I hear it is a buyer's market for purchasing an RV

**fredakers** · 10-21-2023, 01:00 PM

My brother-in-law's favorite dealer told him they were down 50% in sales compared to last year. Anyone else hearing the same?

**Ynot4me2** · 10-21-2023, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by fredakers

My brother-in-law's favorite dealer told him they were down 50% in sales compared to last year. Anyone else hearing the same?

I'm surprise. High prices plus really high interest rates. Plus, many non-RVers were buying RVs during Covid. I bet only half of those non-RVers are still RVing.

**Bstott510** · 10-21-2023, 04:23 PM

We were able to get a great price on a brand new 2023 280 RSL- we were just starting to look at what was available & really had no intention on buying on until the spring- but the offer was too good to pass up.

**RickLight** · 10-23-2023, 07:43 PM

I'm not sure I'd want a rig built since covid. Next year looks better,

**trailrydr** · 10-23-2023, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Ynot4me2

I'm surprise. High prices plus really high interest rates. Plus, many non-RVers were buying RVs during Covid. I bet only half of those non-RVers are still RVing.

Just think about all those new CGs that went, or are going, up to support those "covid era campers". The more scarier part IMO are the high dollar loans for RV and vehicle purchases that took place to support that time period which could see alot of defaults as well. Just watched "The Big Short" about the housing market crash of 2008. One wonders what kind of big over-valued purchased long-term payoff RV and TV loans are out there...?

**Buckskin** · 10-24-2023, 02:20 AM

I think everything out there now is over inflated in price since COVID. RV's, vehicles, houses,etc. Record credit card debit, record number of defaults on vehicle loans, etc. There will a lot of good prices on RVs coming available but don't know that I would want one built during COVID, quality was never good on RVs and it went into tank during COVID when they were cranking so many out of factories at record numbers. People think they may getting a good deal but had better compare prices to pre COVID prices to see if it's really a good deal.