Purchasing new TT, what can I get them to throw in

temccarthy1 wrote:
OP said he had haggled over the best deal he could get and dealer wasn't budging so OP says he is at bottom price. Assuming OP walked out and said " I'll think about it" and hasn't had a call in a week from dealer, then its safe to assume you are at the lowest price... Then and only then do you pull out your trump card and ask for some of the extras mentioned in these posts. Those that say they "don't like to haggle" or that you are "paying for the throw ins' do not know the art of the deal.... If you have already negotiated the best price you are going to get.. then dealers will throw in extras to seal the deal such as WD hitch, power tongue jack, better tires or wheels and brake controller..And forget "15% off their accessory prices".. Everyone knows dealers are usually DOUBLE Walmart or Amazon on all those items! 15% off is still way higher than you need to pay... Try the add on list to seal the deal... Bet it works! If not, wait another week and dealer will call you back.. They are very hungry for business this time of year! Good luck. Be patient.

Still working on the best deal I can get, but that is absolutely the plan. Once I have gotten him down as low as I can .. that is when I will start asking for what he will throw in.

Thanks everyone for the replies too. A lot of the stuff I already have since this will be my third TT, but I have a list of things I had not thought of as well.

temccarthy1 wrote:
OP said he had haggled over the best deal he could get and dealer wasn't budging so OP says he is at bottom price. Assuming OP walked out and said " I'll think about it" and hasn't had a call in a week from dealer, then its safe to assume you are at the lowest price...

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At the lowest price...."from that dealer".

That was where I was when I bought this trailer I am sitting right now. So I went home and did some shopping on the internet and bought this trailer for $3800 less than the "local" dealer wanted. Yes, I had to drive 600 miles to get it.....but I still saved a bundle.

OP said he had haggled over the best deal he could get and dealer wasn't budging so OP says he is at bottom price. Assuming OP walked out and said " I'll think about it" and hasn't had a call in a week from dealer, then its safe to assume you are at the lowest price... Then and only then do you pull out your trump card and ask for some of the extras mentioned in these posts. Those that say they "don't like to haggle" or that you are "paying for the throw ins' do not know the art of the deal.... If you have already negotiated the best price you are going to get.. then dealers will throw in extras to seal the deal such as WD hitch, power tongue jack, better tires or wheels and brake controller..And forget "15% off their accessory prices".. Everyone knows dealers are usually DOUBLE Walmart or Amazon on all those items! 15% off is still way higher than you need to pay... Try the add on list to seal the deal... Bet it works! If not, wait another week and dealer will call you back.. They are very hungry for business this time of year! Good luck. Be patient.

You can probably get them to throw in a new house if you pay enough for the trailer. :)

ask for 15% off rv accessories for the life of the TT. if they say no then ask for 10%. I got 15% from mine and Redeemer you don't have to pay shipping or join a club by buying local. electric tongue jack is nice to have, good sewer hose. the starter kit in my opinion is useless. the sewer hose in them are paper thin, will rupture the first time you use it or when you are standing too close to it. there are a lot of accessories you will be buying over time or from the get go, so the discount you ask for is very important to get. as far as I am concerned if they want your business they will give you the discount.

lgarcia wrote:
I go to a mom and pop dealer in my town. I am a no-haggle person in all types of transactions, so if I don't like a price, I just go elsewhere. I don't ask for any of the things listed here. My first one, I mentioned that I needed to run to the store to get the right size hitch ball, and he put one of his on for free. That was about it for freebies.

But...I take it in every year at the end of the season for winterizing and a checkup. It is done as soon as I hit the lot, so I can take it back with me instead of leaving for several days. Everything is gone over. Often a small item like a fuse is replaced with a "don't worry about it" attitude when I try to pay them for their time. They have caught big issues before they become bigger issues, too, so I take my TT back home knowing it is in good shape for the next season.I did not consider going any place else for my second TT, and will go back it I decide on a next one. Service after the sale is worth more to me, and I like supporting a small business

I wish I would have had this option when we bought this fall. Our local dealer isn't local or small, and isn't really into the "good service brings people back" thing either. I will have any required work done at a local independent RV shop that does not sell anything except good service.

Not sure if you have power tongue jack or not, that was a show-stopper for me. I also asked for full propane and sanitizing water system, so I could go out in trailer immediately after purchase. I negotiated a roof treatment for spring following fall purchase. Dealer also installed for free the things I purchased in his shop the day I signed the papers.. put in roof vent covers and a large level on front so I can see if trailer is level (side to side) from truck.

Anything they "throw in" is costing you more money than you can buy it for. Just go for the lowest possible price period. You can buy anything you need on the internet for about half of the value of what they are "throwing in"..

B.O.

jmtandem wrote:

but I am wondering what else I can ask for him to throw in to sweeten the deal a bit.

Ask for Maxxis tires. Most trailers come with 'barely able' tires.

I would hit them up for a new set of Maxxis tires as well, along with a brake controller and hitch. They will probably come back with a counter offer.

I am struggling to think of what to ask for.

Often dealers charge you a PDI cost, or for a 'starter kit'. Don't pay that as it is only more profit to the dealer. You can dicker all day about hitches, jacks, etc. and at the end of the day you pay back all that free stuff in the cost of your PDI that can be as much or more than $600 pure profit to the dealer. Just have them eliminate all that foo foo cost stuff and deal only with the trailer cost and make them give you good tires or you will find yourself at the tire store buying them within a year or so. Maybe sooner. Check around for what other dealers sell the same trailer for and you start there with your numbers. Don't be fooled with bogus MSRP's.