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Originally Posted by RIstream'n
Oil prices affect the entire economy...
As an auto dealer I have 500 vehicles in stock so when things get tight I'm affected alot more than an AS dealer with 20-50 units in stock...
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no doubt about the economy statement...
while
maybe on the 'stock' issue...
keep in mind the a/s dealer OWNS the inventory.
they buy 'em from j/c, which isn't how auto dealerships are structured.
dealers do (vehicle and a/s) have similar insurance, real estate, financing and operating cost issues
while auto dealerships stand to benefit from service and volume revenue that only a few a/s shops match.
outthere...
the 'cost of money' may have a more direct effect or big ticket items like rvs...
during the carter administration when interest rates were 15-25% there was a B I G decline in rv sales.
and a price drop that didn't offset the decline much.
of course we experienced fuel rationing then too...
so don't expect to have ANY price change based on the oil roll-a-costa...
instead expect to see the factory produce some small lighter units that don't require a big block gasser or sludge burner...
about 1-2 model years after the bang.
but even those units may see price INCREASES...
a/s has had a 2-7% price increase over each of the last 4 model years.
your dealer may have old inventory to move but they've long since purchased those units...
and can't exactly give 'em away...
yet.
cheers
2air'
otoh the fuel prices can and do have an immediate effect on USED RV prices...
big or small