Truck camper trade-in at dealer question.
Basically, I want to know a little about TC trade-ins on new a truck camper. I traded in a TC a few years back and the dealer didn't look at anything on it. They just had me park it in their back lo...
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My camper trade-in experience is now twofold.
The first trade-in was at Camping World where I bought a used TC.
They made a trade-in offer sight unseen. I took it.
When I delivered the old camper they had me put it on the back lot. They had no interest in inspecting it. No inspection, no tests.
Fast forward a few years to my next camper (a 2021 Arctic Fox) and the old trade-in camper was scrutinized a little closer.
Different dealer company this time, different place.
But again, I was directed to a back lot - gave them the keys to the truck and headed to the office. They took the camper off and did a fairly good inspection. There were some minor problems with the camper but they stuck with their offered trade-in price.
The trade-in value was substantial and it reduced the full retail price by a huge amount - thus saving me a big chunk of sales tax.
And that's my experience.
The first trade-in was at Camping World where I bought a used TC.
They made a trade-in offer sight unseen. I took it.
When I delivered the old camper they had me put it on the back lot. They had no interest in inspecting it. No inspection, no tests.
Fast forward a few years to my next camper (a 2021 Arctic Fox) and the old trade-in camper was scrutinized a little closer.
Different dealer company this time, different place.
But again, I was directed to a back lot - gave them the keys to the truck and headed to the office. They took the camper off and did a fairly good inspection. There were some minor problems with the camper but they stuck with their offered trade-in price.
The trade-in value was substantial and it reduced the full retail price by a huge amount - thus saving me a big chunk of sales tax.
And that's my experience.
