My wife and I decided to " Take the Plunge" and invest into an RV large enough to live in full time, easy to tow, and having the ability to accommodate an office for online work. So.. ok... the Plunge began almost two years ago. So we looked, online, in person, visiting seemingly an endless number of dealers who all . . . All who put in their own two cents that in my own opinion wasn't worth pig iron scrap to me. I've been involved with RV'S in the collision repair and maintenance side for 35+ years all in structural integrity and preventative maintenance. Now a lot of the new features such as electronic panels, four and six point leveling systems, and built in WiFi are areas I did not have any experience with. So as we looked I took notes and researched the new fancy stuff. So our search had taken us from here Southern Oregon, to Coos Bay, Northern California, Nevada, and even in Arizona. 2+ yrs. . . We also decided that to get the most bang for our dollar it would be best to look for pre owned. Now though we had looked in various towns and states we decided to take a peek at the dealer where we bought our first 'camp' trailer 8 years ago. RIVER CITY RV. So after glancing at the online inventory they had we went out to take a peek.
There we met a jolly and well informed person named Frank Baskins. He didn't know the flavor of the month, but he did know RV'S. Which he attained from being in the RV Retail business about as long that I've been into repairing them. We sized each other up ,and soon found that we both were full of information that earned a mutual respect for each other. Frank took notes of what we were looking for, and what needs were more important so to find us a match. After our initial visit which was almost two hours, we took his card and told him we will need to think. We left knowing our dealer search was over, FRANK was going to find us our home.
Severally weeks later we returned to look again we wanted to see what was in. We knew FRANK was going to guide us. He remembered our names, and what features were important to us.
We (the wife) found with FRANKS help found the one... it checked off all the boxes
This journey went on for about 6 to 8 weeks, each time we went over to see what's new FRANK knew who we were. We selected a 2year old pre-owned unit. We traded in our 18' camp trailer for a 41' 5th wheel.
And RIVER CITY RV and FRANK BASKINS was with us all the way. Prior to delivery, RIVER CITY RV had preformed a Pre-Delivery Inspection to assure that everything was in good working order. Even the service tech RICK going the extra mile to fabricate a corner trim that wasn't able to locate.
The service team manager MIKE, after delivery walked me over the phone how to troubleshoot and correct the control panel, which was super easy. This was AFTER delivery....... This dealer has the team who places the customer number One!
An additional caveat... remember when I mentioned we made the decision that RIVER CITY RV & FRANK was going to sell us our next RV we NEVER received one call asking if we were ready to buy yet.
They value their customers .
KUDOS. To FRANK BASKINS, the entire RIVER CITY RV Sales and support staff, and to Mike and Rick in service.
So if you have read my review of this dealer.. you owe it to yourself to visit them.
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