irvsiegel
Well-known member
? ?As you might know if you read my posts in the "Is this dealer trustworthy?" thread, I backed off from purchasing a Georgetown motorhome because the dealer overstated the MSRP by about $13,000.? Well, it's happened again at another dealer!? I asked this other dealer to FAX me the MSRP sheet, which he did, and the base MSRP was about $3,000 higher on their sheet than on the manufacturer's web site.? I called the manufacturer to confirm the lower MSRP, which they did.? I called the dealership and gently enquired about the discrepancy.? At first I was told that it didn't include the options, but the options were added after the base price.? Then the dealer told me that it didn't include the destination charge or dealer prep ($600, a trifle steep, I thought).? Also not true; those items were added later.? Then the salesman told me that it was higher because it was the Workhorse chassis and not the Ford.? I almost fell for that, but then I remembered that I had given the manufacturer the serial number of the coach, and they confirmed the lower base MSRP for this particular coach.
? Maybe I should be happy that this dealer overstated the MSRP by only $3,000 instead of $13,000, but actually I'm quite irritated.? Do all dealers do this, or just dealers in Florida and Georgia?? How does one find an honest dealer?? Are there any?
? ?By the way, this latest problem occured while negotiating for a Fleetwood Terra LX 34N.
Base MSRP from Fleetwood -----? $94,780
Base MSRP from dealer -------------$97,720
Options (from dealer) -----------------$6,993
Destination Charge (from dealer) --$1,200
Dealer Prep --------------------------------- $600
Total amount (from dealer) -------? ?$106,513.? This should be only $103,573.
? ?The dealer just called back and told me that there was an upgrade to the generator (5.5 vs. 4.0) and he repeated that the Workhorse chassis cost more.? I then pointed out to him that both the upgraded generator and the Workhorse chassis were included in the Options list, so they were part of the $6,993 and *not* part of the base price.
? ?Do dealers treat everybody as if they're stupid, or do I just have that look about me that says I'm an easy mark?
Irv
? Maybe I should be happy that this dealer overstated the MSRP by only $3,000 instead of $13,000, but actually I'm quite irritated.? Do all dealers do this, or just dealers in Florida and Georgia?? How does one find an honest dealer?? Are there any?
? ?By the way, this latest problem occured while negotiating for a Fleetwood Terra LX 34N.
Base MSRP from Fleetwood -----? $94,780
Base MSRP from dealer -------------$97,720
Options (from dealer) -----------------$6,993
Destination Charge (from dealer) --$1,200
Dealer Prep --------------------------------- $600
Total amount (from dealer) -------? ?$106,513.? This should be only $103,573.
? ?The dealer just called back and told me that there was an upgrade to the generator (5.5 vs. 4.0) and he repeated that the Workhorse chassis cost more.? I then pointed out to him that both the upgraded generator and the Workhorse chassis were included in the Options list, so they were part of the $6,993 and *not* part of the base price.
? ?Do dealers treat everybody as if they're stupid, or do I just have that look about me that says I'm an easy mark?
Irv