Grit dog wrote:
Or B. They're a used RV dealer doing a similar thing as Ichabod showed. Great prices to buy new in bulk. Can't re-sell as a new car dealer for the Brand. Rentals are more local or lower miles (guessing most F L A vacation renters aren't driving the RV to California, but rather for a loop around the area and a week parked at Disney with the kids). They get more $ per mile revenue than what one may consider a typical rental, like take the family to Mt. Rushmore and Yellowstone from, wherever. So they make great $ per mile and then dump 'em quick while they're still literally "like new."
^^^ This^^^
Our salesman C.J. explained that folks who want to purchase, put down a deposit, then grab the first unit (they are all identical) that either "ages out" or racks up 6,000+ miles. They had a nice 23U model on the Chevy chassis at a great price, but Ed is just a Ford guy :-) and I don't care because the floorplans were almost identical.
And yes, we own a small mom/pop used car lot, so we "get" how buying at wholesale is a blessing :-)
The best part - Krenek RV is in the middle of nowhere, next to I-94. No fancy parking lot - the RV are out in a nicely-mowed field. The folks are friendly, there was NO pressure; they know their products. They explained how the program works openly - mass buying results in lower prices, which is what all the big dealers plan on - but Krenek doesn't have a dozen+ dealership locations to support
