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If you’re trying to get an idea of which RV you may want, TV can be a great place to start. One of our favorite shows is Going RV, on both the Travel Channel and the Great American Country channel. You follow a buyer through the process of shopping for an RV. Even if that particular buyer isn’t a reflection of you and your needs, you’ll learn a lot, and you’ll start picking up the lingo of RV shopping. Retail prices are also bannered rather than coyly hidden, another plus for your learning curve.

All of which is great, so long as you remember one thing: Nobody, at least nobody with a brain, buys an RV this way. In the course of 30 minutes, the shopper is shown three RVs, and by the end of the show, with a roll of the drums, they choose the one they want. Arguably, this is good showmanship, but it’s a lousy way to buy a trailer. Shopping is a long process. It’s also one of the most pleasurable parts of choosing an RV, and you shouldn’t let anyone spoil it for you. We’ve walked into dealerships where there’s a general feeling in the air, put there by the salesperson and their manager, that we’re expected to buy an RV before we leave. Why did you bother us otherwise? It’s surprisingly easy for intelligent people to fall for these tactics, when the salesperson hauls you into their office with the old line, “What will it take to put you into that Thor Hurricane today?” Usually the correct answer is, “More than you’ve got.” If you haven’t decided yet, don’t let them railroad you.