Buying from US dealer (i'm a CDN)
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Topic: Buying from US dealer (i'm a CDN)
Posted By: klami
Subject: Buying from US dealer (i'm a CDN)
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 7:29pm
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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? TXS!!! K |
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Posted By: dockguy
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 7:41pm
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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....
Take Care,
Dockguy/ Ordered R-pod 171 w/ 2005 Toyota Tundra ------------- RCP |
Posted By: klami
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 7:52pm
| This does help. Did you order your model or was it in stock? |
Posted By: sunylove
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 8:28pm
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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.
------------- Less space, less things, more life! |
Posted By: klami
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 8:31pm
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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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Posted By: dockguy
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 8:32pm
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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, http://www.forestriverrv.com - 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.
Good Luck,
Dockguy ------------- RCP |
Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2010 at 9:29pm
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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. ------------- Craig :: 2008 Mazda Tribute :: 2009 r-pod 171, The Johnnie Ray |
Posted By: QcGuY
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2010 at 5:12am
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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. See you ! ------------- Stephan,Genevieve & Edouard(4 yrs) Ousset Beloeil, Qc, Canada |
Posted By: Phil H
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2010 at 7:24am
I bought our 171 from Can-Am RV in London Ontario. I was also quoted $19,000 initially but went back with my calculations of what it would cost me to get one from Couch's including travel expenses, importation fee's etc. Can-Am came within a couple hundred bucks. Try it, you have notihing to lose but your time spent driving to Ohio  ------------- 2010 R-pod 171 (sold) 2010 Surveyor SV251 towed by a 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche |
Posted By: sunylove
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2010 at 7:27am
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As I wrote in my private message to you, we bought our 171 at Lussier. We we're ready to give him 1000$ more than if we bought at Couch's. We finaly paid around 16200$ tx inc.
------------- Less space, less things, more life! |