Lets see those 5th wheels
#46
05-17-2015, 09:02 AM
Boats and RV's are both that way Randy. Lots of people don't know it. Imagine if you didn't know it and bought new? I've seen quite a few posts where that happened on the RV forums. Other posters always try to console the buyer by saying that if they thought they got a good deal at the time, then to just go with that feeling and not second guess themselves. That would NOT have helped me if I was the one who overpaid. I also see a lot of overpriced used rigs and I'm certain that most of them overpaid from the get go and have no idea that their used price is higher than what someone could go buy a brand new one for. It's a dirty industry when it comes to sales...
#47
05-17-2015, 09:23 AM
There needs to be a TrueCar.com for the RV industry..... I got totally screwed on a Class A that we bought back in 2000. I won't go into all the gory details but I ended up having to give it back to the back in a voluntary repo and had to pay an additional 30k over time to get out of it. The sticker price was 132 and we thought we had gotten a good deal at 120. It had 4500 miles on it when it went back to the bank and still had the wrapping on the seats and floor protector plastic on the carpets - it was like new but fraught with electrical and water leaks along with the Cat Diesel consuming coolant. Altogether we lost about 70k on it..
I guess we all have to learn the hard way from time to time. Like the idea of an internet based research firm for RV's. Partners? 
#48
05-17-2015, 09:56 AM
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#49
05-17-2015, 12:56 PM
Nice looking rig Wayne! Love the colors on the truck...
My truck is similar and looking to change my decal colors on the RV to match..
How would we get started? With my luck, TrueCar or NADAguides or someone like that would swoop in and steal the idea after we put a ton of effort into it...
I have to imagine that the inside story on the markup is pretty tightly held... There are lots of dirty little secrets in the car and truck sales world that are just finally coming to public light. Hold back and things like that...
My truck is similar and looking to change my decal colors on the RV to match..
I have to imagine that the inside story on the markup is pretty tightly held... There are lots of dirty little secrets in the car and truck sales world that are just finally coming to public light. Hold back and things like that...
#51
05-17-2015, 02:02 PM
Hmmmm. I just found this - not sure how accurate it is though....
Recreational Vehicles | See Dealer Cost
Recreational Vehicles | See Dealer Cost
I just built my trailer on that site Randy. I paid about 6 grand less than what they are saying dealer cost is so I guess it's biased high there too. My trailer was a special order so I'm sure they weren't giving it to me at under cost...
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