Well, I bought the '98 Allegro. The dealership agreed to all of the repairs that I requested, and is re-caulking most of the outside seams. There is no water damage. I checked inside every cabinet and at every corner and next to every rooftop fan and ac unit, top and bottom. It is all dry as a bone, with nary a stain nor warp. The dealership is also repairing the cracked fiberglass that my friend found, and the broken ladder that I discovered when I went up to see for myself. I am already learning lessons as a first time buyer. I was well informed about what the rig was worth, and got a good price, but did not even think about researching warranties. The sales guy convined me that I needed to buy a warranty on the spot, or forever hold my piece. He actually said that you cannot buy a warranty for a used RV once it leaves the lot. Like an idiot, I bought not one, but TWO warranties (one for the tires called Tire Guard...more like a road side service contract), and a 36 month 36000 mile warranty for the coach for almost 5k. Of course, I got home and did some research and found out that my own insurance company offers the same service that Tire Guard offers and it is included in my plan, and that the "bumper to bumper" warranty was double the price of what I could get it for on line. I called the dealership and told them that I wanted to cancel both contracts. I met some resistance (to put it mildly), but stood my ground, and they rewrote the contract and the financing, without the warranties. Well, not exactly. When I returned, the tire guard portion was gone, but the service warranty's price was still there, but lowered by 50%. Same coverage that was offered to me two days before, but for half the price. HA. I took it. Warranty Experts offered the same price, which is what I quoted to the dealer. I stayed with the dealers plan, but had to jab him a little about the gouging. Well, that is is for this weeks saga. The RV is at the service center getting the repair. If this RV forum has a topic for single women buying RV's for the first time, I sure want to go there, so I can avoid more mistakes. If not, maybe I should start one. This is the beginning of a very long trip.
jozee
by the way, I have already started collecting things from the checklists that I found in the Library. They are great!! I also found the most common RV goof section very helpful.
jozee