Community Alumni
Oct 22, 2014So no one here ever bought a new Airstream? Hmmm...
BTW, there seems to be a huge disconnect between the extremely high asking prices for used units being offered for sale and what the NADA guide shows they are worth.
For instance, there is a 6-year-old 19' Safari for sale near me with an asking price of $39,500 and yet the NADA guide shows a low retail price of $16,090 and a high retail price of $19,390. I should mention the MSRP on this unit was originally $46,051. The seller must be smoking some funny stuff if he thinks his trailer is worth 86% of the MSRP price 6 years later. Some Airstream dealers on the net are advertising prices about 12% to 13% below the MSRP price on new units. No wonder this trailer has been for sale for several months and it hasn't sold.
Practically every used unit I've seen for sale on the net are priced considerably more than what the NADA show they are worth. I realize it's not unusual to see price differences between the market and the guide, but I have never seen such a big spread.