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time2roll wrote:
Put your trade on Craig's List or Ebay for the actual trade-in price.
I would use the dealer financing if I got a lower price. Pay it off in 90 days if you like. No need to get all jammed up about it.

Yup... if the lower price is contingent upon accepting their financing, just refinance it after you get home.

Mike

The financing deal requires a minimum of one year before payoff. The dealer requires the financing to get the lower price. They then suggest you pay all but minimal amount as soon as possible, then pay the rest over the next 11 months to avoid finance charges. To me this is a shady deal.

Ok.. so, if it is competitive interest rates, then refi after a year, or stick with them.

If the rates are competitive, does it really matter that the dealer gets a little something in return for the financing?

Mike

I have a friend that bought from RVWholesalers and had a fine experience. He drove to Ohio to pick it up and it was as described, no hidden fees or anything. He agreed to the price, with all taxes, PDI, etc included before he drove out there.

But this was his first camper and he had no trade in. They are wholesalers, so they are going to low ball the heck out of you on a trade in. Furthermore, they know that if you hauled your camper all the way to Ohio then are at their mercy. You can't tow BOTH trailers home, so they know that they hold the upper hand on a trade. You will have invested good money and time into towing your old rig out there and will invest MORE money and time into hauling it hack home, plus you won't get the shiny new trailer. All that equates to them holding all the negotiating power.

Based upon that, I think you are better off trying to negotiate a better price from your local dealer. Check your other thread, I highly recommend Keystone Mega RV which is a little over an hour from you. They have a wide selection of makes/models and really competitive pricing. Again, they are wholesalers too so they don't want your used camper and will probably give you a lower price than you want.

If you can afford it and have a place to store it over the winter, I would suggest you consider keeping your current trailer and offering it for sale locally in the spring. The market will get higher in February/March as people in the mid-Atlantic start thawing out and considering vacation options for the year. I sold my old trailer on Craigslist relatively quickly. It made it super easy to negotiate my new trailer without worrying about the "trade in balloon" effect.

Good luck!

What RV are you looking at purchasing?

spoon059 wrote:
...They are wholesalers...

Not really, they are a retailer that operates with small margins due to the economy of scale. A wholesaler does not sell to the end buyer.

beemerphile1 wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
...They are wholesalers...

Not really, they are a retailer that operates with small margins due to the economy of scale. A wholesaler does not sell to the end buyer.

We are looking to purchase a 2018 keystone passport 2920bh model

Thanks for all the tips. Sounds like the best bet is to use rv wholesalers price to negotiate the local dealer. Plus as said I would hate to drive to Ohio 1000 miles round trip and them low ball the trade, or God forbid it broke on the way out there or something. I have to finance or 1 year with rv wholesale and who knows what rate, the local dealer will let me use my wife's credit union who we have used before and got a low rate.

beemerphile1 wrote:

spoon059 wrote:
...They are wholesalers...

Not really, they are a retailer that operates with small margins due to the economy of scale. A wholesaler does not sell to the end buyer.

100% correct. Using the word "wholesale" in their name is simply marketing, and in the state of Ohio they can do that............legally. In most states, such as here in PA, that would be considered false advertising and they would face the wrath of the state AG.

A big chunk of their supposed wholesale discount is from the fact they are located only 170 miles from the manufacturing center in Indiana. There are a lot of dealers in their local market, who can make the same deals they can without the financing requirement they try and impose. Labadie RV in Toledo is one. That national service network is a bunch of marketing bunk also. If you call them they start calling dealers local to you and attempt to get them to do your warranty work, but why would most be willing to do that when you drove halfway across the country to buy from RVW to save a few bucks. Just call RVW and ask for a list of the dealers that are contractually signed into this "nationwide service network" and see if they have one.


OP, in your other post about deposits you mentioned Leo's RV. Careful with those guys. Someone suggested Keystone RV center right over the Mason Dixon in Greencastle PA, they are an outstanding dealer. As is Beckleys in Thurmont MD. Unfortunately neither carry the Keystone Passport line. Being a former Keystone Passport owner I can tell you there is nothing special about them and other manufacturers make close to the same floor-plans. It may be in your best interest to take some time and visit the dealers mentioned above.

frisbeekev wrote:
Plus as said I would hate to drive to Ohio 1000 miles round trip and them low ball the trade,

All dealers will "low ball", that's not exclusive to RVW or any of them. But its not really low ball. They are the ones who have to carry it and resell it, and their are a whole lot of costs to that, plus they're in business to make money. That's the premium you pay for not having to put up with the headache of unloading it yourself. What are you trading in by the way, if you don't mind me asking?