Purchasing an RV - negotiating a sale price

No, you should still be able to negotiate a price. CA tends to be higher priced than most places. The general rule of thumb is around 30%+ off MSRP, which by the way, is a mostly fictional number. Not like the MSRP when buying a car. But, doubt that you're going to be that lucky in CA. A friend on both RVNet and Hybrid Explorer drove from northern CA to Chi to get their hybrid and after trip expenses were about $4000 ahead. We did the same from West TN to RVWholesalers in OH. On our hybrid we were about $4000 ahead and more on our TT. The one thing you can do to possibly help is to gather info and pricing from places like RVW or RVDirect, assuming they sell the model you are interested in, and use it as a bargaining tool. You might decide to turn delivery into a little vacation....or not....but your local dealer doesn't need to know that. Shoot for 30%. Good luck, it's a frustrating experience. And remember DO NOT believe everything a salesman tells you.....often they have no clue and the rest of the time it's for THEIR benefit.