I'm late submitting this one. We'll start from the beginning... Dec 2023! We had been on the hunt…read morefor a very specific model 5th Wheel for quite a while and with it just rolling into Jan 2024, those 2023 models were on awesome close out prices and we found it at Blue Compass in Pasco, WA. We live in AK, so we have been prepared all along to take a road trip to pick one up.
The moment we called for more info, the salesman was super energetic and motivated to help us. He was quick to send us info, quotes for additional upgrades and even a tour via FaceTime. He also assured us that management would allow us to store the unit there until May, when it's safe to make the drive through Alaska and Canada. We were thrilled.
We decided to go the easy route and just go through them with financing, so we gave a cc to put money down to hold it and waited to hear from the finance person the next day. We randomly get a call that everything looks good, but they want more money. Enter confused look! The salesman says they will need a percentage down to move forward with the financing, that it's a requirement. Sigh... we're told that there are no lenders that will do 100% financing and they need at least 10%.... Sigh.... Okay. The financing gal calls later in the day and and comes back with this ridiculous APR and I questioned it... literally "Are you sure that's the best you can get us... blah blah blah"? She assured us it was because of the horrible economy but that it would be easy to refinance to a lower rate this summer. Fair enough... this is a high dollar item. We decided we would move forward.... Booked airline tickets, hotel and car to head down to take care of the paperwork in a day.
The next day, a little bothered by the APR, we find out our very own bank will do RV loans to this caliber, their loan rates are lower and we weren't required to put anything down. Wait... what?! Literally done in 10 minutes and received the loan check the next day! Well... it turns out they don't want you to get a better deal with your own lender and they were pissed! After a lot of heated back and forth, I finally asked if they were reneging on the deal and they didn't.
We fly down, sign their paperwork and the tension was THICK with management and the finance gal!
We did a walk through, pointed out numerous things that needed to be fixed on the list and honestly left happy because of the salesman Zack.
Fast forward to the beginning of April, I had been in contact with the service department numerous times to ensure the punch list is done and set the appointment for our arrival in the middle of the month. Several texts with Zack on the drive down the Alcan, assuring him we would be there at this specific day, first thing when they open! Cool, everything is set and we are super excited.
We arrive at opening and nobody knows who we are, that we're there to pick up a rig or anything. The service guy was off that day and didn't tell anyone apparently. The rig is pulled out of the lot, filthy with bird poop in numerous spots and they can't clean it for us either. None of the repairs were done, they seemed annoyed when we asked to show us a few things and admittedly, we were pretty pissed with the service department, they were definitely lacking on every level! We requested several things be mailed to us and we would fix them ourselves and here is it, I'm finishing this review in July 2025 and we've never heard from them again. No checking in to see how our rig is, if we're happy with it, if there's anything they missed or anything... and honestly, it's probably for the best.
We love our rig, the salesman Zack was amazing... absolutely nothing else to say positive about our experience with BC though.