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Topic: New Member
Posted By: dtc1nick
Subject: New Member
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 3:00pm
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Hi everyone, looking to purchase a new 2018 R-pod 180 this weekend. They are trying to sell it at $16,995.00 is that a good price? Thanks in advance for your time. Best regards, Nick
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Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 5:05pm
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Welcome to the forum. As for the price for a 180, there are many on the site who are really up on the values of new Pods. I'm sure you hear from several. As important as price is the dealer from whom you buy. It is likely you will have some warranty issues and a dealer who is willing to take care of them is very important. Seems there are many strings in this site in which people describe having problems with post purchase service often because they bought the trailer quite far from where they live and the local dealer doesn't want to deal with the warranty claims on a trailer he didn't sell. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 6:18pm
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dtc1nick,
From all I can gather price is relative to area. I have seen posts that seem to indicate prices are higher on the west coast. What we in middle America may pay 14-15 K for is somewhat higher in your area. The market supports that by area. Everything is only worth what the market supports. The price will be supported by what people will pay IMHO. I realize you have probably shopped around and taken in consideration the relative time to get to dealer. In the Midwest that price would be high, but on the coast it may be fair. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: Live2Camp
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2018 at 7:02pm
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Welcome! Are you in northern or southern California? And if comfortable saying more, what general region of either of those? On the face of it, it seems a good price in any case (for California, I realize the difference between here and other parts of the country). ------------- 2017 R-Pod 179 HRE (the green one) His:Ford F150 double cab 4WD; Hers/mine:Tacoma V6 double cab 4WD Still love rugged, diggin' comfy too |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 5:37am
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Welcome to the group! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: Ghosthawk
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 6:26am
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Welcome! I am paying 18,000$ for a 189 with power jack, ac, tv, Microwave and 500$ delivered to my door fee. That includes the R-dome. I'm looking for some out back boondocking so I wanted an insect free space outside not just an awning. Awning is however quicker and easier to set up. |
Posted By: dtc1nick
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 9:41am
| Southern California |
Posted By: Richand Cindy
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 3:57pm
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The best price is Couch and I think they are at $15,600. so anything up to $1000 over Couch is a good price. So you may have room to get them down a few hundred
------------- OLD 2017.5 RPOD 180 + 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk NEW: 2018 Passport Elite 23RB + 2017 Ram 1500 Diesel |
Posted By: dtc1nick
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 4:24pm
Thanks everyone, going this weekend to look. 
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Posted By: Live2Camp
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 8:57pm
From all the California research we've done, this is a good price. And as others here have covered in various threads, there's a lot of value in buying from a local dealer. Of course "local" is a funny thing to ascribe to what are effectively mobile campsites, given the likelihood that a problem will occur when away from home base. But still, we're glad we were able to buy from a dealer less than a couple of hours from us. Good luck and look forward to hearing how you do! And most of all, hearing about it when you bring your new RPod home  ------------- 2017 R-Pod 179 HRE (the green one) His:Ford F150 double cab 4WD; Hers/mine:Tacoma V6 double cab 4WD Still love rugged, diggin' comfy too |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2018 at 9:57pm
+1 on that advice.... ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2018 at 9:35am
------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2018 at 3:59pm
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Don't think they is suggesting travel to Couch. Using Couch's as a price suggestion. Granted they are a volume dealer and granted the price will be higher in CA. Richard Cindy says try to get close to that price, he didn't say go there and buy it. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: flash
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2018 at 4:43pm
| I just purchased a 189 for 16k, but I'm driving to Tennessee to pick it up. I guess it also depends on options you get with it. |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2018 at 4:57pm
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Flash, Where are you buying from? ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: Richand Cindy
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2018 at 5:00pm
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Thanks Mike. That's exactly what I meant. If you can get within $1000 of Couch you got a great deal. So you start at a local dealer and move further away trying to reach attain price. At some point the distance becomes too great and the laws of diminishing returns takes over.
------------- OLD 2017.5 RPOD 180 + 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk NEW: 2018 Passport Elite 23RB + 2017 Ram 1500 Diesel |