Grit dog wrote:
Maybe I'm just finding these goofy questions funny tonight because I've been back up on the North Slope working and living in a camp, but dayyyyyummmm. "Do I have to take a dealers word for..... Anything?"
That's funny.
Dealers are in the business of making $ not giving full disclosure. Just like me. I'm interested in making $ for my family, not giving everyone I see on the street a deal just to make them happy and like me.
Please do as others said and figure out what the camper you want is worth to you and go offer them that much, or maybe less so you have some room to negotiate.
Use this great thing called the inner web to find out how much your camper is worth.
Of course I wasn't
literally asking if I had to take the dealer's word for it. It was a rhetorical question asked out of frustration because of the lack of informational sources needed to make an informed offer on an RV. I do know the game, amigo. I buy new vehicles frequently and get a good deal, not because I'm all that, but because the tools needed to make an informed purchase of an automobile are easily obtained. But for an RV, not so much. As for using the inner web for RV research, we are on the inner web and on the absolutely best site to research all things RV.
Did you see the invoice I posted? Did you follow my link to the site that actually lists the invoice prices of RV's along with all options? Ultimately, I did get nearly full disclosure (thanks GoPackGo for the link!). And I used the web to get it. And moreover, any fellow forum member who is researching how to get the information to negotiate the purchase of an RV can probably learn something from this thread. Which is basically what this website is all about. People helping people. That's what makes this place so great.
To all those folks in this thread who cordially shared their experiences and suggestions, thanks. I value your perspectives!
