New pricing???

.... and people asked WHY did we pay so much for an 'old' class C. 

We bought our first motor home, a Toyota/Mirage in 1983 for $12,250 and sold it 24 years later with 107,000 miles in 2007 for $7,600.  The right motor home will yield a good price at any age.

We have "NO" plan what so ever selling our PC, but I have wondered what it's street value is.

Book value (KBB private party sale) is not always the right gauge.  Sometimes the vehicle is worth more.  Within the past month, I sold a 2008 Solstice GXP with 4,000 miles for 30% over value, and a 2002 Chevy Tracker ZR2 4x4 with 22,000 miles for 45% over value.

Now with both sales behind me I can focus on the PC again.

Ron, and I’m guessing those values fluctuate as well. When we bought ours I called Earl before we flew to the dealer to pick it up. It was  just hitting 4 years old with 19,000 miles. Earl told me the price was  10 grand under dealer wholesale. And this was purchasing from a dealer. I missed an even better deal on a 2350 from a private seller when some one got there with cash before me.  I’m not looking to change out but if I did, new would not be anything I’d consider.

Never was a consideration before we got our 2350, and people asked WHY did we pay so much for an 'old' class C.    Now I explain its a different class of camper. 

Yeah, that works.  I've done the same

If Phoenix sells a few less 3100's because of  price competition  that just means they can build a few  more 2552's, no big deal.

Take a look at the Airstream Interstate class B.  $160k - $175k.  There are buyers for all price points and features.

Take a look at the Airstream Interstate class B.  $160k - $175k.  There are buyers for all price points and features.

Haha,   my neighbor bought one this year and had to travel to get it below msrp. He was so happy  with 25% off, still a lot of money for a  24 ft coach with a very cramped interior.

Why anyone would choose that over a Phoenix Cruiser or even an ERA 170M is baffling to me,  and the price difference is staggering. But my neighbor thinks it's totally awesome compared to his fully restored fwd 23ft GMC,  which also had a stupid  floorplan with a wet bath and less usable space than a 2350-s.

If you want to see some funny shiite check out Parkway RV Center's YouTube videos with Big Bo! In one of the Phoenix Cruiser videos he calls small class B' s divorce-in-a-can, and in another one he refers to wet baths as dual-purpose time savers

The Airstream Interstate was my wife's first choice.  Because they are "really, really cute".  Nothing else would do so off to the Airstream dealer.  She climbed in one, and 30 seconds later climbed back out saying "that's too small".  Yup I know, I said. Now look at the sticker price.   

We left quickly and started researching other coach makers.

I see Gulf Stream BT Cruisers for sale below 70,000$. I hear a lot of poor quality stories about Gulf Stream. Any Opinions?

  Lynn

I’ve been seeing another sign of the change out of the E series. Living out here in a resort community there are countless executive limo busses used at the resorts and casinos. Previously they were mostly on the E450, however I’ve been seeing more and more of them on the F-series and today I saw a fleet go by of new units all on the F series. That’s just that much less demand if you will for the E series.