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- Golden_HVACExplorerI was at the FMCA RV show in Pomona CA in early 2004. Two dealerships came up to me while I was looking at a Fleetwood Expedition motorhome. The 'sticker price' was around $162,000. One dealership said they could get it for me at $112,000. Another said they can beat that price by $8,000. But I really did not know what they would have given me for my Bounder as a trade, so I declined both, and having just paid off the Bounder (by refinancing it into my much lower home mortgage loan at just 4%) I did not want a $1000 a month payment on a newer motorhome.
Anyway a couple of years later I see a 2004 Expedition on sale at a dealership for $134,000! I guess that the original owner did not hear about the $112,000 sale price at the FMCA show! They might have still owed over $130,000 on the RV if they paid even a discounted $150,000 and put $20,000 down. Tax, reregistration and other fees come out of the $20,000 down payment, and the loan can be as high as the asking price again! The first couple of years on a 15 year loan, you are barely paying more than interest payments, not to much each month goes towards paying down the loan!
Happy hunting!
I wonder why they have the RV show at the end of camping season? I would want to buy in the spring, not the fall. . ..
Fred. - Ramblin_RecksExplorer
NekkidFish wrote:
IDman wrote:
If you buy a model that is at the show, you can be assured that 5,000 people have walked on the new carpet, spilled drinks and crumbs, and let 2,000 kids bounce on YOUR new mattress.
Yuck!
To this point, we have seen allot of broken items inside RVs at shows. Everything from chairs, recliners, tables, steps, toilet, shower doors,etc.. For us, shows are a great place to look, research, and dream. - AllworthExplorer IINo!
- Campfire_TimeExplorerIn my neck of the woods, several dealers run "show specials" for a couple of weeks after the show.
- NekkidFishExplorerI do plan on researching and shopping through the winter. I already know we will go to the Cincy/Dayton RV Show, and the one that is in Louisville. I've also got the names a few big dealers here and in Louisville that we will visit.
- spoon059Explorer III'll offer a different opinion.
If you have already done your research, know what you want and have gotten several prices from local dealers then I don't see the harm in making a purchase at a show. I've never done it, but I heard a salesman suggest that the manufacturers give special incentives to the dealers to sell during the show and the dealers can then, in turn, offer a better price.
Armed with the knowledge of exactly what you want and the best price you can get OUTSIDE the show, why not try to make a deal at the show. Worst case scenario they don't offer a great deal and you smile and walk away.
Now... if you are talking about purchasing a trailer that was used at the show, I want a good amount off the best price I could find. As others have said, you've had a lot of people trampling through, pulling on things, spilling, not wiping shoes, kids slamming doors and pushing buttons, people pulling and picking on things, etc. If I was to purchase a floor model trailer from a show, they would have to knock at least 15-20% off the lowest price I could get elsewhere AND I would have a very detailed PDI and point out any defects before signing and get it in writing that they will fix the defects or offer a greater discount.
I wouldn't buy on impulse at a show though, that isn't my style. I'm one of those guys that researches for months or years before pulling the trigger. - NekkidFishExplorer
IDman wrote:
If you buy a model that is at the show, you can be assured that 5,000 people have walked on the new carpet, spilled drinks and crumbs, and let 2,000 kids bounce on YOUR new mattress.
Yuck! - NYCgrrlExplorer
BuckBarker wrote:
I really wish someone would try to tell me that a signed contract and price wasn't good. Some people are sooooooo silly and think you are following in their footsteps.
My daughter signed the paperwork for a new TT at a show in MI several years ago. The deal was done till they got a call from the dealership telling them the salesman made an error in the price and they wanted $7,000 more. Well, they didn't know who they were dealing with. My daughter and her husband picked up their new rig 2 days later and no extra money changed hands.
Glad your DD and hubby learned at the feet of a master. - BuckBarkerExplorerMy daughter signed the paperwork for a new TT at a show in MI several years ago. The deal was done till they got a call from the dealership telling them the salesman made an error in the price and they wanted $7,000 more. Well, they didn't know who they were dealing with. My daughter and her husband picked up their new rig 2 days later and no extra money changed hands.
NekkidFish wrote:
Dog Folks wrote:
Go to the dealership when all the higher pressure, high preforming salesman are at the show.
If you have done your homework, you can squeeze a little more out of the salesmen/mangers left behind at "home."
Ooooh, I like that idea!! :)
Not to poke holes in this idea....but.... MOST of the important , decision making managers are usually at the shows...you most likely will get someone who does not have the power to accept that low price you may offer.....
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