Buying in the winter

Kansas couple wrote:
Will get a chance to go to Omaha this Saturday. Planning to go to the CW in Council Bluffs to take another look at the travel trailer I want to buy. Right now the website has it listed at a price about $2000 less than what the dealer wanted for it last spring. And it is a 2014 model.

I am fully aware if I buy I would not be able to fully camp in the thing until the weather warms up (I'm sure it's winterized at this time) but I wonder if getting it for a (possible) off-season price might be worth doing a deal at this time.

Has anyone else here done anything like this?

And please, no sarcastic answers from members in Arizona or Florida!! :)

I drove through Council Bluffs last week end. It was very cold, -5F. I would low ball offer. My impression was the only money moving in the area was in ethanol production. You might get lucky.
MM49

We bought our TT about a month after an mid January RV show in Kansas City and got a good price. They took a little off the internet price, then came down to the price they had at the show then came down with a final offer after I showed them a quote from another dealer. Sales maybe a little sluggish in the snow belt so you may get a better deal.

PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:
This is just an opinion - because I certainly don't live in a snow covered state

But I would think dealers will make better deals to move a few units in the winter than in the spring when a lot of people are thinking about RVs.

They have to move X number of units to keep the doors open, keep their staff productive.

I could be wrong - but that's my opinion.

I agree and have bought during the winter.

This is just an opinion - because I certainly don't live in a snow covered state

But I would think dealers will make better deals to move a few units in the winter than in the spring when a lot of people are thinking about RVs.

They have to move X number of units to keep the doors open, keep their staff productive.

I could be wrong - but that's my opinion.

lf it is the floor plan you like and the prices is right, then who cares a whit what others think? Go for it.

Well, I just returned from a week's vacation in Florida, so I'll not be too sarcastic! I guess my 5 days in Florida qualifies me for a temporary Snow Bird status! I'm back in the snow again today! BUT, I've had no association with Arizona yet, so I can only be half-sarcastic! :B

My opinion? Go for it! Actually, if you live in a cold weather state you can still use your camper a lot (driveway camp) with no water in it. You'll have a lot of fun, and you'll learn a lot about it, especially in cold weather! And if you don't spend time in it, nothing lost. (But I bet you will).

Right now, prices are good. Last years models are going out, next years are coming in. RV shows are planned all over the country right now, so lots and lots of people are buying right now. Indianapolis is having their annual RV show in about 2 weeks. And we're buried in snow right now.

If the price is right, you have somewhere to store it, and the irons are "hot" ... go for it! If you wait, you just might talk yourself out of it later. Sometimes we have to all be a little crazy to buy a new RV. If we REALLY logically thought about what or why we do, no one would ever buy any!