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02-07-2019, 06:20 PM #1
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Quotes from dealers US and Canada
Some of you might have read my other posts on looking for a 297RSTS. We looked at a 2018 used one that looks in fabulous condition the owners knew everything about the trailer and had documents to support information. Linda and I spent two hours this week at a dealer in Florida on a 297 trying everything out opening and closing everything even where the cat would sleep. I brought a thumb drive and played music to check out the speakers and the volume. Discovered that on speaker 2 it plays outside seems Hwy to Hell at 3/4 volume didn't go over well but the speakers inside and out were ok for TV. I asked the dealer for a quote and he provided on that afternoon. So I have a used price and one new price so I email a dealer in Ontario Canada for a quote. So the used one is 11 grand below new US but the dealer in Canada is only 4 grand over the US new quote. While the used one comes with a lot of items including the hitch the one in Canada is priced not much higher when you do the exchange. The exact same unit in the US has been quoted 42,995.00 plus tax and lic which is 57,26x.xx Ca the dealer in Canada wants 46,995.00 ca. I was expecting the US price to be a lot less money not more than the Canadian dealer am I missing something?
Ken
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02-07-2019, 06:46 PM #2
Hi Ken,
Interesting research! There is more to the Canadian vs US new RV pricing than just the exchange rate. The Canadian dealers have to price to “what the market will bear”. This seems to be less of a difference than the exchange rate. From what you have found, the new unit from the Canadian dealer looks like the better deal.
There are also some “hoops to go through and some taxes to be paid” in bringing a US unit into Canada.
RobCate & Rob
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02-07-2019, 07:04 PM #3
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I have the 5er version of the 297 and did not pay 43k for it. I think a little more shopping is in order. Ours was brand new straight from GD so it was not on the lot , maybe that's where I got a better deal.
Brian
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02-07-2019, 07:47 PM #4
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Since you are from Wasaga beach I would get a quote from Layzee Acres in Orillia. That is where we bought ours. It was a 2018 built in October 2017 and we bought in Sept 2018 on clearance for $39,995 CAD. Not sure what dealer here in Canada your quote is from but it is the same price that Outdoor RV in Hamilton quoted us for a 2019. I know Layzee Acres says best price in North America. I would try them if you have not and they are really close to you.
RobRob & Barb
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02-07-2019, 08:00 PM #5
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02-07-2019, 08:09 PM #6
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I've had two friends buy RV'S in the states one new from Big Daddy in Kentucky. They didn't pay any tax in the US as the dealer did the sale based on export. They were given a temporary plate and paid the GST at the border. Our other friend bought a used trailer in Florida kept it here for a year and then brought it into Canada didn't have that much of a problem at the border but they paid tax in Florida and a year later in Canada. I was thinking on buying the used one leaving it here till a year April then bring it home but the prices in Canada have changed that.
Ken
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02-08-2019, 04:51 AM #7
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We bought from A.J Roper and so did friends of ours and they found him good to deal with as well. He didn't have a lot of work with us as we had seen the trailer a couple of weeks ago, knew that this was what we wanted and were buying this particular unit. All he had to do was let us in so we could do a thorough three times over to find all the things we wanted them to fix before PDI. Here is his email address. Might help to email him direct. [email protected]
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02-08-2019, 05:28 AM #8
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I just got on the internet and typed in the model we wanted and within a couple of hours I found two, in the price range we wanted, not new tho, two yrs old. gently used, saved $50,000. New one was $86,000 on 20 yr loan, and the one we bought is a $46,000 on a 12 yr loan, same interest rate. I do not like taking that big hit on brand new thing. So look around you can find some good deals.
PS; I got $ 15,000 more for my trade in going with the used one.2012 Chevy 3500 DRW DURAMAX
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02-08-2019, 06:35 AM #9
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I agree with Rob, I bought a Jayco a few years ago from Lazy Acres and just a few months ago bought an Imagine 2970rl.
I got prices throughout Ontario and Michigan as I am located in Windsor. Best price hands down was Lazy Acres nobody was even close
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02-08-2019, 09:03 AM #10
We also purchased for Layzee Acres, a few years ago. One of the things we liked was their "out the door" price quote policy. Other dealers seemed to quote us a price and then when got into the details there was "Oh . . . didn't we tell you about the delivery/prep/PDI/whatever fees ??"
Another good sales contact at Layzee Acres is Josh Allen [email protected]
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