unbelievable

[Robert And Tara]

Hello all,

Well my wife and I have been looking for a mobile home for about a month now... We found one floor plan in particular which was awesome! It is a Horton Dbl 2280 square feet... Now we thought we found the right dealer and the right price 52,500 base and my wife and I gave ourselves a 5000 dollar upgrade allowence... We went 600 over the allowence no big deal... We upgraded the floors to plywood rather than osb and we went with the new roof horton has put out (hip roof) now we were very content with the price... With 3 children ages 12, 7, and newborn and limited income decided this would be the only way to get 2200 sqr feet reasonably... We shopped around and the 58180 was about 5000 better than the next best deal at fleetwood on the same floor plan the only difference was the roof that fleetwood did not offer... Anyway fleetwood had the same home for 63,000 set up and delivered ac and skirting... I mentioned we had found the same home for 5000 less he said buyer beware... And mentioned to me to ask the sales rep if this included ac setup and delivery... I am thinking to myself I am sure it does... I call our wonderful sales rep and get ready to come in and do a sales contract during our conversation of me praising her and telling her i was so glad we met and setting up the time for us to drive and hour and a half out to her place and sign the deal I kept hearing that voice ask about "ac setup and delivery" So I ask and the coversation went sour her response was well no... I think tomyself no big deal how much can it be... she said i have to check and gets back to me late yesterday afternoon we went from 58180 to 78900.00 I asked if she was on crack... So i told her what Fleetwood had said and she put the owner of the lot on... Before i knew it we were discussing what ioptions I really had to have and went from some upgrade to make it a little nice to upgrading to osb rather than plywood and upgrading the cabinets and carpet padding only not the carpet and the fireplace I was so flabergausted i forgot to mention the roof and told her we had to come in at 59,999... she said they would contact me today... Holy cow!! I am stupid even if she comes in at 59k i gave up a bunch of the little odd and ends sacrificed the roof and went middle of the line on carpet and left out the rest of the options my wife and I really wanted ...Not to mention I feel like they really tried to rip me off at 18,500 for ac setup and delivery... this is a 30 x76 home... WHat happened here and if she does come back with 59,900 I forgot the roof not tomention how can I trust them if they can go from 58k to 78k and then today i am willing to bet she calls me with an offer of 59k... This is insane... please advice is very very welcome right now...

[Karen]

The a/c and set up price sound outrageous to me!!! What part of the country do you live in? I would definitely have second thoughts about dealing with these people.

[rmurray]

Obviously this dealer is into deceptive pricing....

I work for a Horton dealer...I do not think the hip roof is available on 32 wides....Actually the hip roof is not selling well (Fleetwood had one a few years ago in the SE as well..it did not sell either)..and most dealers are not very familiar with the option..

No way is a Horton 2280sq. ft. home going to be delivered for 57,500....These homes are in the $65 to $70K price range depending on the final options...

Horton does not offer a plywood floor option...

Now....No way is that Fleetwood the same house as the Horton...No matter what you add to the Fleetwood...It will never be built as well...Fleetwood pricing in the SE for this size home should be $59 to $65K...The difference is in hundreds of basic construction features..and even the basic quality of materials...Example...Horton is standard with 2x8 floor joists on 16 inch centers...Fleetwood is not...Horton has full 2x4 interior walls on 16 inch centers...Fleetwood does not...List goes on and on and on..

High quality homes cost more than basic homes like Fleetwood...Your decision is between..quality, size, and price...quality conscience consumers on a tight budget often opt for slightly smaller homes...

There are hundreds of Horton dealers...find an honest one that knows his product..study the scores of unique features they have as standard items (for instance..thier standard carpet is far better quality than most factories best grade) and get an honest..turn key delivered price...

Sorry you found a a bad apple dealer...Good Luck