap in faith for you to hand the keys of your possesion over to someone you never saw before and say "have a nice time". There is an old saying of needing to have some skin in the game. Your possesion and the potential buyers commitment. In this case as someone else suggested, that is why written contracts exist.
traindriver wrote: Dealer says after I give him check for purchase, I could drive motorhome and if I didn't like, he would give check back.
Am I missing something her? You give them a chack and you get to take it home and see if it fits. If it doesn't fit or you don't like it, you take it back to dealer and you get your check back.
Why is it that you do not want to do this? That seems like a perfect solution to me. I would agree to that in a minute.
Good Luck.
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