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bob_nestor
Explorer III
Jul 23, 2015

Buying opportunity?

The Canadian dollar today was running $0.77 to the US. I wonder how that's affecting purchase prices for the Class B's for US customers lately since the main manufacturers are Canadian.

I'm not a financial whizz, so would this drive prices up or down here in the US for a new Class B? Or is it all washed out with financial wizardry during the export/import process?
Class B
  • booster's avatar
    booster
    Explorer
    Jul 23, 2015
    Apparently Roadtrek hasn't checked the exchange rate lately. MSRP on a C190P over $108K US dollars at local dealer! They were $77K in 2007 when we got ours.
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    Sebtown
    Explorer
    Jul 23, 2015
    On an exchange rate basis it would be a 23% discount. If it were $100,000 CDN and you use Canadian $$ you would give them the money and take the van. If you give them $100,000 US you would give them the money, they would give you the van plus $23,000 CDN in change. There is a lot more about the value of money, so please understand this is an elementary explanation. Plan on using some or all of that $23,000 CDN getting it back home to the US.

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