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Re: Need help buying/negotiating travel trailer from dealer
A many thanks to all for your recommendations and advise. We pulled the trigger and got a 2015 Jayco Jay Feather 23MB Dealer had it listed for $17,995 and we got an additional $300 off and an out the door price of $20,514 which included title, taxes, an equalizer 10K hitch and a Prodigy 2 brake controller. We are excited to get out there and explore. Now we need to decide on extended warranty and the dealer is trying to sell us Perma Plate clear coat protectant. Anyone got any final feedback on this?502Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need help buying/negotiating travel trailer from dealer
Again... thanks for all the responses...seems like we have some experts in the hauling arena, which is a bonus I was not anticipating in this thread. For more background info, we have decided on the Jay Feather 23MB which my dealer said MSRP is $26,941 and that in that MSRP is embedded freight of $3,888 Interestingly, I found the same trailer in Coldwater, MI with an MSRP of $23,250 and a freight of $380 bucks! If I can get my local dealer here in Temecula, CA (1 hr. north of San Diego), to work with me on the seemingly excessive freight charges, then that would be nice. I guess if I'm paying 70% of MSRP, then I'm not paying the full $3888 freight, I"m paying more like$2721 (70% of $3888) I'm not willing to drive across the country to save $2000 but I may do it to save $3000. Then there's the whole buying local in case of servicing, etc. which makes it very convenient to buy local. It sounds like the dealer already has this at 70% of MSRP but it would be nice to get the Equilizer and the Prodigy 2 thrown into the deal.468Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need help buying/negotiating travel trailer from dealer
Wow, thanks for all of the really good advice I can't believe how friendly and helpful everyone has been. Here is a excerpt from an email I got from the sales person Mike who is been very friendly The list price is $26,941 less the discount of $6,946. Our price is $17,995 plus tax, Lic., and fees. The price I give you has no hidden fees or other undisclosed costs. Hitch work and brake controller would normally run $1,344 but we have discounted it to $998 including all installations. Your Out the Door price with all the above will be $20,844.91. He said also included in the price is a Prodigy 2 brake controller and an equalizer 10,000 pound Equalizer sway bar. The MSRP price of $26,941 also includes a dealer prep charge of $789 and a freight delivery charge of $3888 For a freight shipping charge of nearly $4000 am I better off just driving halfway across the country and picking it up myself? I also heard that these dealer prep fees are also junk fees which they have embedded into the MSRP.272Views0likes0CommentsNeed help buying/negotiating travel trailer from dealer
My family is looking into purchasing a travel trailer in the next couple of weeks. We've done lots of research and have narrowed it down to the specific model we want. We are dealing with a dealer here locally and the salesman seems very nice and genuine but at the same time we want to make sure that we are not paying for any junk fees, etc. Does anyone have any experience with making sure that we know exactly what we're paying for without getting surprised with unnecessary add-ons that the dealer makes a lot of money on. Could also use some help in negotiating the price down more. I don't want to strip the salesman's commission from him but at the same time I need to know how padded those profits can be so I can negotiate accordingly. Thanks for any and all advice given11KViews0likes37Comments
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