Trade-in not worth much

azdryheat wrote:
Went to LaMesa-Tucson today to see about trading my Everest for a new 5er. They would only give me $15k for my 5 year old, former top of Keystone's line of fifth wheels, which is about 1/2 of its NADA value. Guess I'll be keeping the Everest.

It's simple, when the dealer offers you half of what your trade is worth you offer him half of the cost of the new one then deduct the trade from that.

That will let him know to cut the bs and start negotiating sensibly.

When I bought my new TT I sold my old one on Craig's list for 3 times what the dealer offered me on trade.

Sell private. If its in good shape you'll do much better. I had everything from we don't want a "cougar" to its worth very little. Ultimately got what I wanted from a distant dealer quote and local had to match or lose my business. They try everything from shipping costs to gas you have to spend to get there to low ball. All about margin. If you are in no hurray you'll win.

You really have to do all your research on how much you want to pay for the new rig, and how much you must have for your rig as trade in. Stick with your guns, and don't let the dealers low ball you. When I purchased my new rig, I haven't decided where I want to have it serviced, but if the dealer doesn't want my business, then there are dealers that do. Search out the rig you want and get a down to earth price. I even went through RV4Less and got a decent quote to take to the dealer. Good luck.

Wow, dealers really hose you on trade in don't they?