me and my boys
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We are very new to camping, we never have actually camped before. We have decided to purchase a new TT and are going to the PDI soon. Being February in CT the TT is winterized and the salesman said he will show us everything except the water stuff. I may not know anything about TT but I'm pretty sure we should ask them to de-winterize then re-winterize so we can test EVERYTHING out. Is this unreasonable?
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paulcardoza
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I would consider that an unreasonable request. My opinion.........
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gbopp
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Welcome to the forum.
I would tell the dealer to show you the water system. It's not a big deal to dewinterize and winterize, especially if they want to sell you a new TT.
If it's new there's probably no water in the system, but I don't know, so they shouldn't have to dewinterize.
Maybe others will disagree, this is just my opinion. You could offer to pay for the winterizing.
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Either dewiterize/rewinterize or give you a signed contract that you can bring it back in the spring and they will do it then with you. Make sure they write it will be a morning or afternoon one day appointment. The appointment should be with a one week notice so they can schedule someone to be available. Water system can and do have leaks and cause costly repairs.
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I don't think its unreasonable- I do like the idea of you taking it back in the spring to have them go over all the "water stuff". since you are new to camping and the TT it would give you a chance to ask more questions and refresh what you may have forgotten.
we purchased ours in March when there was snow on the ground and they dewinterized and tested all the water systems. they also rewinterized the unit for us without asking.
since you are new ask if you have any more questions - don't want a salesman to take advantage of you.
welcome to the forum and congrats on the new TT - what are you getting?
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me and my boys
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Thanks for the input,I like the idea of returning in the Spring. I want to maintain a good relationship with them in case I need to use their services. We are buying a 2012 Skyline Layton Joey 268.
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PDI (pre-delivery inspection) is an often misused expression. The dealer's technician is who does the PDI, not the buyer. The PDI is done before the buyer ever shows up. The buyer does a walk-through usually accompanied by the sales person or technician.
RV manufacturers rely on the dealer to act as a quality control inspector. How can the technician do the PDI and be sure that everything works correctly without using water in the plumbing system? The dealer's technician should go through every system, test pressures, test for leaks, and be certain that everything is right, this process can take several hours. Many RVs have warranty issues that should be corrected before delivery. My local dealer includes a Seal Tech pressure test on every RV before delivery.
This is probably the most important step in buying your new RV. The PDI is often the difference between a poor quality dealer and a good one. Do NOT rush the process. The dealer should make sure the systems are perfect before making delivery. I'd rather it sat on the lot extra time before delivery than have it sitting on the lot during the camping season because the PDI wasn't done right.
FWIW, around here dealers generally charge ~$800 for the PDI.
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past-MIdirector wrote:Either dewiterize/rewinterize or give you a signed contract that you can bring it back in the spring and they will do it then with you. Make sure they write it will be a morning or afternoon one day appointment. The appointment should be with a one week notice so they can schedule someone to be available. Water system can and do have leaks and cause costly repairs.
x2. Good idea to have everything checked. Also, many offer a 90-day (or something like this) "come back and we'll fix the small stuff" policy. Be sure you get the same once you are able to use the water a few times.
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PDI $800 ..... you're saying you (the buyer) needs to pay the manufactures dealer $800 to inspect their product to make sure they build it right.,.....,. That is insane
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me and my boys wrote:We are very new to camping, we never have actually camped before. We have decided to purchase a new TT and are going to the PDI soon. Being February in CT the TT is winterized and the salesman said he will show us everything except the water stuff. I may not know anything about TT but I'm pretty sure we should ask them to de-winterize then re-winterize so we can test EVERYTHING out. Is this unreasonable?
Why not make de-winterization/re-winterization apart of the PDI? Since you have never owned a TT before do you know how to do this? The one concession that I would make was to agree to pay for the anti-freeze used to re-winterize. For labor costs the dealer can eat that part since it is basically minimal time involved in the whole process. Since you would not really need to flush the lines and sanitize the system it would just be a matter of flushing some water through and then pushing through fresh anti-freeze. This way you will know where the bypass valve, water pump connections, etc. are located and how to use them.
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