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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SoundGuy wrote:
The real mystery is why any of this, especially the last statement, should be a surprise to anyone with half a brain. :S Plain & simple, dealers are in business to turn a profit and that profit comes from one source - your consumer pocket.
You seem to be forgetting about a growing portion of the population that thinks EVERYTHING is a "civil right" (health care, housing, income, food, happiness, etc) and therefore it should just be supplied to them. Those are the same people who don't believe in capitalism and honestly believe that the car dealer is making enormous profit and should give that profit back to the consumer.
When your view of the world is through that lens, I completely understand how some people could truly be surprised to see associated costs.
For the rest of us, these things are added on after the fact to allow the dealer to advertise the lowest possible sales price. Dealer A advertises $21,995 for the camper, but that price is out the door. Dealer B advertises $21,000 for the camper, but once you agree and get to finance they hit you with all those extra fees.
