Used class A pricing

Bill.Satellite wrote:

John&Joey wrote:

tropical36 wrote:

Props2 wrote:
I am new in the world of Class A, but what is up with the high price of used DP's.Are people underwater with these things? Why would I pay 225k for a two or three year old,say Newmar or Tiffin,when a good discount new is 40k more? Is the 40k worth a fresh warranty and know that you have a clean slate?
I do understand most people who can afford these do a good job of taking care of them,but?????
I also know pre-buy inspections don't catch everything. Whats your thought process? Used and potential out of pocket cost if something breaks ( and who knows what that will be),or piece of mind warranty...and something breaks.

Ask and you shall receive...NOT!!...
I'm thinking that under NADA low retail, is what most of them end up with and no matter how they do it. Especially with so many Buyer's wanting loans and banks balking at the borrower's loan request. Those still making payments of their own, sometimes face reality and pay off the difference, when someone finally comes along with cash and no BS....

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Many high rollers, are really high debt seekers. They can't pay cash so they have to buy new. For maintenance, they'll do the easy stuff like oil changes, but can't afford the more costly things that will go unnoticed by the general public when they sell.

So to the OP, Class A's are alot like condo's. All the bling is in the very beginning, and sooner or later someone is going to take the bath on their investment when the little boy says "the emperior has no clothes." Trick is too be the person not taking the bath. Either buy new and sell early, or buy further down the stream.

Not sure where to begin here but if the trick is to be the person NOT taking the bath, you would NEVER be a buyer of a new coach. Referring to Class A buyers as high rollers (high debtors) is such a stereotype of a minor sector of buyers as to be a scenario that should be dismissed.

Ya know it and in my whole life, which has been a while now, I've only bought one new vehicle. The excuse was, that my good friend and dealer let me have the first new 86 Jeep Comanche in town at his cost. I was ready for another truck and wanted this one, which they hadn't made previously, so decided to go for it. Still shouldn't have done it and with waiting another couple of years, I could have gotten one, a year old, with a much better engine. Oh well, no biggie, except for breaking my pattern and for violating one of my own laws.
I did keep that truck for 19yrs. however and until it was almost a classic, so..........:)