Dealer tips his hand, is dead to me now.

[crasher]

I had an interesting chat with one of my dealers today.

I was wanting to trade my 4 month old Surveyor for a Vantage they had on sale.

This Surveyor listed at $24k, I added $1k in additional equipment. Ended up paying $18k with my options, tax, tag, etc.

He offered me $9500 on trade. Ouch! The Vantage they had marked down from $28k to $17.9k.

But here's the interesting part - he told me they can order them new for $10k!

That's a wee bit of markup, dontcha think? Reinforces my theory that dealer cost is 50% or less, and therefore manufacturer cost is half of that, or 25% of MSRP.

Guess I'm keepin' my Surveyor until at least spring till I can sell it myself.

[DDC]

Originally Posted by wincrasher

I had an interesting chat with one of my dealers today.

I was wanting to trade my 4 month old Surveyor for a Vantage they had on sale.

This Surveyor listed at $24k, I added $1k in additional equipment. Ended up paying $18k with my options, tax, tag, etc.

He offered me $9500 on trade. Ouch! The Vantage they had marked down from $28k to $17.9k.

But here's the interesting part - he told me they can order them new for $10K
That's a wee bit of markup, dontcha think? Reinforces my theory that dealer cost is 50% or less, and therefore manufacturer cost is half of that, or 25% of MSRP.

Guess I'm keepin' my Surveyor until at least spring till I can sell it myself.

Sounds like you are doing business in Canada gives you the feeling you could be the last customer so they need to maximize there profit.

[Dave_Monica]

Something doesn't sound right. Discounts of 30 to 35% off the MSRP is quite normal, but he's offering you a deal at 64% of list!!!

You should buy 2!

Dave

[crasher]

I would if he would give me fair value for my trade.

But these discounts are typical for units that have been on his lot for a couple months. If you are a cash buyer, you can make out ok with them.

[Rugged Brown]

Just buy a couple Wincrasher. You have room in your garage for a couple of more. You'll soon have binders of campers.

[crasher]

Hey, don't make fun of my illness!