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bighatnohorse
Explorer II
Jan 09, 2021

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 lot and that was it.

Have you purchased a new truck camper and traded in a used TC for it and how did that event proceed for you?
  • Trading in is the easy button for sure. However if one is money conscious, it’s not often that trading is more financially advantageous, even including the tax break, than selling outright.
    But it does take a little effort sometimes to sell outright.
  • We did and were treated very well. Between what we were offered for our trade in (which was in very good condition with everything working) and the discount on our new camper, we were very pleased. However, that was several years ago. These are very different times. With the current high demand for RV’s of all kinds, you may de even better than we did on the trade, but will likely pay full retail on the new camper.
    Good luck,
    Bill
  • I'd start by using NADA to determine a basic value of the camper.
    Used RVs are still extremely scarce and thus the prices are still elevated. You should be getting good money for a new one whether you sell it yourself or trade it in. Most of the lots I look at have very low used inventory and the prices are inflated over what they were a year ago.
  • Yah, curious too.
    I was thinking of doing the same thing, trading in for a tow trailer, less climbing around with spinal krap going on, and they pretty much said the same thing via email.
    They gave me an approximate amount and said unless there's some major damage, I could rely on the quote.
    Now don't know if I was low balled or not, but it didn't sound unreasonable for a trade in..
    So wondering the same thing. Is there like a blue book for truck campers?
    Standing by, thanks for asking...
    Good luck on the trade in..