When we purchased our Springdale, it sat on the lot for a year. Sold as new, but a year old. The floor plan was simply not appealing, and it had no slides. We did get a good break in the price negotiation because it was a last years model.
The only problem I found with the camper was an excessive amount of rust on the trailer frame. The underbelly was covered with the tarp material with insulation on the inside, but it was between the frame and floor. So the frame was completely exposed. After purchase, I took the time to sand and scrub off as much as I could and repainted the entire frame with Rust-o-lium black, a combination of spray and brush on type. The next year, I touched up areas again where it was quite obvious I missed. It turned out to be a good trailer. I only had to touch up one spot on the roof the entire 8 years we owned it. And I had to re-anchor the radio antenna and re-caulk it in place when it pulled loose from the roof in it's 5th or 6th year.
If this is the camper that really interests you, then there's nothing wrong with going for it. I would still expect a 1 year warranty, and that would include the tires, and still possibly negotiate a lower price. Talk to the dealer and see what they are willing to do. Take that information, then go out and inspect the camper again. Sit on it a couple days and think it through with your head, not your heart. Crunch the financial numbers, and then go back and give your answer to the dealer.
MSRP and percentages off that MSRP are all part of the negotiation. You'll never know until you find out where they are starting at what their supposed "bottom dollar" price will be. If you are OK with that, then go for it! Once you get the camper home, just like all of us, you'll use the camper a time or two and then fix everything you discover and make your own modifications anyway.
Considering the camper has been sitting for almost 2 years, I would think the dealer would be willing to negotiate. He's loosing money the longer it sits on his lot.
