Ideal RV.’s inc.
Family-owned Lakeland RV dealer with used motorhomes, travel trailers, and fifth wheels, plus financing and service.
Consignment is a different animal from buying off a dealer's lot, and Lakeland has five dealerships that work this way. Two of them will also buy your RV outright if you would rather skip the listing. Inventory here leans toward used travel trailers and motorhomes, so you can usually find a rig someone else already sorted out. Here is what the ratings and reviews suggest about each one.
Family-owned Lakeland RV dealer with used motorhomes, travel trailers, and fifth wheels, plus financing and service.
Lakeland RV dealer with service, parts, consignment and storage; reviewers praise the friendly crew and hard-to-find parts.
Family-owned Lakeland RV dealer selling used motorhomes, with financing, service, and consignment options.
Lakeland RV dealer with new and used motorhomes, travel trailers, financing, service, and parts.
Family-run Lakeland RV dealer with 35+ years selling used travel trailers and fifth wheels at wholesale prices.
Within a short drive of Lakeland. A lot of buyers cross a county line or two for the right unit, or a better price.
Family-owned Plant City dealer with a 5.0 rating, specializing in preowned RVs and known for honest, no-pressure service.
Camping World in Bartow sells new and used RVs and has a service center with mobile repair.
Dover RV dealer with a 4.3 rating from 3,464 reviews, selling new and used campers, motorhomes and trailers.
Family-owned Zephyrhills RV dealer with new and used towables, service, financing and consignment.
Five consignment dealers sit in and around Lakeland, averaging 4.2 stars across the group. Used inventory shows up at all five, travel trailers at four, motorhomes at three, and one toy hauler and one Class A turn up in the type counts. Three of the five offer financing, which matters more on consignment than people expect since the seller, not the dealer, sets the price. Two will buy your RV outright, useful if you want the transaction done in an afternoon rather than waiting on a stranger's loan approval. Call ahead on a specific unit. Consignment stock moves one at a time and a rig listed last week may already have a deposit on it.
Ideal RV's Inc. rates highest at 4.6 stars from 234 reviews, with financing, service, consignment and trade all under one roof. Conibear RV Center sits at 4.4 from 175 reviews and handles service, parts and delivery. I4RV is the small one, 4.5 stars from just 17 reviews, but it buys RVs and runs service, so it can work both ends of your deal. Gerzeny's R.V. World - Lakeland has the volume, 377 reviews at 4.0, and sells new alongside used, so you can compare a consigned trailer against a new one on the same visit. Lakeshore RV Sales LLC is the lowest at 3.4 from 188 reviews. Read the recent reviews before you commit there.
A consignment RV belongs to the seller until you sign, so the paperwork is a little different. Ask who holds the title and whether there is a lien, because a payoff has to clear before the title moves to you. Get an independent pre-purchase inspection even on a clean-looking unit, and treat the delivery walk-through as your chance to test every system with water and power hooked up. Line up financing through your own bank first if you can, since three of these dealerships offer it and you want something to compare against. Off-season shopping helps here too. Fewer buyers mean more time with the salesperson and a seller who may be readier to talk.
Five dealerships in Lakeland handle consignment, with an average rating of 4.2 stars. Four more are nearby if you widen the search. Used units show up at all five, and travel trailers at four of them.
Ideal RV's Inc. has the highest rating at 4.6 stars from 234 reviews. Conibear RV Center is next at 4.4 from 175 reviews, and I4RV rates 4.5 but on only 17 reviews, so weigh that smaller sample accordingly.
Yes. Two of the five consignment dealerships in Lakeland also buy RVs, Ideal RV's Inc. and I4RV. That gives you the option of a straight sale instead of listing your rig and waiting for a buyer to come along.
Three of the five offer financing. Get pre-approved at your own bank first so you have a rate to compare. On a consigned unit, ask who holds the title and whether a lien has to be paid off before the title transfers to you.