Re: [A/S] Another A/S dealer drops out

[caniteowl@xxxxxxx]

Just to throw in another perspective:
$26-27,000 for a new Bambi IS pretty steep.  On the other hand if you compare 
it to a new car
(I think the VW bug is about the same price) it doesn't seem so bad.  The car 
has an engine but doesn't have a bed, bath, refer, stove etc.  Also, cars 
sell in high volume which can make a difference in price versus mfg cost per 
unit (for one thing the design/technical costs are spread over large 
numbers). The original owner of our Bambi, who had traded in for a larger 
model, had taken the 'hit' on the new price - but then so does the owner of 
any new vehicle you drive off the lot.  

When we bought our yr-old Bambi we had only looked at a few other trailers.  
One (Salem brand, I think) had pretty much the same layout as Bambi but boy 
was it shoddy seeming.  It was about $17,000.  At an RV sales show we had 
looked at a new fold-out tent-bed trailer which was about $16,000  I think it 
had a potty closet and maybe an icebox but not much else. I can imagine that 
in ten years we might be able to sell the A/S for $10,000 (or at least a few 
thousand) and would be lucky to get $500 for the others.

Sooo, even though the people may gasp and walk away they may be back if 
they're seriously looking to buy a NEW trailer.  BTW, I didn't expect to buy 
an A/S - I had told Tom that we couldn't afford one if they were still making 
them and probably couldn't find an old one to buy.