My Local dealer was less than $1000 difference of RVW, after the delivery cost was added to RVW price. And the local guy threw in a EU2000 Genset with a price of $1000.
But even if $1000 difference, I would have bought local.
2006 F350 V10 4X4 SC SB SRW 4.30 22,500 GCWR
Keystone Sprinter 33'9" 12,500 GVWR
Pullrite Super Glide 18K
Super Duty, Super Cab, SuperGlide
I have tried to buy local 3 times. My local dealer will not budge more then 2k from MSRP. A Dealer 4 hours away is always 4-5K cheaper so he gets my business. If the local will not do warranty work, which thankfully I haven't had a need, then he won't get my non-warranty and accessory purchases either. There is still a lot of green to be made after the sale of an RV and dealers had better remember that.
We paid $200 above what RV direct wanted from are local dealer. We used RV direct as a good base price when shopping with the dealers. If they didn't come close I was going to RV direct.
David
Kelly, Sara , Aaron
2007 silverado, 2500HD 6.0 (classic)
2009 Jayco Jayflight G2 31BHS
Comparing my price local to RV direct was a wash after all cost were figured…
on a price for a friend, RV direct was a little cheaper after all cost were included… the local dealer also through in a dual-cam hitch, and two years of annual maintenance including bearing repacks and servicing all systems and state inspection…
When my friend had a awning problem the dealer sent a tech to her site to repair it and when the WH wouldn‘t stay lit the dealer again made on site adjustments……
the local dealer was the best deal for this person that can not do their own repairs by far…
When I hear these huge price differences, I don’t question them, but I am sure skeptical…
Either the dealer already decided by what they have seen and heard gomming colse would be fruitless anyway… or someone demanding they price match has just turned the dealer off… while you are there to make sales, truthfully there are sales you are better off without…
We all think we got our best deal, that is why we made the purchase (but did we really)
I also think we all like to believe we got the best deal and like saying so… (but did we really)
You can not rely on the word of others, you will get your best deal based on their experience at A or B…
Love my mass produced, entry level, built by Lazy American Workers, Hornet
JJBIRISH wrote: Comparing my price local to RV direct was a wash after all cost were figured…
on a price for a friend, RV direct was a little cheaper after all cost were included… the local dealer also through in a dual-cam hitch, and two years of annual maintenance including bearing repacks and servicing all systems and state inspection…
When my friend had a awning problem the dealer sent a tech to her site to repair it and when the WH wouldn‘t stay lit the dealer again made on site adjustments……
the local dealer was the best deal for this person that can not do their own repairs by far…
When I hear these huge price differences, I don’t question them, but I am sure skeptical…
Either the dealer already decided by what they have seen and heard gomming colse would be fruitless anyway… or someone demanding they price match has just turned the dealer off… while you are there to make sales, truthfully there are sales you are better off without…
We all think we got our best deal, that is why we made the purchase (but did we really)
I also think we all like to believe we got the best deal and like saying so… (but did we really)
You can not rely on the word of others, you will get your best deal based on their experience at A or B…
You say you are skeptical about these price differences but do you really think we would go hundreds of miles out of the way for just a few dollars less? As for turning the dealer off , I never demanded anything of them, I simply asked how close they could come to the quote, and I said I understood because of shipping costs, etc. their price would be more but maybe we could meet somewhere in the middle. No dice. If anyone was turned off it was me. I had preferred to buy local for all the obvious reasons and advantages thereof(even though this dealer was 2 hrs away, not really local as there are none really close). If you have a great dealer close by that gave you a great deal that is hard to beat but I felt this was my best option. If they are better off without my sale then I am better off without them.
JJBIRISH wrote: Comparing my price local to RV direct was a wash after all cost were figured…
on a price for a friend, RV direct was a little cheaper after all cost were included… the local dealer also through in a dual-cam hitch, and two years of annual maintenance including bearing repacks and servicing all systems and state inspection…
When my friend had a awning problem the dealer sent a tech to her site to repair it and when the WH wouldn‘t stay lit the dealer again made on site adjustments……
the local dealer was the best deal for this person that can not do their own repairs by far…
When I hear these huge price differences, I don’t question them, but I am sure skeptical…
Either the dealer already decided by what they have seen and heard gomming colse would be fruitless anyway… or someone demanding they price match has just turned the dealer off… while you are there to make sales, truthfully there are sales you are better off without…
We all think we got our best deal, that is why we made the purchase (but did we really)
I also think we all like to believe we got the best deal and like saying so… (but did we really)
You can not rely on the word of others, you will get your best deal based on their experience at A or B…
You say you are skeptical about these price differences but do you really think we would go hundreds of miles out of the way for just a few dollars less? As for turning the dealer off , I never demanded anything of them, I simply asked how close they could come to the quote, and I said I understood because of shipping costs, etc. their price would be more but maybe we could meet somewhere in the middle. No dice. If anyone was turned off it was me. I had preferred to buy local for all the obvious reasons and advantages thereof(even though this dealer was 2 hrs away, not really local as there are none really close). If you have a great dealer close by that gave you a great deal that is hard to beat but I felt this was my best option. If they are better off without my sale then I am better off without them.
