bpounds wrote:
I'd say if they offered you NADA, that would be generous. And 130 nights in 2 years is a lot of camping. Full replacement value would be an unrealistic expectation IMO. Always negotiate, but if I got 80 percent on a 2 year old buy back, I would be happy with that.
And if there is a negotiation, I'd certainly phrase it as I had the camper available to me this many months out of the 24 months (or whatever that number is). That percentage will sound better than the 130 night does as that's much more camping that many people do with their campers in 3-4 years.My first offer would be for a new model from this year, similarly or better equipped and hold firm. Don't concede anything the first conversation. Let them sit on the offer for a bit. A day or two. Then call them back and ask them to counter offer. Generally they will offer something that if they met you in the middle between your and their offer, i.e. split the difference, that's about the maximum they will want to go.
This isn't from any experience with a manufacturer or dealer, just from negotiations in general which I do have experience with.
Best of luck in working out a tolerable to favorable solution you can be happy with.
