AeroP
Emery, SD
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RV Industry Ass'n reports sales from last 12 months down:
Class A.....54%
Class C.....56%
TT's........27%
This can surly explain why companies are failing.
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rvhank
North America
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It's not my fault! I'm looking for an '08 Adventurer 37 footer - can't find one in the southeast.
'03 Adventurer 33V
'03 Saturn ION w/Ready Brake
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tropical36
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rvhank....
I'm presently here in Seffner, Fl. at Rally Park for the night next to and owned by Lazydays...there's sales people running everywhere and anxious to deal, so you might want to check it out. They serve breakfast and lunch for free and have a fabulous pool ....all for $25 a night plus a lifetime discount when you buy from them. Here's one that's listed.
http://www.lazydays.com/rvs/Motorhomes/Winnebago/Winnebago-Adventurer-Gas-Motorhomes-014.html
"We are often so caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey."
1998 36ft. National Tropi-Cal, with a tag axle and one slide, on a 1997 P32 Chevy chassis....7.4 Vortec Engine
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Cloud Dancer
San Antonio and Livingston TX USA
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I can't blame anyone for not buying, hard times are here. I'm just glad I bought what I wanted, in 2003. All I've got to do now is come up with the money to buy some diesel.
Willie & Betty Sue
Miko & Sparky
2003 41 ft Dutch Star Diesel Pusher/Spartan
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tropical36
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Yep, and the funny thing is about buying something else....it's like giving away free fuel for the rest of your life. I mean if I would have kept my old coach and the money difference in the bank drawing interest, it would be like never having to buy gas. Oh well....we Americans aren't what you call practical and we buy very little of what we actually need, it's mainly what we want. One things for sure, you can't stay home because of fuel prices....that cost even more in depreciation per mile.
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RayChez
Barstow, Ca. USA
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I was in Las Vegas last week and since I was so close to Finlay RV I decided to go look to check out their liquidation sale that they were advertising on Las Vegas television. They have lots of motorhomes. I asked about the advertising they were having about liquidation. The salesman said he didn't know anything about liquidation. I told him he better watch some of the local advertisement. They had some real nice American coaches such as the Eagle, Tradition and a brand new coach, it slips my mind what the name of it was, but it was 42'with a tag and a full slide on both sides. He said they would give over 100K off the MSRP with no trade. I told him I was not buying, just looking. After I left salesman called me on the cell and wanted to know more about the liquidation advertising.
It amazed me that a person that works there didn't know about their ads.
It didn't seem like they were selling to many coaches last Friday.
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Gale Hawkins
Murray, KY
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tropical36 wrote:Yep, and the funny thing is about buying something else....it's like giving away free fuel for the rest of your life. I mean if I would have kept my old coach and the money difference in the bank drawing interest, it would be like never having to buy gas. Oh well....we Americans aren't what you call practical and we buy very little of what we actually need, it's mainly what we want. One things for sure, you can't stay home because of fuel prices....that cost even more in depreciation per mile.
tropical36 I think the point you make is what is hurting the trading up crowd today since they have your hindsight as their foresight.
The free gas and no depreciation to speak of for years to come is an offer many are not passing up today.
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Farmerkev
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Gale Hawkins wrote:tropical36 wrote:Yep, and the funny thing is about buying something else....it's like giving away free fuel for the rest of your life. I mean if I would have kept my old coach and the money difference in the bank drawing interest, it would be like never having to buy gas. Oh well....we Americans aren't what you call practical and we buy very little of what we actually need, it's mainly what we want. One things for sure, you can't stay home because of fuel prices....that cost even more in depreciation per mile.
tropical36 I think the point you make is what is hurting the trading up crowd today since they have your hindsight as their foresight.
The free gas and no depreciation to speak of for years to come is an offer many are not passing up today.
To be honest I'm weighing the decision about doing something this winter.
Keep the old girl or bargain hunt for something newer.
We don't need it but I would like to get away from the P30 and a bit more room with a slide. I know I'd get many years out of it. Good used ones might start getting to be a lot harder to find in a couple years. Then I think about how much I could buy with that money or simply invest it instead.
I just don't know what is best.
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D.R.Bain
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.AeroP wrote:RV Industry Ass'n reports sales from last 12 months down:
Class A.....54%
Class C.....56%
TT's........27%
This can surly explain why companies are failing.
The RV industry and the Auto industry are both cyclical in nature. Also add the rising cost of fuel, and both as they are now, can become depressed in the sales department.
The fact that RV manufacturers are closing there doors is due largely to the lack of planning for those lean times
Dan, 2007 Damon Daybreak 3270
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Gale Hawkins
Murray, KY
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Farmerkev wrote:Gale Hawkins wrote:tropical36 wrote:Yep, and the funny thing is about buying something else....it's like giving away free fuel for the rest of your life. I mean if I would have kept my old coach and the money difference in the bank drawing interest, it would be like never having to buy gas. Oh well....we Americans aren't what you call practical and we buy very little of what we actually need, it's mainly what we want. One things for sure, you can't stay home because of fuel prices....that cost even more in depreciation per mile.
tropical36 I think the point you make is what is hurting the trading up crowd today since they have your hindsight as their foresight.
The free gas and no depreciation to speak of for years to come is an offer many are not passing up today.
To be honest I'm weighing the decision about doing something this winter.
Keep the old girl or bargain hunt for something newer.
We don't need it but I would like to get away from the P30 and a bit more room with a slide. I know I'd get many years out of it. Good used ones might start getting to be a lot harder to find in a couple years. Then I think about how much I could buy with that money or simply invest it instead.
I just don't know what is best.
Farmerkev you raise some good points.
For those with the money AND plan to own a MH for more than another 5 years or so trading up now can make a lot of sense. "Giving" away the old P30 will not be fun unless it is family, etc.
In a few years there will be VERY few good used MH's on the market and the prices will go CRAZY (emotional  ).
I do expect 3-5 year old MH's purchased at deep discounts during the next 12 months will bring as much or more three years later than the buy-in cost today IF one shops for value and places some low bids.
Seller markets ALWAYS replaces Buyer markets.
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