AT in Idaho sent me this message, along with a copy of his MSRP sticker. I've included a graphic of the sticker below the message:
Hello Bill,
Background - I started this process thinking that I was going to buy a 3/4 ton Suburban to tow a 26' tow-behind toy hauler. My family and I went to several different RV dealerships and looked at the features and build quality of several of the different makes & models. After about 5 visits to RV lots my wife and I decided to change our objective and made our goal buying a 3/4 ton crew cab pickup and a 5th wheel toy hauler.
For me, the objective became - buy a 39 foot 5th wheel toy hauler for less than a 30 foot tow-behind.
Here's my results - I've attached the factory option sheet from the Weekend
Warrior CR3905 trailer that I bought. As you can see, MSRP is $60,892. In
the first round of negotiations, I got the dealers down to $50,500. When I
used the Extended Warranty call to the 3rd dealer, I got one of them down to $
43,500. I used that info to go to one dealer's lot that had one with an
interior color that I preferred and got him down to the eventual purchase
price of $42,900 for pretty much exactly the unit that I wanted.
Total savings off of MSRP = $17,992.
For the extended warranty - we got a 7-year, all major component, $100 deductible (per visit, not per system) with full roadside assistance for $2300. This was $300 better than the best deal I found from another dealer in my area.
Going back to my objective, there was a Weekend Warrior 30' tow-behind that I saw marked as 'clearance priced' and had been vandalized on the inside for $43,000. I got the 5th wheel for $42,900 - so I met my private goal.
Feel free to post all/portions of this as long as you attribute it to me (using AT in IF, ID).
AT
Idaho Falls, ID
AT's original price : $60,892
His final price paid: $42,900
His Total Savings: $17,992 (29.5 percent off MSRP!)
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