Thanks Bruce and Sam. We have been to many RV shows and looked at tons of different models and floor plans. The wife and I really like the Wildcat and that particular floorplan with the price we can get it for. Their is a Sprinter by Keystone that has a very similar floorplan we like but is priced too far above where we want to be. We are waiting until the first part of next year to purchase anything so hopefully the dealers will be really receptive and willing to deal by then.
Sam,
Why did you choose the Jazz over the Wildcat if I may ask?
Just saw your question, gone for a day.
Part of the reason was the abysmal dealerships and their personel that we encountered. We were looking at the 28rksb, liked the floorplan, and most importantly, the wife liked the interior colors they offered. But, not a single dealer(within a resonable drive) had one we could actually look at and touch.
We walked into many other different floorplans just to look at different interior colors, fabrics, etc. and that was fine. The salesman we encountered were all a bunch of fast buck freddies, kept trying to sell us what they had and not what we wanted. The big issue was the condition of the units on the lots that we walked in, which were all build quality issues. I don't like to talk in absolutes but, with out exception, every unit we went in(two to three dozen) was trashed. Doors/drawers were crooked/wouldn't close, loose handles/hinges, loose/crooked moldings, loose carpet, etc. I even found one coach that had two load range "D" tires and two "E" tires.
Of course, the saleman's response was always buy it, we will fix it later.
Also, reading the Wildcat owners forums, getting a well built unit was a roll of the dice.
We got tired of looking and took a few weeks off, and actually found the Jazz 2870uk at a local dealer. Same exact floorplan and a few more standard features than the Wildcat. When we started the looking process(colors, etc. ) it was exactly the opposite of the Wildcats. The units on the lot were much nicer, fit and finish work was quite good. Plus, they had the model we were after, and got to see all the different interior colors(four) and cabinet colors(two) with the floorplan we wanted. One thing was that the Wildcat is built in Oregon, if the coach I bought needed to go back to the factory for a big issue, being in So Cal, that would be a major pain. The Thor Jazz factory is 30 miles from my house. We had bought a Prowler in 1992 and a Keysone Sprinter in 2000. Both of those were good units, but we bought off the lot and worked well for us but each one had a thing or two we didn't like/want, nothing major. When the Sprinter got totaled in a accident, we decided to order the next one to get exactly what we wanted. We ordered the Jazz, added a couple options, and actually had the factory delete a couple of things we didn't want, and in a short time(5 weeks) had our perfect coach.
The dealer we used, well, that's another story, they weren't the best.
In closing(whew!) I am not saying that all Wildcats are junk and the Jazz in the best unit made, but after doing all the homework and what I saw, I made the best choice.
FYI, price wise, I hit several dealers with a offer at 35% off list, neither would bite, made the deal at 28-29% off list, cash no trade in.
Sam
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