What kind of deals?

[tps0424]

I'm in the beginning stages of considering a move to a class c from a travel trailer. It looks like a one or two year old one can be had for $20 to $30K less than a new one. Do they lose that much in the first year or two or can you really get a lot off of the sticker price? What is a good starting point for the negotiations?

[tps0424]

I'm in the beginning stages of considering a move to a class c from a travel trailer. It looks like a one or two year old one can be had for $20 to $30K less than a new one. Do they lose that much in the first year or two or can you really get a lot off of the sticker price? What is a good starting point for the negotiations?

[Fxrscotty]

RV's like boats seem to loose 25% the first year. Look into hold overs that are still new and carry all the factory warrenties. We bought our C last year (it's a 2005 model) when the 2006's were out and knocked a little better than 25% off the sticker. Scotty.

[Novi]

Hi, I read an article a couple of years ago that said the deprecitation rate for the 1st 3 years were as follows. Year 1 was 18%, year 2 was 12%, year 3 was 10%, then drops to 8% for several years. Later on around year 10 the price may actually go up!! but not much. I have tried these figures on various MH's and they seem not too far off in general. But there are so many variables it is a hard thing to pin down. You just have to do the leg work and price as many as you can to see a trend and find a price and rig that works for you. Good luck.

[tps0424]

Apparently, the dealer really loves his Class Cs. Not only would they not budge from the sticker price, they wanted to offer me just 40% of what I paid for my travel trailer 2 years ago. I thought i'd get 60% to 70% not just 40%. They can keep their Class C. I'm sure there's a dealer somewhere that would like to move one off their lot.