Negotiation Process

bullydogs1 wrote:
What kind of motorhome are you buying//Brand/Model etc..would help...certain Tiffins don't command as much a discount..but the 30% given previously is a norm on most of them...but also some dealers alter the sticker price so that is not the true MSRP anyway. Be specific and you will get more specific answers..just trying to help

X2 - I have found some brands won't negotiate much at all while others can be deeply discounted. A leftover model year can be had for less. There is no hard and fast this is the best deal percentage or number. Find a floorplan you like, then shop brands for that particular floorplan, then do as much research as you can on pricing throughout the US. Travelling far might seem crazy but a few hundred bucks on airfare might save you thousands. AT any rate, take your best deal back to your closest dealer and ask to match or you'll go where you can get it. A few resources can offer close to the best deal, RV direct, Lazy Days, and few other big dealerships.

Here is the link for the specific specs:
http://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2014-winnebago-vista-35b-111858059/2014-Winnebago-Vista-35B-111858059?zmc=cfem1&

Many posts here on that subject some claim 40%?? I see many many more 25 to 35%. But no real answer about further discounts on marked down units.

What kind of motorhome are you buying//Brand/Model etc..would help...certain Tiffins don't command as much a discount..but the 30% given previously is a norm on most of them...but also some dealers alter the sticker price so that is not the true MSRP anyway. Be specific and you will get more specific answers..just trying to help

The best advice regarding negotiations was given to me years ago by a self-made multimillionaire: “He who cares less…. wins.” It works with anything you buy/sell where there are negotiations.

Here is an example:
Upon selling a business, the buyer tried to lower the price $10,000 at the closing! I refused, said I would keep the business and started to leave. The buyer quickly reversed course and wanted to buy at the previously agreed price. I wasn’t having that. Before I sat back down, they had to agree to pay $10,000 MORE. I really did not care and it worked. They paid dearly for their last minute games.

Be ready to walk. If that camper you absolutely love is at a dealer you that won’t give you a deal, remember, there are more dealers out there carrying that exact same unit.

30% off MSRP is a very common number with trailers, I am not sure about class "A."