How to fund a new van?
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rugbyleague said:
nagsheadwarrior said:
A fair question but not easy to answer!
Where I am in South Devon we have 3 very near competitors, 2 Marquis branches and an extremely expensive independent.
Now I price the used vans for my branch and I know on used stock almost always we are the cheapest around, we probably work on smaller than most margins and turn them over quickly, that's how I like to do it, however that means we won't be discounting heavily as said local independent but van for van on used will still be thousands cheaper mist of the time .
We sell a lot of vans to people all over the country and while I'd like to think it's down to my natural Panache realistically it's because we are the cheapest or joint cheapest in the country and offer an In house not insurance backed warranty.
So really, on used it's not discount it's a matter of what you pay, if you're local dealer has a van then Internet price check and chat to them about similar cheaper ones you've found and see if they'll match or beat it.
We don't tend to knock much over the £500-£1000 off as we are already on the moneys price wise, if stuff sticks that's different then we will reduce it anyways as needed.
Also depends on what you're buying and where , freshly arrived super desirable stock that will sell anyway you're not gonna get much off anywhere .
Non washroom camper van or big 6 berth coachbuilt that everyone's got loads of then go for a deal.
New is the same idea, if there's loads out there sat on forecourts you'll get a better deal bit maybe have a less desirable van come resale time.
I've an Adria Comaoct DL on my pitch, last one for the model year, our best selling adria coachbuilt I could sell another 10 so whoever gets it might get a free alarm/Tracker and a TV aerial as a kicker but we aren't going to knock thousands off.
Want a adria sonic 700 a class? we got 6 coming sold none this year at all so a few thousand off and some goodies is easily achievable
What's good stock varies dealer to dealer and different areas , in Devon we do better with Compact coachbuilts, drop down bed stuff and full size van conversions, some up country do better with the bigger stuff.
Just be honest with your dealer , make it clear you're serious and if they are Aby good they will want to get your business
Thank you for such a detailed and comprehensive reply, its really nice to see a response like that especially when it's from someone directly in the industry. I much prefer a competitive price to start with rather than effort to make it competitive.Where I am in South Devon we have 3 very near competitors, 2 Marquis branches and an extremely expensive independent.
Now I price the used vans for my branch and I know on used stock almost always we are the cheapest around, we probably work on smaller than most margins and turn them over quickly, that's how I like to do it, however that means we won't be discounting heavily as said local independent but van for van on used will still be thousands cheaper mist of the time .
We sell a lot of vans to people all over the country and while I'd like to think it's down to my natural Panache realistically it's because we are the cheapest or joint cheapest in the country and offer an In house not insurance backed warranty.
So really, on used it's not discount it's a matter of what you pay, if you're local dealer has a van then Internet price check and chat to them about similar cheaper ones you've found and see if they'll match or beat it.
We don't tend to knock much over the £500-£1000 off as we are already on the moneys price wise, if stuff sticks that's different then we will reduce it anyways as needed.
Also depends on what you're buying and where , freshly arrived super desirable stock that will sell anyway you're not gonna get much off anywhere .
Non washroom camper van or big 6 berth coachbuilt that everyone's got loads of then go for a deal.
New is the same idea, if there's loads out there sat on forecourts you'll get a better deal bit maybe have a less desirable van come resale time.
I've an Adria Comaoct DL on my pitch, last one for the model year, our best selling adria coachbuilt I could sell another 10 so whoever gets it might get a free alarm/Tracker and a TV aerial as a kicker but we aren't going to knock thousands off.
Want a adria sonic 700 a class? we got 6 coming sold none this year at all so a few thousand off and some goodies is easily achievable
What's good stock varies dealer to dealer and different areas , in Devon we do better with Compact coachbuilts, drop down bed stuff and full size van conversions, some up country do better with the bigger stuff.
Just be honest with your dealer , make it clear you're serious and if they are Aby good they will want to get your business
Edited by nagsheadwarrior on Tuesday 19th March 01:32
I've had a look around a number of motorhomes recently and I'm undecided on layout.
In a couple of weeks I'm collecting a brand new motorhome from Italy and delivering it to Edinburgh, I'm hoping that this adventure will help me decide a) if it's for me and b) identify likes/dislikes of layouts.
Interesting times ahead I think
Above all size and layout is most important, you can have the best van in the world but if its the wrong size or layout yiu won't keep it.
Our family van is a thwacking great tag axle burstner , wouldn't suit most but did /does the job well for us
and I have a £10k swb citroen relay stealth camper I tool in px at work , spend at least 2 nights a week in it and with all the shiny expensive things I sell and on occasion use I wouldn't swap it for anything!
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