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Old 10-24-2016, 02:39 PM   #1
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Used Prices

I have read to offer 25-35% less than MSRP for a new rig, but what about a used 5'er. For those of you who have gone this route, is there a normal range to shoot for below the asking price?

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Old 10-24-2016, 02:46 PM   #2
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We bought our 2013, fully loaded luxury 5th wheel for less than 40% of the MSRP....so thats like 60% off for a rig used for two seasons. It was like new.
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Old 10-24-2016, 03:39 PM   #3
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We got 35% off our last 2 new ones.
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Old 10-24-2016, 03:48 PM   #4
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Used is a whole different animal. Dealers give wholesale pricing on a trade in and then try to sell it for retail. You need to look at the blue book value, and then search the ads to see what other private sellers are asking. If you get the dealer to give you a price in the bottom 1/3 of the trending price with new tires and batteries, then you are doing good. They are still going to make money on that 5er when they sell it to you, trust me, a dealer isn't going to sell anything at a loss. You don't stay in business long that way. If its a unit that's hard to find and you gotta have it, then expect to pay a little more. If you can wait it out and hope that it sits on the lot for a bit and gets stale, you can try negotiating each week.
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Old 10-25-2016, 11:28 PM   #5
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go to rv trader and search private sales
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I bought mine from a private seller and paid 50 percent of NADA book value. Just saying. Of course county charged me taxes on NADA book value... go figure.
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What's not mentioned here is the brand, age and general condition. If its a high end and in good condition overall, then you'll pay more. If the Rv is on the low end on the quality curve and older better give it a low ball bid. To some extent it depends how you'll going to use it.

We bought an Excel from an RV consignment dealer. So we made an offer something like 30% below asking price and the owner accepted, she was motivated to sell. The dealer swapped out some cheap tires for GY G614s for about 30% of the retail value of the new tires.

I agree with the advice of researching RV Traders and the like, That's exactly what we did prior to buying. Stay away from Craig's List unless you understand the RV scams there.
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