Wallik
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Quote:he raised his price to 1.5 a mile to cover the fuel.
See, thats my whole point. He raised the price to 1.5 (I assume thats $ 1.50) per mile to cover his fuel cost. That would translate to about 3 mpg (1.50 per mile times 3 is 4.50, which is about the price of 1 gallon) and you mentioned his truck gets 10mpg.
So is he raising prices just to "cover" the fuel cost, or is also "and then some"?
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Wallik
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Another crazy example. IF I was realtor (which I am) who is actively selling houses in todays market (which I am not) I could say: I need to drive more, show more houses, spend more money on gas. Same time there is less sales activity and house prices dropped 30%, so in order to make the same money as before I need to raise my commission from the usual 6% to 9%. People would tell me I am sick, crazy, get a grip on reality....
Homebuilders drop prices like flies (RV manufacturers raise them
homebuilders include more upgrades and options for less (RV manuf incl more and charge even more)
homebuilders build smaller and cheaper (RVs have even more bells and whistles and more expensive)
realtors charge less commission and offer more service (RV dealers are even less willing to negotiate on price)
They both have the same problem - oversupply and not enough demand, flooring cost, spec built or custom ordered - but totally different answers.
Oh yea, RVs getting more expensive cause of gas and chemicals, transport, pvc.... last time I checked there is more of that in a stick built house than in a rolling one.
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Dog Trainer
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i think we are just seeing the tip of the berg where price increases are concerned. The greed for the lowest price has led us as americans down the path where we have sold out one another for a couple of bucks. Companies have played the lowest price game to take down the competition now they can raise the price to where they make a huge proffit as they become one of the few games in town. It won't be much longer until China can quit subsidising their manufacturing companies as they will have eliminated the US compition through our own greed. Now the only game in town they can charge a greater price they will squeese us and there will be little in the short term that we can do about it.We seem sooooo obsesed about how much the next guy is making that we will send our money off shore to win the game. Fuel prices are a wake up ca;; to all. The plumber that needs to raise his price is justified as long as you will pay it. You know you can always fix it yourself.
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JALLEN4
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Everyone buys fuel and therefore we all relate to the price increases because we deal with it weekly if not daily. What the majority of people do not see is a similar and often higher increase in all the other commodities used in constructing products like motor homes. Steel, copper, plastic, vinyl, carpeting, aluminum to name but a few.
Automotive companies have already stated there will be an average of a $3,000 price increase per unit because of commodity price increases. Something like a motor home uses many times more of these commodities in their construction. I now receive quotes on steel components that are only good for fourteen days where previously they were open for ninety days. The price of steel is that volatile. While energy prices are feeding increases and we all see that in action, other commodity prices are often a bigger cause of these price increases.
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Sea Dog
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There will be no change unless the changes of the last twenty years are reversed.
Twenty years ago is about the time that people decided that they needed a four thousand square foot house instead of the modest home they grew up in, they had to have a forty foot DP instead of the twenty foot TT their Dad took them camping in.
If people lived the lifestyle of the seventies, with to days wages, they would have to burn money to get rid of it.
Instead, they go into hock to keep up with friends and neighbors who also cannot afford the life they are living.
Crazy!
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wamesit
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Its pretty simple. I own a small business. Since the 1st of the year,upto now, prices on everything deliverd to my business is up 20 percent on aveage. Everything is delivered by truck. Plain and simple it cost more you get more, its the american way I dont like it but I feel their is some price gouching too.Chuck
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RayChez
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wamesit wrote:Its pretty simple. I own a small business. Since the 1st of the year,upto now, prices on everything deliverd to my business is up 20 percent on aveage. Everything is delivered by truck. Plain and simple it cost more you get more, its the american way I dont like it but I feel their is some price gouching too.Chuck
And it is all fine and dandy (except) that our fixed incomes are not keeping up with the rise in prices. We will get a COLA sometime, but I noticed yesterday when we went out to a local resturant that even the menu everything was marked up one more dollar.
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Rocket_Heart
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You can raise prices all you want to - if no one is buying it really doesn't matter. Discretionary income is the first thing to go.....unless there is a drastic turn in oil pricing in the near future there will be no more class A's. That's not speculation thats fact. 58% decline in any industry is a death knoll.
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moisheh
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We are about to enter into the hardest economic times that most of us have experienced. The cost of everything is increasing quickly. Go to any Wal Mart and look at some of the common cleaning products. Even Windex is up by more than 30%. Goods from China ( most of what is in a Wal Mart) are also up. Oil prices are part of the equation but countries like China and India are becoming developed nations and they have an appetite for consumer goods. Increased demand equals increased prices. There will be a lot of parked RV's latewr this year. Maybe sooner.
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chastho
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A friend in the trucking business told me they were getting $1 a mile fuel surcharge. That is enough to pay for all of their fuel plus a little profit.
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