Thought I would share this, since it seems so bizarre...
Was at a dealer the other day and for fun looking at new trailers, as I always pick up an idea or two looking at newer trailers. Mine is fine and only 1.5 years old, and I don't really need to upgrade, but if an out of this world amazing deal was to happen, well..... So the salesman says "let's run the numbers" on one I particularly liked. Sure, why not. Never know.
I must say, however, my skepticism and general dislike of salesman and rv/auto dealerships might have been apparent.
He takes the info on my current trailer as a trade, and comes back with the most ridiculous numbers I have ever seen. Here they are, using round numbers.
97k for new (msrp by the way). 31k for trade. Tax 3k. Payoff 31k. Bottom line, 82k, after giving them 20K CASH, and my trailer.
No discount off MSRP by the way. (I get that, there is negative equity in the trade)
So I play with the numbers a bit. IF I HAD NO TRADE AT ALL, walked in and handed him 20k, after taxes, etc the bottom line would have been the same. (97k-20k=77k, plus tax etc,=82K)
So the way I see it basically, the "deal" valued my trade in at nearly 0 dollars, correct?.
I have never understood how dealers play with their numbers, but somehow this has got to be the worst "deal" ever.
Am I missing something here (please educate me if so) or is that just a dealer's way of saying we just don't want your business?
I did walk out, since that was their "best" deal.
