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path1 wrote:coolmom42 wrote:One question---Do the rental companies remove their company decals before selling the units? I'm not crazy about the idea of driving around with "El Monte RV" in giant red letters front and rear.
Leave them on. You can do most anything and everybody will think your a rookie. People will help you level your rig, help you back in and at dump site just stand by your hose and somebody will come running.
Just a thought.
OK serious now...I've never seen any rental sold with the company name still on it. Doesn't mean it doesn't happen though.
LOL it's a thought!
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KristinU
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An exception to the un/re-branding thing is the Winnebago brand. They badge their rentals with the Chalet name rather than the model name. So ours still says Chalet, as do others that we've seen out there that are clearly personally owned now. Not a big deal to us, and how many people know that a Winnebago Chalet is a rental, or for that matter how much do we care if they do?
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The other factor is ghosting. So on ours the rental dealer had lettering for their web address across the back, easily read at an angle because of ghosting of the fiberglass. Try as I might to clean it off with various cleaners that claim to remove ghosting, it didn't get much better. So we just started putting our travel stickers over that area ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
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coolmom42
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I like your solution!
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donrebyct
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I have a question for this old topic.
Has anyone bought, or even rented, the compact class C from Cruise America? There are a bunch of 2010s on CA's web site right now.
It's probably too small for most people, but it looks to be a nice easy size for my wife and me. That is, if the dinette can be made into a decent size bed.
Thanks for any thoughts or comments.
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OP here,if you are talking about the Four Winds 19G that they have for sale I have not rented or bought one.
This past summer I had one park next to me. A young couple from France were renting it to tour the US. I had not seen one this small,so I asked about it. They said that they were use to small RVs like they have in Europe.
He said that he slept in the upper bunk while his wife slept on the folded down dinette, she was about 5'2'' so it fit her and he said that it was to crowded up top for them both, he was about 5'8''.
I asked about any draw backs and they didn't like the small holding tanks, both 17 gallons,so the had to dump often and it only carried 22 gallons of fresh water and it had a small fuel tank, I think he said about 30 gallons or so.
They were use to the WET Bath so that was not a problem.
If you are looking to buy a Ex Rental I might suggest one like This one, It is the same price range and about the same size and it has a bed in the rear that will fit 2 and has larger holding tanks and fuel tank, and it doesn't have a WET bath but a separate shower which is much nicer.
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Thanks for the reply.
I was afraid that might be the case. It sounds even smaller than I thought. Oh well, back to the drawing board.
What I really want probably doesn't exist, though some so-called B+ motorhomes come fairly close. I don't like the 8+ foot wide class C, nor do I like the overhead bed.
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Jbrowland
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I recently purchased a used 2008 from Cruise America and had a wonderful experience. I went in expecting it to be horrible but shockingly I am very happy. I will add a detailed review here when I have more time. In fact, this very thread helped me after doing a random internet search for the option to buy a rental unit. There isn't much info/feedback from people who have actually done it out there on the internet despite the fact that placs like El Monte and Cruise America sell hundreds of units nationally every year. It is IMHO, a perfect option for a minority of RV'ers that works very well if you fall into a specific category of buyer. More later as I have to go to work....
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Jbrowland
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coolmom42 wrote:path1 wrote:coolmom42 wrote:One question---Do the rental companies remove their company decals before selling the units? I'm not crazy about the idea of driving around with "El Monte RV" in giant red letters front and rear.
Leave them on. You can do most anything and everybody will think your a rookie. People will help you level your rig, help you back in and at dump site just stand by your hose and somebody will come running.
Just a thought.
OK serious now...I've never seen any rental sold with the company name still on it. Doesn't mean it doesn't happen though.
LOL it's a thought!
I can only speak for mine from Cruise America. Cruise America completely repaints their rental sales units top to bottom and adds new graphics that read "Majestic." Any time you see an RV that says Majestic on it it is a former CA rental. I see several Majestics At every poluar California RV destination we have been to so far.
When I went to El Monte to look around at their used units, I noticed they had done a nice job removing all signs of rental letterring so to speak.
I also went to Road Bear RV and looked at their rental sales units. The appeared to do a good job removing the "Road Bear" words.
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Lynn0527
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Hi All - I was asked to share my experience of purchasing an ex-rental unit with Canadream. I was going into this purchase with very little knowledge being a non-mechanically inclined female so I went to RV school in Kelowna for 3 days for a quick class on all the systems of an RV. Armed with this knowledge I looked for over 2 years for the right RV for me and my furry companion. I didn't want anything too big and after looking until my eyes rolled backwards in my head, I had my heart set on a Roadtrek or Pleasureway. Even though they are Canadian made they are impossible to find up here.
Dealer pricing on used units is absurd and private sales were equally ridiculous. Neither one which would provide any history of the unit. I wasn't comfortable with that.
Last year I wanted to rent a unit from Canadream and it was so expensive that I knew no kids could afford to rent the units. They rent mostly to Europeans who do the Calgary-Vancouver-Jasper circuit. The units are cleaned before every new rental and the damage deposit is high so people are going to be careful.
I went to Canadream to look at a used Pleasureway and felt very comfortable dealing with them. The unit I looked at had 48,000 miles which to me was nicely broken in. I got all the service records which included trips made, to and from, mileage for each trip and what servicing was done after the trip. I really felt that I had a good picture of what my unit had been through. Plus I wanted a unit I didn't have to pay storage for and this unit sits on my driveway during the winter.
When I picked the unit up it was in perfect condition, road ready with all tanks full of propane and gas, clean and shiny. As agreed upon, new tires were placed on the unit and all Canadream labeling taken off. There is no ghosting at all.
All buyers become members of the Canadream club which includes 20% of parts and labor when anything is done at their shop. All their RV techs are certified though one of the national schools so they know what they are doing. I wanted to do my own winterizing and they walked me through it over the phone and have given me a good price to get a solar panel put on.
When I purchased, this time last year, I walked in before they purchased their sales ad and they gave me the extra $3,000 off without my asking. They have a rule that their units are sold with 80% tread so my are in good shape. My brother has a trucking company and he said they are good tires.
I did purchase the extended warranty as the RV portion warranty had run out.
I have had the unit for a year now and am very satisfied with both Canadream and my purchase.
Lynn
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Snowman9000
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Good story, Lynn. I did not know there were rental B's. Maybe only in Canada. It sounds better than a dealer unit would be. Do you feel you got a lower price than you would have at a dealer?
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