Dealer selection

[Bob & Nona]

“BIG COUNTRY RV@ in Bend Oregon is the closest Montana dealer to us. Has anyone on the forum done business with this dealership? If so, your thoughts would be Appreciated.

Thx, Bob

[lightsout]

We just purchased our Montana 3791RD in Sept however we shopped the entire western US, is interacted with every Montana dealer in the PNW however we found all the PNW Montana dealers to not be competative on price including the one in Bend and Curtis in Portland was the worst. We ended up buying in Northern California, but also found the dealers in Montana, S Dakota and N Dakota very aggressive on price especially on 2019 stock. Considering the cost of $1-$1.30 per mile to have delivered you can find great deals in other states.

We purchased 3 RV's in 3 years (2-Class A and 1-Montana 5th Wheel) the 1st Calls a we went to San Diego, the 2nd we bought in Atlanta and had delivered, the Montana in Sacramento area. Because we took our time and made smart purchases we made $8K on the 1st Class A when we sold, make $5k on the 2nd one (this was also after paying sales tax), We had an approved offer on a New 2019 Montana 2019 for $59,500 in So Dakota which was way($10K)below anyone in the PNW.

We ended up buying a 2019 3791RD (6 months uses) with Legacy Package and Full Body Paint for $58k. The depreciation on New Montanas is terrible as thet 3791RD we purchased 6 month used had a $110K MSRP and sold new 6 months prior to the original owner for $86K.

Point being be careful not to get buried in a new 5er and do not expect any great deals from PNW dealers

[Carl n Susan]

Isn't Big Country RV the replacement name for Mike Thompson RV which rivaled CW in dealer rankings?

[jsb5717]

I believe that part of the issue with PNW pricing is a simple matter of logistics. The further you are from the Manufacturing plant, the more it costs. I priced a few different transport companies to see what the pricing would be like to buy a 5er from a mid-west dealer and have it shipped here. The pricing started to make sense...

We bought ours at RV Corral in Eugene. I don't know about their current pricing competitively but they were great to work with as a dealer. They were very attentive in answering questions and facilitating a few warranty items. I gladly recommend this dealer.

We got a very good price on ours at the time since it was a left over 2018 that we bought in March of 2019.

[lightsout]

I will add we found all the PNW dealers knowledgeable friendly and competent, just not anywhere price competitive. The only dealer I would not consider doing business with (taking price out of the equation is Camping World, they are the worst of the worst).

Price was the most important to us as we already have a relationship with a servicing dealer for warranty after that year we will use independent service people. One thing we found very common is nice folks who bought their new Montana selling 1-3 years later either buried or taking a massive loss of $$$ when reselling. There are massive profits in these 5th Wheels whereas a 90,000 MSRP likely has 30K profit built in that price and that is before dealer hold back.