Justifying the cost of a Travel Trailer

Mike Up wrote:

I think your dealers were high on drugs. My dealer has a 2019 29' bunkhouse travel trailers for under $15K and many smaller travel trailers between $11K and $14K.

My Top of the line premier 14' box pop up trailer was just under $14K and offers a larger slide and couch than what the 14' box highwall models even offer along with a second refrigerator.

My First Rockwood 2290 Pop Up was just over $7K and it was a large 12' box. My fully optioned 2007 Starcraft 2406 Pop Up (12' box) with inside shower/toilet and outside shower was under $10K brand new. My Jay Fight 19BH travel trailer was $11K brand new, and even my newer 2012 Jay flight 26BH travel trailer was still under $15K brand new. All nicely optioned.

Go to the right dealer, don't let them charge you excessive freight and definitely not prep, and you'll get good prices.

My pop up was expensive but it's fully optioned. It's just as large inside and as comfortable (with more comfortable mattresses) than my Jay Flight 26BH.

Campers are cheaper and around me, used campers are rip offs for the abuse they seen and what people want for them. They most likely overpaid and expect you to do the same. Nope. That's why I won't even consider a used camper anymore, they're just not worth it.

I think you "are on drugs".

HERE is a pix of just ONE of the RV dealers close to me that has a price advertised..



Notice that it IS currently on "special" for $12,9995 and the "normal sale price is $15,995 and MSRP is $20,950!

That is on a 2018 (OLD MODEL) extremely SMALL 13ft trailer mind you..

I would highly doubt you could get a 2019 in a 13ft hard sided TT for less than $15K out the door.

I can easily find lots of used RVs on Craigslist with decent asking prices..

Example..

Found this 18ft TT on Craigslist for $2500..



Granted, there are lots of scammers out there, pretty easy to weed those out, they often have oddball pricing like $2501 and have extremely bad grammar, no location listed or gmail addy in the pix or text..

If you are buying used from a "dealer" then that is your stupidity, dealers have to markup considerably to get enough profit.. Plenty of reasonably priced used RVs directly from owners which is how I roll..