RC Pilot Jim
Senior Member
As some of you have read last week we sold our 2013 Tacoma and 2012 FWC Eagle shell as a package for 92% of what we paid for them in 2012-13...in 4 days...at full asking price...No negotiation from a referral from Four Wheel. Did not list it....yes I left money on the table as the Tacoma is selling (June) for 5 grand more than I sold it for...Still I'm very happy with the results as we can purchase a new Subaru for the sale price,
Reason: If you are looking for a FWC, delivery on the new ones are 12 months. The shell model I HAD equipped the way ours is, now sells for $17,500 (35% increase in 9 years).
Advice from an old guy.
If you are thinking about changing the type your camping in, sell now then wait 18 months to replace it. Reason: Because of pent up demand to travel and not by airplane the RV market is nuts. In 18-24 months it will be a buyers market as the folks who bought the "fantasy" will discover the payments, storage costs, maintenance is eating up all their disposable income and will sell in the fall before that Christmas season.
For now we will rent and save our money for the camper van we may purchase depending on what my body will let me do after hip replacement. next year.
So save your money and pay cash when the market turns.
Update
I took the comments into consideration and edited the original post to just apply to Four Wheel campers. As that is where my experience lies.
Reason: If you are looking for a FWC, delivery on the new ones are 12 months. The shell model I HAD equipped the way ours is, now sells for $17,500 (35% increase in 9 years).
Advice from an old guy.
If you are thinking about changing the type your camping in, sell now then wait 18 months to replace it. Reason: Because of pent up demand to travel and not by airplane the RV market is nuts. In 18-24 months it will be a buyers market as the folks who bought the "fantasy" will discover the payments, storage costs, maintenance is eating up all their disposable income and will sell in the fall before that Christmas season.
For now we will rent and save our money for the camper van we may purchase depending on what my body will let me do after hip replacement. next year.
So save your money and pay cash when the market turns.
Update
I took the comments into consideration and edited the original post to just apply to Four Wheel campers. As that is where my experience lies.