Travel trailer Trade-in - what to do?
Went to my local RV Dealer yesterday, to get trade in value of camper.mWe have purchased our last 2 campers from them. I have a 2011 Passport Grand Touring , power hitch, power jacks, power awning, dv...
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The first thing the OP should do is list it for sale on here, which they have.
If one is really crazy and just has to have a new trailer, the dealer will use list price or higher to make your down payment seem doable. Not a good idea, but it works. They can charge $30k for a unit that should sell for $20k and allow you $10k more for yours than it is actually worth. This is a horrible road to go down unless you are going to win the lottery next year. Even then, I wouldn't do it.
If one is really crazy and just has to have a new trailer, the dealer will use list price or higher to make your down payment seem doable. Not a good idea, but it works. They can charge $30k for a unit that should sell for $20k and allow you $10k more for yours than it is actually worth. This is a horrible road to go down unless you are going to win the lottery next year. Even then, I wouldn't do it.
