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    Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 7:29pm
Hello All... I'm hoping to make a purchase in the near future and was surfing very actively on US sites.

I realized that the US prices are WAY lower than dealerships here in Canada (in Ontario to be a little more precise). Does anyone have comments to provide me in purchasing from a US dealership? I was surfing on this web site (no publicity intended) http://www.couchsrvnation.com/r-pod/inventory.asp and am thinking about making the 12 hour trip since the prices are so different. 

I appreciate all and any of your comments. any similar experiences and things I should watch out for?
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Hi,
 
I live in Canton, NY just an hour south east from Ottawa near the Ogdensburg-Prescott Bridge.  I was also going to purchase an R-pod at Couch's but the drive was 12 plus hours.  I purchased my R-pod a Seven O's - RV Way in Cicero, NY.  They have been very good so far and I will pick up my R-pod 171 in a few weeks.  If you bring in a price qoute from Couch's they will give you a comparable price.  By the time I drove to Ohio the price would have been about the same.  Check out Seven O's RV-Way on the web.  I have heard good things about them from other people on this forum also.
 
I hope that this helps....
 
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This does help. Did you order your model or was it in stock?
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We we're supposed to buy in USA too (Couchs). Finally, we bought in Quebec, but we dealed the price a lot. We paid 1000$ more, that's it! It was better to us to buy it here for the warranty and to encourage the local dealer. 
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Hey SunyLove,

Can I ask where you bought your R-pod in QC? did you just print off the quote from couchs and go to the dealer with that in hand?
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Hi,

I ordered my model after going to the Syracuse, NY RV Show in early March.  You can check models on the Forest River page,  www.forestriverrv.com. I know that Seven O's has several models on site, you can give them a call to check what's on the lot.  Ours will take approx. 8 weeks to order.  I actually just spoke to them today as I want to purchase the lift kit for the axles as I do not want to bottom out when going on steep inclines of driveways, etc.  Seven O's has been very good so far.  I have had several campers before purchasing this R-pod.  the R-pod appears well built, has alot of options, are light weight, and easy to tow.   I think that the price is right also once you begin shopping around for campers.
 
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klami, I bought my 171 in Whitby at Campkins at a very competitive price.  I did very well, taking my transportation costs from a US dealer into account.  I encourage you to talk to your local dealers who sell Forest River products, bring in comparative pricing from US (including your transportation costs) and try to negotiate a price.  I think you'll be surprised at how much the dealers will come down from the MSRP.

That said, Couch's has a great reputation too.  I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them.
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hi,
I'm from Beloeil south of Montreal. I got two prices for an R-Pod 172 in Quebec: $ 17,700 and $ 19 000.
Rv Nation price is: $ 11,820 incl preparation ..
My wife and I plan to take a week off to buy the 172 at Couch and visit the area at the same time
But I would like to know from SUNYLOVE the place and the name of the dealer to compare.
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Stephan,Genevieve & Edouard(4 yrs) Ousset
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Phil H Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Mar 2010 at 7:24am
I bought our 171 from Can-Am RV in London Ontario. I was also quoted $19,000 initially but went back with my calculations of what it would cost me to get one from Couch's including travel expenses, importation fee's etc. Can-Am came within a couple hundred bucks. Try it, you have notihing to lose but your time spent driving to Ohio Smile
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sunylove Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Mar 2010 at 7:27am
As I wrote in my private message to you, we bought our 171 at Lussier. We we're ready to give him 1000$ more than if we bought at Couch's. We finaly paid around 16200$ tx inc.
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