How good are the NADA values
What has been your experience on how accurate the NADA values for retail and wholesale? I have a friend who sold his RV well below the wholesale NADA value to a dealership on a trade-in and he was to...
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When we first started shopping for a Safari (no slides) I joined the Yahoo Safari website and got some very valuable insight to NADA/KBB and motorhome "Values." Here's essentially got; Most sellers are NOT aware that the Prices listed in both NADA & KBB for motorhomes are NOT based upon actual sale prices but a simple straight line depreciation
from Brand New Sticker prices. If you want to see exactly what Safaris have actually sold for, how long they were for sale, any drops in asking prices, and initial asking price, go to PPL RV in Texas, the largest consignment Motorhome dealer. Next most important consideration in motorhome pricing is to know what were "Standard Equipment vs Optional Equipment." Our Safaris came with loads of Standard Equipment and very few Optional Equipment. Folks who use NADA/KBB, do not understand the difference and go checking things like A/C's, TV, Retractable entry steps, etc. By checking the various equipment boxes, NADA/KBB adds a value to the value when those are really included in the Base Factory Sticker Price as standard equipment. We bought a 1997 M-4040 in 2009 for $37,500 and past on an identical one that was asking thru NADA/KBB ignorance $55,000. Ours
was in far better and documented maintenance shape.
from Brand New Sticker prices. If you want to see exactly what Safaris have actually sold for, how long they were for sale, any drops in asking prices, and initial asking price, go to PPL RV in Texas, the largest consignment Motorhome dealer. Next most important consideration in motorhome pricing is to know what were "Standard Equipment vs Optional Equipment." Our Safaris came with loads of Standard Equipment and very few Optional Equipment. Folks who use NADA/KBB, do not understand the difference and go checking things like A/C's, TV, Retractable entry steps, etc. By checking the various equipment boxes, NADA/KBB adds a value to the value when those are really included in the Base Factory Sticker Price as standard equipment. We bought a 1997 M-4040 in 2009 for $37,500 and past on an identical one that was asking thru NADA/KBB ignorance $55,000. Ours
was in far better and documented maintenance shape.
