Chew on this.
ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. - As the recreational vehicle industry approaches the end of 2022, the nation’s economic malaise and spiking interest rates have caused buyers to tap the brakes on purchasing an R...
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JIMNLIN wrote:Grit dog wrote:JIMNLIN wrote:
RV industry has had these ups and downs since I've been around the industry starting in the early 1960s.
RV prices never dropped like some seem to think during/after those periods.
While I wasn't RVing during the last big recession (our RV was a truck topper and a 4man tent), a new(ish) boat, a new(ish) truck and a chunk of land got gotten by us for a significant discount.
I don't believe for a second that the RV market was insulated from the rapid depreciation that everything else was.
Thats fine.
In 1972 I bought a new 8' 6" truck camper at the boat sport and travel show for 975 bucks. Even top of the line big name brand 10'+ truck camper with all the ginger bread sold in the 2800-3000 dollar range.
In the same boat and sport show in 1986 the exact same truck camper sold for 3600-3800 bucks.
The last years this mfg stopped making truck campers and went to all TT and 5th wheel trailers was 1992-93 era. This same model TC sold in the 8800-8900 bucks range.
I 'spect in 10 more years we'll look back at the new current prices and wish prices were back to the pandemic levels.
On the fuel cost subject...as long as the feds let shipping industry add fuel surcharges, costs of products won't come down for a long time...if ever.
EDIT: Quote fixed.
In 1972 I walked 11 miles to school, uphill both ways, in 4' of snow, with no shoes!
Seriously though, received this in an email the other day. In 2021 they were easily getting the MSRPs listed. Today you can get them to come off the sales price listed.