I have no problem with your post and refuse to defend any dealers actions...
There are many dealers and basically one Rv-direct… I believe a well negotiated deal with a decent dealer will net comparable prices when all things are considered… I to would travel hundreds of miles for the right reasons and money being the biggest reason…
I always comparison shop and never mention the other guys price I may let him know if he is in the ball park since I am not interested in wasting his time or my own… I don’t want a matched price or a close price, I want his best price, so I make the choice where the best deal is…
based on my experience and knowledge which may not be much in some eyes, I am still skeptical of some of such big differences quoted here, and I am not saying they are not real numbers, and I am not singling out any one deal…
I certainly have nothing against RV-direct they will obviously make their share of deals and are also a tool to be used for other deals…
I have got better prices ordering rather than buying off the lot at the same dealer to, and insures I am comparing apples to apples although they often try to switch me to a off the lot unit… they may have more of their money tied up in one that has been there for months… given a choice I would pick mine up at the mfg. even if I bought it locally… but few allow that now…
JJBIRISH wrote: Comparing my price local to RV direct was a wash after all cost were figured…
on a price for a friend, RV direct was a little cheaper after all cost were included… the local dealer also through in a dual-cam hitch, and two years of annual maintenance including bearing repacks and servicing all systems and state inspection…
When my friend had a awning problem the dealer sent a tech to her site to repair it and when the WH wouldn‘t stay lit the dealer again made on site adjustments……
the local dealer was the best deal for this person that can not do their own repairs by far…
When I hear these huge price differences, I don’t question them, but I am sure skeptical…
Either the dealer already decided by what they have seen and heard gomming colse would be fruitless anyway… or someone demanding they price match has just turned the dealer off… while you are there to make sales, truthfully there are sales you are better off without…
We all think we got our best deal, that is why we made the purchase (but did we really)
I also think we all like to believe we got the best deal and like saying so… (but did we really)
You can not rely on the word of others, you will get your best deal based on their experience at A or B…
You say you are skeptical about these price differences but do you really think we would go hundreds of miles out of the way for just a few dollars less? As for turning the dealer off , I never demanded anything of them, I simply asked how close they could come to the quote, and I said I understood because of shipping costs, etc. their price would be more but maybe we could meet somewhere in the middle. No dice. If anyone was turned off it was me. I had preferred to buy local for all the obvious reasons and advantages thereof(even though this dealer was 2 hrs away, not really local as there are none really close). If you have a great dealer close by that gave you a great deal that is hard to beat but I felt this was my best option. If they are better off without my sale then I am better off without them.
I have no problem with your post and refuse to defend any dealers actions...
There are many dealers and basically one Rv-direct… I believe a well negotiated deal with a decent dealer will net comparable prices when all things are considered… I to would travel hundreds of miles for the right reasons and money being the biggest reason…
I always comparison shop and never mention the other guys price I may let him know if he is in the ball park since I am not interested in wasting his time or my own… I don’t want a matched price or a close price, I want his best price, so I make the choice where the best deal is…
based on my experience and knowledge which may not be much in some eyes, I am still skeptical of some of such big differences quoted here, and I am not saying they are not real numbers, and I am not singling out any one deal…
I certainly have nothing against RV-direct they will obviously make their share of deals and are also a tool to be used for other deals…
I have got better prices ordering rather than buying off the lot at the same dealer to, and insures I am comparing apples to apples although they often try to switch me to a off the lot unit… they may have more of their money tied up in one that has been there for months… given a choice I would pick mine up at the mfg. even if I bought it locally… but few allow that now…
No worries. Some good points made here. I asked this particular dealer his best price before mentioning the other quote. That was it. He said they were selling like hotcakes at that price, which was about 10% off MSRP, which I found hard to believe in this economy. The other dealer I requested a quote via his website twice, never even got a response. Silence is worse than a go take a hike response in my eyes. Oh well every situation is different with different results. Maybe the salesman was having a bad day. I guess the important thing is we got what we wanted and DW and kids are happy. Have a good one.
I just requested a quote from RVD last night. Their price was 32% off MSRP. A huge savings when the MSRP was $75,000. I talked to my dealer about this last year when were looking and he said he could come close, but that's as far as we got. Our TT got totaled last November, so we've been camperless for almost a year, not a good thing! Our dealer has been great--repairs at a campground for free, and towed the totaled unit to his shop for free. I'd buy from him if he's "close", but we'll have to see how close he gets.
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