Calif Bill wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:10:19 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

but I wouldn't be surprised to
learn that the state of the RV business is not that different from the
boat business
There is a RV dealer down the highway from me - he still has 2003
models in stock. I don't know what that means exactly, but...

Why would anyone in his right mind buy an RV these days, with fuel
hovering at $3+ a gallon and the ****-poor mileage those vehicles get?




Same reason why would anyoen buy a decent sized boat. They enjoy the
device. Lots of these RV'ers that full time, do not drive that many miles a
year. Maybe 5000. And at about 7-8 mpg, the extra cost for fuel is not a
big item in the overall cost. And people who use the RV for weekend trips
drive even less a year.




There's a big RV dealer on I-66 heading west out of the DC area towards
Manassas, VA. He's got what looks like hundreds if not a thousand new
RVs on that lot. Hope he has a dealer financing arrangement other than
floor-planning.

:-)