Always facinated me that people who can afford a new rv, they must have something on the ball to be able to afford one, would not know how to shop MSRPs.
Like one poster said, find what you want, get prices from 3 dealers, MSRPs, then do your homework. Hey mr salesman up there, are you going to offer the 70=30 or 60-40 rule?
WTTCS wrote: Always facinated me that people who can afford a new rv, they must have something on the ball to be able to afford one, would not know how to shop MSRPs.
Like one poster said, find what you want, get prices from 3 dealers, MSRPs, then do your homework. Hey mr salesman up there, are you going to offer the 70=30 or 60-40 rule?
What is the 70=30 or 60-40 rule?..........
And JALLEN, I've always respected your comments because of your knowledge and experience....nothing has changed!
last March, after 4-5 months of shopping around various manufacturers, dealers and RV shows, we sat down with the Kodiak manufacturers pricing sheet and spec'd out a "new construction" hydrid TT which would include all the options we wanted and nothing we didn't want.
I took the MSRP from that calc sheet, multiplied by 0.8 (80%) and made an offer to the local dealer at that price. I used 80% as that seemed to be a typical discount for most of the comparable models we saw while shopping at the RV shows or for local winter/spring dealer specials.
I think we negotiated for a half hour or so and our best prices got to within $500 (i.e. the dealer prices was $500 higher than my original offer). At that point, I offered to accept their higher price if it included an equillizer hitch and brake controller and they agreed.
we signed, construction/delivery took 4 weeks and we did the PDI at the dealer 2 weeks later.
I suspect I may have been able to go a little lower in price, the dealer definately seemed motivated at the time. But it would not have been without spending more time on the process and considering there were no other TTs or dealers in the local area, we got the exact trailer we wanted, the price was fair and within our budget ... we opted to go for it.
Most importantly, we wrapped up the process in time for five great trips last summer! And with five new trips planned this summer too ... it's all good
Buying is always based upon desires, wants and reality. Someone earlier stated that homework is critical and this is even more true in RVs. MSRP for most dealers seems to be a starting price for their discount ... then you have RV dealers that really are in the business to be fair and their MSRP are more realistic. Bottom line, MSRP is not where you begin, but rather is more related to what your requirements are and what are you willing to pay. However, without homework and checking prices at various dealers (web or your local dealer) you will never have a proper prespective or pricing point. Just a thought.
I had my MH in for service and a new 2009 unit caught my eye parked in the lot.
I just asked to see the inside of the 2009 MH and simply asked what sticker was, just to get an idea of what I was looking at......
All in the same breath the salesman stated the list and dropped $20,000 and even added 'and we can talk about lower'. He followed me all over that dealership and when they found an extra repair on my MH I hadn't counted on, he thought for sure I was going to buy it.
I lost my butt selling my house last month, but it sure sounds like it's a 'good' time to buy a MH in this ever changing market.
From what I'm seeing you could offer 50% off the list and they'll take it, just to move it off their lot.
31 ft Four Winds
Chevy Tracker 4x4 BlueOx Aventa LX We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
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