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Old 10-28-2016, 11:49 AM   #15
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My opinion - Strive for 35% and demand 30%. It's that simple.
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Old 10-28-2016, 12:07 PM   #16
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^^^^ that's it.
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Old 10-28-2016, 12:36 PM   #17
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Example from what I'm reading....
new RV @ 25K MSRP
dealer discount of 30% = $7500
new RV now = 15K
minus drive off depreciation @6% of MSRP = $1500
new RV value before use
13.5K

seems like new math to me. Where have I got it wrong?
That's pretty much it in a nutshell. RV's are one of the worst money pits. Unless you full time with it you are only getting personal satisfaction out of it. Unlike an auto that's used 24/7 365 as needed, an RV can sit for months on end all the while depreciating. The biggest money losers are the high end units that sell for $90,000 after the msrp discount. After 5 years of use at 6% depreciation yearly it's only worth $66,000. A loss of $34,000.
The $25,000 unit you talking about @$15000 will only lose $4,000 over 5 years.
I see owners of high end units as not only being able to afford the purchase but also being able to afford the depreciation.
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Old 10-28-2016, 04:39 PM   #18
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Being upside down on an RV is not a good place to be with this economy. RV's are a luxury impulse purchase way to many times.
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Old 10-28-2016, 05:33 PM   #19
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Certain brands don't seem to discount as well. Northwood, Grand Design and Lance seem to be tougher to get discounts. With Northwood and Lance my guess is that it's because they're smaller mfg's and don't have the inventory of the big Indiana mfgs.
With Grand Design it's harder to get discounts because they don't allow dealers to show big discounts on the net. So you have no way of competing with any other dealer.


All 3 don't let discount dealers sell their trailers either.
With that being said I would expect 25% off from those 3. 30%+ from any other mfg
That is what I found.

I finalized a deal on a Grand Design 2800BH. Dealer's MSRP quotes for units with the exact same options varied from a high of $39,553 to a low of $34,490.

There are only 4 dealers within 400 miles of our home here in Florida. It's not like negotiation a car deal with 25 Ford dealers within 50 miles and they all have the same exact inventory in stock.

The closest dealer, Lazydays.com, lowest quote was $30,061 with their quoted MSRP of $36,710.

The final negotiated price was from the 2nd closest dealer for $26,192. That was 30.2% below THEIR quoted MSRP of $36,400.

GeneralRV was said they might match but it was a 4 hour drive one way. They have a dealership only about 65 miles from our home but they can't sell or deliver Grand Designs from that location because GD only allows one dealer in a geographical location.
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Camping World is advertising 45% off for model year close out sale.
If you buy their BS.


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Old 10-28-2016, 06:19 PM   #21
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Camping World is advertising 45% off for model year close out sale.
If you buy their BS.


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You must be referring to this TV advertisement.
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AMFo/camping...45-percent-off

The fine print is hard to read but I believe it is for one stock number that was available at the time of the advertisement production.
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I could be wrong, but isn't camping world, good sam, and irv.net all owned by the same guy?
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