Do/Did you haggle?

[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/8170/thread" timestamp="1426810733" author="@tlbones"][quote source="/post/8088/thread" timestamp="1426718048" author="@whoofit"][p]
[/p][p]Based on this website anyways.  http://www.seedealercost.com/products/model-options/index/id/13140/productCategorySlug/arall
[/p][/quote]I appreciate that link.   Although they only list 2014 prices I assume 2013 prices were in the same ballpark, so I think I paid invoice for my 2013 leftover in July 2014, so I don't feel I got too badly hosed on my deal at all now.    [/quote][p]Glad you found it useful. There are some other sites out there too. Not any one them really complete with all models though.[/p][p]
[/p][p]I think, in my humble opinion, it's important to not get hosed and maximize purchasing power. But also feel if I'm happy and enjoy the product I buy the cost fades when the fun begins. In the end it's the reason.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Sounds like you did both very well!
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[pinstriper]

We kinda sorta haggled. We had two dealers about 200 miles apart both wanted to sell us the same trailer off their lots. I told each about the other, and asked for their best price, then gave each the opportunity to beat the other.

In the end, I went with the closer, local dealer (10 miles away). They didn't beat the other price, but were within $200, and I really preferred to make the purchase local.

Still spendy, and the dealer has been good to work with on repairs and service (albeit a little slow as they are just swamped with business, but they recognized that, acquired some additional land and setup a new, larger service center and hired more people. So they are doing the right thing for their customers and their business, as I see it.

[hogtyd]

I bought my 13QBB used, so some different variables in play, but as far as price....unit was advertised for $14k, I offered $10k, dealer countered at $11k which I accepted.  Not much used values to compare but seemed like a fair deal.  

Graham

[walt3]

I didn't haggle bought my 2011 10.0  w/ac two years ago this summer for $5500. Was in great shape and had to drive from San Antonio to Omaha to get it. They had never seen one at the dealer I bought it from.

[kath]

[quote source="/post/8088/thread" author="@whoofit" timestamp="1426718048"][quote timestamp="1426716828" author="@billmoore" source="/post/8083/thread"]Our BC7X20 was a leftover 2014 model, and was advertised online for 15K under MSRP. We tried to negotiate a bit from there, but it was already too deeply discounted, so we bought it at the advertised price. I feel like we got a good deal, especially for the PNW where everything seems to always be a bit more expensive than everywhere else...[span style="font-size:10pt;"]![/span][/quote][p]
[/p][p]Based on this website anyways.  http://www.seedealercost.com/products/model-options/index/id/13140/productCategorySlug/arall
[/p][/quote]If this website's info is legitimate, it looks like I got my 16DBS for right around dealer invoice. So, even though it was a ton of money, at least I feel like the haggling was worth something. My last TT was a Chalet. Back then, I was presented with a "fixed" price and didn't really know where to go from there. I paid WAY too much and always felt bad about that, especially when I sold it and couldn't recoup much. Live and learn. This time, I was prepared to walk out and buy something else. I think it helped my frame of mind. 

I had been looking at Trail Manors and Airstreams. The Airstreams really were way too expensive but seemed to want to deal, but the Trail Manor guy seemed he couldn't care less whether I bought or not and clearly wasn't interested in talking deals. Also, they had a 6-month wait on delivery for a standard setup, not acceptable to me. 

I sure wish there was a better way to go about this process. I like walking into a store (like Home Depot) and knowing what something costs, and deciding whether I can afford to buy that thing. Why do we have to have this ridiculous posturing thing just to buy a car or RV?  You'd never know I was a union negotiator back in the day, for how much I hate haggling. 

[swbc150]

A got a tad of a better deal but being the LL dealers here are not close or the Dealers that are in the nearby States don't budge on there prices, I felt I did fine with the 15BC16 I ended up getting 1450 miles away.
I ended up at $5700 off MSRP and at 3% NM sales tax and low license fees, I am very happy.

[ammobob]

Ordered our custom 21BHS that listed for over 38K MSRP after all our customization and upgrades. We paid $27,900. Think we got a great deal even thought we will have to drive 2000 miles to pick it up. Tied the pick-up in with camping on way home and 8 days in Yellowstone so the trip does not hurt too bad.

[jerrybeaird]

[quote source="/post/11298/thread" timestamp="1432419411" author="@ammobob"]Ordered our custom 21BHS that listed for over 38K MSRP after all our customization and upgrades. We paid $27,900. Think we got a great deal even thought we will have to drive 2000 miles to pick it up. Tied the pick-up in with camping on way home and 8 days in Yellowstone so the trip does not hurt too bad.[/quote]Sounds like a great deal to me! 8 days in Yellowstone will be great too!

[2moonunit]

I bought our 2014 16 dbs here in canada.  The sticker said 37 and change and I got it for 25 plus 5 percent tax. I think I did ok.