RV show Travel Trailer pricing
We attended our first two RV shows in Hersey PA and another near Baltimore over last week. As we expected the pricing at the two shows seemed rather similar. We heard from almost every salesmen at b...
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Lynnmor wrote:Ron3rd wrote:
Depends on where you live. In California the delivery fee is a legitimate expense the dealer must pay to get the trailers out here from Indiana, where most come from. You also pay a delivery fee when you buy are car in most cases, ie, "transportation fee". We're talking about 2,000 miles or so with a hot shot carrier.
American made cars have standardized delivery fees, no matter if you are next door to the plant or at the other end of the country, the price is the same.
While that may be true, the same is not true for Trailers. The delivery fee is much different in California for trailers from Indiana than if you take delivery in a next-door state. That delivery fee is charged to the dealer, who then passes it on to you.
Having said that, it's very likely the dealer would try to screw you on the delivery fee, ie, the dealer paid $1,000 and tells you the delivery fee is $1,500 or more.
Bottom line is the delivery fee is not BS but can certainly be the source of added profit to the dealer if they try to overcharge or it.
