Pricing confusion???????????

coolmom42 wrote:
Was looking at an ad for a 2002 R-Vision Trail-lite 251 motorhome on RVTrader. It's listed by a dealer for $24,900.

NADA average retail, accounting for mileage but no options added is $11,582. (This is the most my credit union would loan.) Almost alll the options to check as add-ons on the NADA guide are standard items on that type of motor home.

The same model is listed on PPL as sold for $14,495.

So over $13K difference in the highest and lowest in that range.

HOW ON EARTH would you begin to know what to offer to buy? (Assuming all systems work and no major condition issues.)

Very very baffling.

something is worth only what someone is willing to pay. the fellow we bought our home from in 1988 was asked almost $50K more than we ultimately paid. we got it for about 76% of what he was asking. from his perspective it didn't hurt to ask for more...maybe someone would bite. if I were you and you were going to finance the whole thing (something I would advise against doing) I would use the max amount available to you as your red line but I would offer 75% of that as a starting point for negotiating. and any offer should be contingent upon a thorough inspection by a qualified RV tech. remember, you may love this particular RV but it's not the last one on Earth...you'll find others.