Arctic Fox 27-5L
I'm seriously considering purchasing this unit, and am curious whether these are still as highly regarded as they seem to have been in the past. I live in Richmond, and it's going to cost me about $30...
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RVA Jeff wrote:Njmurvin wrote:
I bought my 2011 27.5L a year ago for about half of what you're talking (to give you an idea of resale values). It took me over a year to find a used one within a 2 hr driving radius. Totally agree about the chair. We have it at home in our family room. It's a tank. You'd better have a 350/3500 to pull it or you'll likely be overloaded. Everything is accessible with slides in except the pantry in the kitchen, one nightstand drawer and 3 drawers under the wardrobe slide. We looked at lots of trailers and, IMHO, the quality on this unit was clearly visible. It's not perfect (hate the fading decals) but I would definitively buy it again.
Thanks for this! For some reason I thought the resale value would be a little higher, just because of the lack of inventory of used 27-5Ls...so you're saying a five model year old camper has already lost half of it's value.I know that's pretty typical of most campers, I just thought Arctic Fox was different. Thanks for the info on room when the slide is in...good to know. I wonder if they've resolved the fading decals in the latter model years....
The trade in value is a set amount more than likely it's wholesale.
What an owner initially pays for the RV determines the balance.
In other words if the buyer paid closer to MSRP and trades it in it will seem like they're not getting as much for it.
RV's do depreciate fast no doubt about that. But buying one for 30+% off MSRP gets you a better deal when selling. And not all dealers are the same.
I recently emailed one dealer and called another about a trading mine in. One wanted to give me $13,000, the other $22,000 on a 4 year old 5th wheel that I paid $32,000 for. Retail is around $24,000 IMO. So point is lots of factors involved when selling/trading in.
