MSRP question....
OK....I think it's a pretty well know fact that MSRP's for RV's are pretty much up to the dealer to dream up.....correct me if I'm wrong here. Question is, when looking to buy a trailer do you use ...
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Mike E. wrote:
"MSRP = Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price ... what part of this definition tells you the dealer sets the MSRP"
Well, the fact that there are very few RV manufacturers (Jayco is one I know of) who post MSRP's on their sites (unlike the auto industry) it gives the dealers the ability to come up with an inflated number, put in their "sale" deduction which brings it back down to the real value of the trailer whilst making you think you're already getting a great deal. "We can't go any lower...it's already our sale price." Not really...:R
Using the link above (thanks BTW :)) pretty much confirms this theory. They add say 30% to the price which becomes their MSRP, subtract that 30% (or less in some cases) and there you have it....their "sale" price now has come back down to the actual MSRP.
JMO but you're being naive falling back on the ubiquitous 30% "rule" and ignoring the many other factors every dealer will use to come to his own bottom line selling price for every trailer he sells, a price that will almost assuredly be different than another dealer's selling price for the "same" unit. This process is further complicated here in Canada by the ever changing exchange rate which alone can greatly influence the dealer's final selling price and will obviously vary depending on when he bought the unit in question and how many units he may have purchased at the time. Believe it, you nor anyone else will ever truly know what any dealer actually paid for any given unit and is the reason this process of purchasing a unit for your own use is called "negotiation". But hey, believe what you want, it's your money. :W
