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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / October 2006Am I better to buy now or wait for spring?
I am considering purchasing a hybrid that we admittedly won't use until next season however the dealers seem to have some good sales on that it would be nice to take advantage of. Any experience out there regarding if it is worth my while to purchase now vs. driving a hard bargain in the spring? Is the price really going to be that much different? Don't they usually have preseason sales also? Thanks Derek > [is it] worth my while to purchase now vs. driving a hard bargain in > the spring? Is the price really going to be that much different? > Don't they usually have preseason sales also? One of the most common "givens" in the RV world: Sell in the spring. Buy in the fall. Only you can decide the value to you of "sitting on" your purchase, unused, all winter, presumably making payments and interest. It is generally accepted that, if you can justify it, it is a better value to buy in the fall. Good luck!  Signature:) JR You wouldnt be better to buy now or wait for spring if you are looking at popuups, theters no good time ti throw away money. Joe > > [is it] worth my while to purchase now vs. driving a hard bargain in > > the spring? Is the price really going to be that much different? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > :) > JR -- "In consciousness dwells the wondrous, with it man attains the realm beyond the material, and the Peyote tells us, where to find it." > > [is it] worth my while to purchase now vs. driving a hard bargain in > > the spring? Is the price really going to be that much different? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Sell in the spring. > Buy in the fall. This is only really true when buying new. Generally, used sellers have some concept of this, and will often wait to spring, creating a glut of used units. But for new units, there is no question, the dealers are hungry, perhaps even starving, this time of year. Having said that, there seems to be a lot more units (several times as many) on sale at the Arvee club <http://www.arveeclub.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5> than last year. Austin >>[is it] worth my while to purchase now vs. driving a hard bargain in >>the spring? Is the price really going to be that much different? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > that, if you can justify it, it is a better value to buy in the fall. Good > luck! But the warranty starts the moment the paperwork is signed. You could lose 6 months of warranty and never have used the camper. Seems to me it wouldn't matter much either way... Buy it now and it expires at the end of the next camping season. Buy it in the spring, and it expires right before you get it out for the following camping season... You lose 6 months either way (unless you live in a warmer state than I!) Wesley > But the warranty starts the moment the paperwork is signed. You could > lose 6 months of warranty and never have used the camper. > But the warranty starts the moment the paperwork is signed. You could > lose 6 months of warranty and never have used the camper. I didn't think of that. You are quite right, of course. If buying a new RV, one should take it out immediately and use it, then use it as often as possible while the warranty is still in effect. Signature:) JR > > But the warranty starts the moment the paperwork is signed. You could > > lose 6 months of warranty and never have used the camper. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > If buying a new RV, one should take it out immediately and use it, then use it > as often as possible while the warranty is still in effect. Seems to me, this is good advice whether or not it is new or under warranty. If you can, go camping. Austin >>>[is it] worth my while to purchase now vs. driving a hard bargain in >>>the spring? Is the price really going to be that much different? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >But the warranty starts the moment the paperwork is signed. You could >lose 6 months of warranty and never have used the camper. Except if you buy used then most warranties do not even apply to second owners. Also, dealers offer hugh savings on used units in the off seasons. Private owners are even a better deal. New is another matter entirely.. >>>> [is it] worth my while to purchase now vs. driving a hard bargain in >>>> the spring? Is the price really going to be that much different? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >> lose 6 months of warranty and never have used the camper. > Except if you buy used then most warranties do not even apply to > second owners. Also, dealers offer hugh savings on used units in the > off seasons. Private owners are even a better deal. New is another > matter entirely.. I agree, with regard to saving on private sales in the off season. I had been looking all summer for a newer pop-up, but found the prices to be higher than I was willing to pay. At the end of Aug., I came across a great deal on a private sale. It was at least half the cost of others I had seen, plus in much better shape. This time of year, you should be able to get an even better deal, as owners are looking to unload before winter. Quite often, you will find people who have an almost new pop-up, but are just not into them, so will sacrifice the price, just to get rid of it and recoup some of their money. I live in Nova Scotia, and have found that here, you will definitely get a much better deal from a private sale than from a dealer. Just my 2 cents worth... Lynne ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature~ BACK TO BASICS ~ "You are what you eat" Sugar Substitutes ~ Recipes ~ Milk Myths Natural Healing ~ Disease Prevention & Reversal http://www.geocities.com/mayflower1ca >>>>> [is it] worth my while to purchase now vs. driving a hard bargain in >>>>> the spring? Is the price really going to be that much different? [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Lynne I agree with this. Tomes > I am considering purchasing a hybrid that we admittedly won't use > until next season however the dealers seem to have some good sales on [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Derek We bought our 84 Coleman Sun Valley in Feburary, 1 of the 4 that were on the lot.there was snow on the ground, and we looked funny towing a popup, but we got it for 1500.00, in the spring, the same popup was going for 2500.00, and the beginning of summer it was going for 3800.00. It was our tax refund. The dealer walked us through everything, showed us the maintenance that was done, and even threw in a pre-summer maintenance as well as a fall mainenance. We were in the right place at the righ time.
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