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Title: Buying new camper?
Post by: wrdemon on October 03, 2017, 01:14:26 PM
Hi all, Has anyone had any luck with price negotiation (paying less) on advertised price  from the likes of  Patriot, MDC, Jayco, Black Serious. Cheers
Title: Re: Buying new camper?
Post by: SEADOO on October 03, 2017, 06:14:44 PM
Mate,

Never pay full price for anything, especially if you have the money in your pocket.

If your getting finance through them, you'll have bugger all chance.

At times, you may not get much off the retail price, but they will throw in free options.

Set a budget, tell them you want (inset make and model with extras) and you have this much $$$ ready to spend right now.

If they don't want to come to the party, walk away, it's your money.
Title: Re: Buying new camper?
Post by: Bird on October 03, 2017, 06:31:39 PM
Check the used market - bargains to be had and thousands to be saved.
Title: Re: Buying new camper?
Post by: speewa158 on October 03, 2017, 06:49:52 PM
Check the used market - bargains to be had and thousands to be saved.
Preoved Market  more Bang for your Buck   . :cheers:
Title: Re: Buying new camper?
Post by: mynance on October 05, 2017, 06:02:42 AM
Friend of mine did a good deal on 200 Series Landcruiser but the finance broker ripped him a new one
$1100 in fees and 6.9%.  I bought one also $450 in fees at 4.2%

Myles


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Title: Re: Buying new camper?
Post by: GBC on October 05, 2017, 08:15:25 AM
I have only dealt with MDC, along with a number of people I have put onto them. There isn't a lot of haggle space with them considering the demand is so high for them. Lead times are pretty solid at the moment. There are sometimes newish ones for sale on the owners group on facebook if you are willing to hang around for the right thing to come up.
Title: Re: Buying new camper?
Post by: chester ver2.0 on October 05, 2017, 08:24:03 AM
If you a re putting an order in for a build especially with a few extras then normally no there is not much wiggle room

If you go to the manufacturer and they have what you want or close to what you want sitting on the floor as a display or even better a demo model that has probably only been used for a photo shoot and you have cash then hell year i woulld put an offer in 15% below the asking price and then come up to 10% below the asking price

And yes they will take it cause at the end of the day they are like cars and you will always make money moving stock
Title: Re: Buying new camper?
Post by: Bigfish on October 05, 2017, 11:13:32 AM
If  you have a few thousand to throw away definitely go new. Pay &20,000 for a new one and in 12 months it will be worth maybe $16000..if your lucky. Buy a good second hand one that has had the warranty issues sorted,  maybe a few mods done, accessoried and the money you saved will pay off your holiday very quickly. Heaps of good quality second hand ones on Gumtree and Caravan Sales.
Title: Re: Buying new camper?
Post by: scblack on October 05, 2017, 11:57:17 AM
I bought a new Jayco in 2015 and discount from RRP was not quite 10%, so decent discounts to be had from new pricing. I found that from a few Jayco dealers too.

I am happy to pay for new product. If you intend to keep it more than a couple of years, those few extra thousands will be long forgotten.