What gives???

[daily_double]

We thought we might like a truck camper since we already have a f350 dually. So we start looking around to see what they are like and we can't find any for sale within a thousand miles. We are in NE Okla.and there just aren't any!

[billyray50]

Yes been there a few times. They sell mostly new Lances and used Lances are little pricy. Western campers i believe.

[jimmyfred]

billyray50 wrote:
I reside in Northeast Dallas and I have always had to road trip to look at any TCs. They are hard to find down our way. Dealers have told me it is a smaller market in Texas and Oklahoma. Keep hunting on craigslist. Depending on what your looking for in new or used and your budget. Good Luck.

...........There is a Lance dealer in west Ft. Worth , Tx on Camp Bowie Blvd. ! , jf

[5percent]

Try one of these - they allow you to search multiple CLs at one time. I think I learned about them from someone here.

searchtempest

jaxedhttp://www.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi

We found our camper on CL.
Good luck.

Hummm, hope the links work...looks odd.

[jerryleejr]

I also notices A & L rv in middle TN no longer list TC's on there website...

JJ

[Mike_Tassinari]

Hello Everyone.

I just pulled the trigger on a 2014 Lance 1172 from Xtreme Campers in High Point NC myself. No would touch the price Mike gave me.

Yes Xtreme Campers is going out of business and as of April 15,2014
Mike had the following brand new 2014 Lances at his shop.
1 - Lance 950S
2 - Lance 1050s
3 - Lance 1181

Mike Tassinari

[lonetow]

ABQ and Colorado
Albuquerque CL Link

[Prominion]

Dealers will sometimes arrange for "delivery" for an out of state buyer which often exempts the sale from state or, in our case, provincial sales tax...of course signing a paper saying it was "delivered" and actually having it delivered are two different things 🙂

[Buzzcut1]

I read that xtreme campers in North Carolina is going out of business and is selling their new TC inventory at low prices, you might check with them.

[maximus]

I am also shopping. Kentucky and Iowa want to charge me sales tax on the new unit which I will bring back to Illinois. Indiana and Texas don't. I haven't checked with other states, but this is nearly a thousand dollar savings, so I'll buy in a state that doesn't charge me tax. Not the dealer's fault, but that money will buy a lot of gas. Another advantage of a tc, which isn't licensed or registered in my state.
don

[nycsteve]

daily double wrote:
Am I correct in assuming the Lance is a better overall product than the Palomino?

IMO ,yes.

[JacintoKid]

There are quite a few of them for sale right now on craiglist in the Dallas /FW area if you're willing to go that far. Quite a few older and newer Lances posted currently. You can narrow down the search by typing truck camper in the searchbar while in the Dallas RV section, good luck

[billyray50]

I reside in Northeast Dallas and I have always had to road trip to look at any TCs. They are hard to find down our way. Dealers have told me it is a smaller market in Texas and Oklahoma. Keep hunting on craigslist. Depending on what your looking for in new or used and your budget. Good Luck.

[NRALIFR]

All I can tell you is that Lance is a more expensive overall product than Palomino. It's been a few years since I looked at any new Lance TC's, and even longer for Palomino. A lot can change in a few years.

Looks like Joplin is the closest Lance dealer to you. The one I knew about in OKC is apparently not a Lance dealer any longer.

Have a look through RVTrader and be prepared to make a trip or two.

Actually, it's to your advantage to buy a new one out of state. Make the proper arrangements with the selling dealer and you'll pay no sales tax to the dealers state, and since OK doesn't tag or register TC's, you'll pay no tax to them either.

Or, buy a nice lightly used one from an individual like I did 10 years ago and get a better price and no tax. I didn't see my camper in person until the day I bought it. The previous owner sent me lots of hi-rez pictures, so there were no surprises. I was happy with what I got, and I still own it.

There are some parts of the country where TC's are VERY popular, and that's generally where the big TC dealers are, and where most of the used units will be.

:):)

[dadwolf2]

We traveled 800 miles one way for our first truck camper and 450 miles one way for our second. I understand your frustration.

My suggestion is to use the internet and YouTube. When you find something that interests you, many of us would be willing to show you our camper. I bet there is somebody reasonably close that would let you see their RV. If that doesn't pan out then it's road trip time or fly someplace like Denver where there are several dealers with truck campers.