RV Pricing
As we know, RV pricing is abnormally high lately, last year and half, and much speculation how long will it last. My prediction is, not much longer. Why, inflation, fuel shortages and pricing, interest rates, disillusionment, and current high pricing. Don't believe the predictions this is the "new normal" and get used to it. Those industry predictions are self serving and have all the honesty of a salesman telling you, "oh it'll tow that just fine".
Inflation is starting and here for a while which is driving the cost of everything up. That's going to continue until there is a major shakeup in government but will be slow coming because government is self serving and what comes out of them is self serving, i.e. what can they do to keep getting elected, honestly or not, most likely NOT.
Fuel shortages will make our life uncomfortable and RV travel which is short on many comforts will be "unfun" for many and many will get out. If you can't get fuel you can't go anywhere. If fuels are in short supply, utilities will cut back and blackouts, rolling brown outs, will prevail. In an RV with the wonderful insulation they have will be unbearable to be in. Predictions of propane shortages already happening.
With out of control government spending and debt, interest rates will surely rise making purchases out of reach for many and those with teaser variable rates now find themselves with rising rates and payments and with other rising costs, lose or have to sell the RV.
Disillusionment when the advertised RV experience isn't there. Rising park rates, crude conditions in parks that can't afford to maintain them, crowded parks with many people who have an unfounded sense of entitlement and its "all about them" attitude and behavior. Rising costs of everything.
Current high pricing preventing many from purchasing and maintaining their RV. Shortages of workers, good workers, and a buyer who bought one and finds it parked at the dealer for most of the 12 month warranty waiting on a disrupted supply chain and someone qualified to fix it when or if a part comes in. When the warranty is gone an owner trying to fix it themselves and finding a manufacturer won't sell you the part, you have to go to the dealer. The dealer might insist they install the part IF they will order it for you.
Pretty grim outlook in my opinion and many will take the ostrich approach to it. Many here don't remember or weren't alive during the times we were painfully dependent for energy from an unstable Middle East. Or the clown administration of the 70s that led to interest rates in the high teens. A crippled military that made us even more dependent to the unstable areas around the globe.
Starting to sound familiar with us dependent on unfriendly countries for essential services and parts. Look at car dealerships and the shortages of parts that come from "where"???
EDIT adding, if this thread survives the end of the day, please keep comments honest and as non-political as possible in a world where everything has become political.
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