Purchasing a New Coach -> Trading Old

Flanz wrote:
Hello All,

We're in the process of looking for and purchasing a new MH. Our current coach is old and we just don't want to deal with tire kickers, we prefer to trade it. So the question came up about trading in the MH and purchasing new.

So, our questions are,
Our current MH is 16yrs old, will we have a hard time trading it in?

We understand that the dealer is NOT going to give us much for the old MH, but will this effect the purchase price on the new MH greatly?

Biggest question - Will they even want to take our current MH in as a trade for a new MH? Current MH will require some work so this is why we want to trade and not deal with tire kickers.

It's been 16yrs or so since we bought our current MH so I'm trying to get educated and up to speed on the issues surrounding a large purchase again. Heck, we bought our house almost 30yrs ago, so our skills need to be sharpened a little.

Appreciate your input.

-paul

We were in a similar situation a couple years ago. We traded in our 2001 Adventurer with over 100,000 miles on the odometer without any problems. The key is to be willing to talk to more than 1 dealer.

The first dealer we talked to wasn't really interested. They made that point clear by only offering $5,000.00. The second dealer we contacted was more than happy to do business. We sent them current pictures of the interior and exterior. They gave us a tentative offer based in an inspection.

After a couple more rounds of negotiation we agreed on a price. We got way more than we were expecting plus a 28% discount on the new motorhome. They must have priced it right because it only sat on the lot for 3 weeks. The new owner was a happy camper when he called us for some information. They planned on adding another 100,000 miles before retiring it.