Used Diesel Pusher Dealer Pricing
I have about $90,000 to spend on a used diesel pusher and am looking at mostly model years 2005-2007. I'm trying to get an idea how much dealers mark up used DP's. If I find a 2006 DP with 40,000 mi...
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aguablanco wrote:
Buy from a dealer and pay sales tax and have no warranty or anybody who has actual knowledge of the RV's history. Plus you will pay more. Buy from a private party, no sales tax, in most states, owner should have all maintenance records and you can judge the previous owners attention to detail. Saving the sales tax, which on $90,000.00 in AZ is $7650.00, is reason enough for me to avoid dealers. The maintenance records would be an amazing plus.
RichH
If you define "most" as four of fifty states, you are correct. In this case we should probably go with three states, since Hawaii isn't much of a hot motorhome market. It's also important to remember that, typically, the seller has no responsibility to assure that the buyer pays the tax, but the buyer often will not be able to license, or register, the vehicle until the tax is paid.
