Bought a 2006 Newmar Dutch Star 40 ft. 4 slide (4023) yesterday.? I guess I had to.? The wife wrecked it on the demo drive.
At least that's story we'll be telling.? She did hit a sign and scrape the side.? We didn't know that till the deal was done, and the dealer is, of course, fixing it at no charge.? I, of course, immediately asked for a bigger discount since it has been wrecked
The clincher was the $500 Target gift certificate (not--but we'll take it.)
The 2007s are considerably more due to upgrades.? We bought this one for less than we could get a 2007 Kountry Star with the 400 hp Cummins.? I did extensive internet shopping, and the dealer was more than competitive in all respects.
FWIW, Newmar factory reps were there and said they had pre-purchased enough engines for the 2007 MY.? But the 2008s (production starting in March) will have the new "clean" engines.? The numbers they were estimating for the price increase in the new engines was more than I've heard, so I won't repeat it.? If it's even half true it's scary.
We didn't plan to buy now, but by doing so we'll be in a Dutch Star instead of a lesser vehicle.? ? We'll keep it a nearby RV park and use it as time permits.? We'll sell the house in the spring and move into the MH.? The plan is to retire next October and start traveling the country.
This way the crucial 1st year we will be near the selling dealer.? We bought Newmar because of its reputation, and we bought from the dealer because of his reputation.? We couldn't find anyone who said very much nice about the other dealers in town, and we couldn't find anyone who was unhappy with theirs.
At least that's story we'll be telling.? She did hit a sign and scrape the side.? We didn't know that till the deal was done, and the dealer is, of course, fixing it at no charge.? I, of course, immediately asked for a bigger discount since it has been wrecked
The clincher was the $500 Target gift certificate (not--but we'll take it.)
The 2007s are considerably more due to upgrades.? We bought this one for less than we could get a 2007 Kountry Star with the 400 hp Cummins.? I did extensive internet shopping, and the dealer was more than competitive in all respects.
FWIW, Newmar factory reps were there and said they had pre-purchased enough engines for the 2007 MY.? But the 2008s (production starting in March) will have the new "clean" engines.? The numbers they were estimating for the price increase in the new engines was more than I've heard, so I won't repeat it.? If it's even half true it's scary.
We didn't plan to buy now, but by doing so we'll be in a Dutch Star instead of a lesser vehicle.? ? We'll keep it a nearby RV park and use it as time permits.? We'll sell the house in the spring and move into the MH.? The plan is to retire next October and start traveling the country.
This way the crucial 1st year we will be near the selling dealer.? We bought Newmar because of its reputation, and we bought from the dealer because of his reputation.? We couldn't find anyone who said very much nice about the other dealers in town, and we couldn't find anyone who was unhappy with theirs.
