New RPods price increase

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   We purchased our 2021 RPod 196 last spring and have enjoyed it. We were able to made some modest mods, and we look forward to 2022 camping trips in it.
I was looking at the renewed stock of our local dealer, and noticed that the new RPods back in stock, and seem to be priced about 10k more than we paid for ours last March. I am surprised at the amount of the price increase, and wonder if you've noted this price increase elsewhere where you all live.

Have RVs increased this much in other brands? 

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chasl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Mar 2021 Location: New Mexico Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote chasl Report Post Quote Reply Topic: New RPods price increase Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 10:18am
	We purchased our 2021 RPod 196 last spring and have enjoyed it. We were able to made some modest mods, and we look forward to 2022 camping trips in it. I was looking at the renewed stock of our local dealer, and noticed that the new RPods back in stock, and seem to be priced about 10k more than we paid for ours last March. I am surprised at the amount of the price increase, and wonder if you've noted this price increase elsewhere where you all live. Have RVs increased this much in other brands?
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GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2723	Post Options Post Reply Quote GlueGuy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 10:35am
	Has to be partially to do with the wild increase in demand. When life gets back to normal (whatever that is), there may be a glut of lightly used RVs on the market, and the prices will come down.
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3367	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 10:55am
	The other problem is the devaluation of our dollar. Post edited by moderator.
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595	Post Options Post Reply Quote lostagain Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 3:42pm
	Let's be careful not to get off onto a political discussion. We don't need the divisiveness from which the USA is suffering spilling onto this board. We all have opinions about the merits of deficit spending and who may be responsible and if we go down that road, it will create a lot of bitterness and discord.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6456	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 4:20pm
	+1 There are other, more useful discussions to be held. We will be hanging on to our 179 as well as our Frontier for quite a while longer.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3367	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 4:28pm
	Anyway, yes we are seeing similar price increases in our area as well with travel trailers and fifth wheels. Doesn't matter the make or model, new or used.
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Post Options Post Reply Quote offgrid Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 5:34pm
	It's a political discussion whether it's directed at one or the other of the major parties, both, or for that matter anyone involved in politics. Best left for other venues.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

PilotPodder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 May 2016 Location: Portage, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 305	Post Options Post Reply Quote PilotPodder Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 5:50pm
	I have been tracking a couple high volume dealers for my news stats the past couple of months and a large majority of both dealers' "new" stock are actually not stock at all but back orders. Most of the major manufacturers have large books of orders for the foreseeable future. One secondary effects is less choice for the consumer looking to buy now. This, combined with labor shortages (especially the 1.4% unemployment rate in Elkhart County IN 11/21), mean higher input costs for manufacturers being passed along. I am fairly convinced that used RV prices are influenced by the delta from real (discounted) pricing on new RVs. In this market, the discounting is practically nil on new units that now cost more. Of course, the bright side is that used prices have also risen significantly the past year. I am not in the camp that used pricing will decline anytime soon, unless or until things generally slow down on the new side. Of course, you can sell your late model Pod now for high dollar, but then you also have to buy a replacement trailer at high dollar, unless you are leaving the Pod/camper experience altogether or have a second trailer. ~PP
	Portage, MI — 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra — My RPod YouTube Videos

David and Danette Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 24 Nov 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1225	Post Options Post Reply Quote David and Danette Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 6:43pm
	A few months back we remodeled our bathroom and installed a new shower enclosure and had to wait few months for it to be delivered and was told there was a shortage of resin across the country used to manufacture the shower. The shortage of materials used to manufacture a camper may of driven up the price as I found out also happened when we just recently bought a bicycle. Hopefully things will get back to normal soon and manufactures will have a plentiful supply of the parts and materials they use to manufacture things like campers and bicycles.
	2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab

furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Post Options Post Reply Quote furpod Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 2022 at 7:44pm
	also.. "what I paid" is no indication.. Compare MSRP to MSRP... To put that in perspective, when we bought our 177, we paid $13.7K off the lot.. The MSRP was about $20K. Right now, getting any instock unit under MSRP is probably impossible. Doesn't mean the price has gone up, or has not.. means the "deals" have dried up.. supply and demand and all that. No doubt the cost of materials is also driving the price up some also. I recently spoke to the R-pod plant manager, and it's a nightmare up there, sourcing parts, components, and materials.. and workers. Our current rig, we paid $37K off the lot, on a 2017 MSRP of $46K.. But it appears I could sell it for +45K today, if I was so inclined. But it's replacement would be in the neighborhood of $65K, no dealing, full MSRP, and a wait.. so.. not happening.