50% less from what you paid
Just for fun I called a big dealer and ask him to give me what he would give for my 4 year old Winnebago Sightseer . It was 1/2 of what I payed for it. Does it ever stop going down or level off.
Forum Discussion
ct78barnes wrote:You should not look at it this way. On a 5 year old MH the dealer is just following the standard deprecation curve, that is not unfair. The deprecation curve works to your advantage when you buy a 5 year old MH from him. If you are concerned about loosing a lot to deprecation a 6 year old MH is already down the curve and would only lose 6% per year. This is the reason many on here say it is better to buy a quality older MH than a brand new lower quality brand new MH. Also an older well maintained and highly modified MH will hold it value better than one that is not. Once you get past 10 years or so it is all about the condition of the MH.
It looks like I hit a nerve I am all for a dealer making a fair profit but to go after people that have to sell and low ball them just does not seem right.