Buying a Roadtrek CS - any advice?

Good luck for buying Roadtrek RS . First of all I want to know which one do you buy used or new RoadTrek RS.
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When we went to buy our Roadtrek we went to three different dealers - each about three hours away from us. We were ordering our RT with the options that we wanted so it would have to come from the factory made for us. Each dealer came up with a different price. Each sat down and punched numbers into a calculator and smiled and said here is the price. Each was below MSRP. The best of the three was about 15-18% less. The lowest priced dealer was the hardest to get to even with the same travel time. I took his price to the dealer that we liked best and presented the price to him (after he had given us his price). He agreed to that price.

If it is on the lot there is a lot more room to haggle. Many dealers don't want to have anything remaining on the lot if the new models will be coming out and Roadtrek puts out two models with the same year - one on the last year's chassis and one on the current year's chassis. The change is around March. Both will be called the same year Roadtrek - 2014. I recently heard that the factory is backed up on orders so Roadtreks on the lot may be more at a premium now for anyone who wants one without a long wait. (Someone reported still waiting now after ordering in October.)

If you are looking for an RS Adventurous with the Etrek electric package option, you are most likely not going to find this on a dealer's lot. This is going to have to be ordered.

The 2014s are being delivered now. There might still be some 2014 on 2013 chassis out there. RT has the 364 program, so your local dealer should be able to find out if there are some units that haven't sold and are available to him/her at a reduced price.

As Rodger said, 18% has traditionally been what is considered a very good discount off of MSRP for a Roadtrek. They have played with the pricing lately with "free" add ons like solar, which can confuse things and would alter the % you actually see.

I don't know how well the CS is selling overall, but the local dealers website seems to show more of them coming in, and being sold, than the other Roadtrek models, so it may be harder to get a maximum discount on one.

Just want to wish you a successful negotiation and lots of good times ahead. We bought used, so unfortunately I can't give you any relevant info on your original question. Hope some others who bought your model can weigh in.

There are quite a few Sprinter owners who are highly satisfied and have not experienced problems or high costs with servicing, parts, etc. (Including us after three years and almost 36,000 miles.) Keep us posted - always glad to have another class B forum voice.

10 to 15% maybe up to 18% depending on time of year, and if it's one dealers want to move because newer models are coming in.

bobbermac wrote:
Thanks for the responses, and to clarify . . . I am wondering what is a reasonable percentage discount to negotiate for on a brand new Roadtrek CS.

Hey, quit trying to change the subject!

Bud

Thanks for the responses, and to clarify . . . I am wondering what is a reasonable percentage discount to negotiate for on a brand new Roadtrek CS.

There has been a lot of discussion about the Sprinter's pros and cons.

-edited to be relevant to this discussion-

I've found discounts vary by the time of the year. When RT gets new models in, one might be able to get a little bit of a better deal on last year's rigs, or if something like the solar array is tossed in, the discount may still be not much.

The other thing I've found is that these few months (February, March, April) in northern areas tend to be the worst for prices. It is spring, people are de-winterizing, looking to unload their old rigs and find something new, so discounts on RTs may be hard to find. In Texas, the seasons are different, especially with the "B" market, so the best time to buy is probably around the model year change, come summer.

I believe the OP question concerned price not the relative qualities of any particular RV:Roadtrek or others. Commercial use Sprinters have incredible reliabily records in the hundreds of thousands of miles. Rvs are another story re exterior size, interior features, driveability(subjective) and value for money. I find the Sprinter MB drivetrain to be just right for my driving style--it does not wander all over the road like my Ford(gas) rvs did. Mine is more like a car, on the road. So, the RS price should best be decided by comparative shopping. Resale value of the unit later can often be pre-determined.If OP is buying new, which is inference here, then warrantee is highly relevant. You folks in US can give the OP more idea of prices for fully equipped CS. Nice rig too.