The good thing about $60-80k "B"s (am guesstimating prices here) will be that it will help the used market as time goes on. This might change next year, when the Transit and ProMaster get RV makers upfitting them. This is why one sees a lot of Sprinter upfits upwards of the $120k mark. In the past, they were more mainstream, but after 2008 killed all but the most tenacious RV makers, class Bs were mainly aimed at the upscale market. Safe travels.Ĭlass Bs are a fairly small niche today. In closing, I have never had ours to a RV Repair place, I can handle repairs. I have been to the RV Dealers "Backroom" - I like what I have and know it can be repaired by a car dealer on the road, if the situation arrives. With the B, we had all the ammenities we wanted, could park it like a car in any shopping center, and was servicable by a GM dealer. We liked the room each provided, but we kept going back to the B. When we started out about nine years ago, we looked at the A's and C's. I agree with all the positive comments on the B I have one and would never, ever want another type. Yes, a class A is bigger but cost of moving em, parking them, caring for them, doing repairs are bigger as well. Also, there is no real slump time to pick up a B cheap. It is possible to find somebody doesnt know what they are worth, like inherited it and looking for quick cash but increasingly people do a search online and post em on Craigs. It took me months to find the one I got from people who had to give up camping. I bought a 1992 in 2011 with just under 100k miles for 5K. I have a Sherrod conversion van but with no kitchen/bath. I wouldn't mind having one for a quick short get-away, but they are too much for too little in my opinion. #Open roads milwaukee plus#You can buy a good class A for that kind of money and there is far more work involved in those units, plus you have a real bed, bath, kitchen, and room. I mean when you're looking at $115,000.00 plus for a 2014 Roadtrek 210P that is going to drastically diminish in value the minute you drive off the lot, then that kind of expenditure is just foolish in my mind, for what basically amounts to a van with a folding couch and a small kitchen/bath. I'm sorry folks, but there is no way that anyone can justify the extreme class B prices, even with the points mentioned. It was a "Sherrod" conversion van, not even a real motorhome. If you've had a motor vehicle serviced or repaired lately you know all about the high price of labor! But Mercedes Diesel engines are just getting warmed up and raring to go at 75,000 miles.Īll the above also the need to fit components and woodwork onto a van's curved interiors and the labor involved. Hard to know if they'll get what they are asking. I've seen used 06 Sprinters recently online with same asking price that we paid three years ago. TolkienĬlass Bs also hold their value, for all the reasons above, so when it comes time to sell, assuming good standards of maintenance, you recoup a greater percentage of your initial purchase than you would with most A or C units. Was the $75,000 a MSRP or actual price?Ģ004 Ford F350 6.0 L PSD, CC, DRW, long bed, B&W drop ball hitch, Firestone Ride-rite air bags.Ī class B is a real, solid vehicle, top to bottom and bumper to bumper- not a crackerbox bolted to a chassis. A finished price of $75,000 is probably not that far off. Well the basic GM van starts at $28,000 and the most basic Sprinter van is $36,000 to $40,000. Price is one factor, but there are other advantages to a B, as mentioned above, that appeal to a segment of the market. The tight spaces in a Class B make its construction more difficult & costly. But for now, prices are high.Ģ012 Chev Silverado Crew Cab 5.3 6 spd 3.42 (sold)Ģ017 Chev Silverado Crew Cab 5.3 8 spd 3.42 Also, if more US based manufacturers get into making B's that will help. Hopefully the new Ford and Chrysler vans will help drive the basic cost of the van down over time. Higher demand than availability for used unitsĬustom fit of cabinets and other componentsĮxchange rate makes Canada made items higher (Roadtrek, Pleasureway, etc) Let's stay on topic, and please don't post links to RV's that are For Sale. Įdited 11/12/13 09:06pm by an administrator/moderator * Ingrid and Dan Retired teachers from Milwaukee, WIĬlass B's are so expensive because they are the best RV's you can own. More one and two people per RV rather than families. They are easy to drive in the city, on the highway, down rural roads. Why are these units priced so high compared to a similar year/mileage class C or even some A's? I saw one conversion van (not even a B) that was being sold for $75,000.00? That's almost what I paid for my house. Wow, I was pricing some used class B's and conversion vans this afternoon, and was shocked at how expensive they are. Topic: Why are class B's & conversion vans so expensive? Good Sam Club Open Roads Forum: Why are class B's & conversion vans so expensive? Open Roads Forum
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