Hi everyone, hope you are having a good Easter!! We are new to this site and are in the process of buying a new 16.49.4 Onroad Expanda model. We recently sold our Outback Swan. If anyone can help with what they think is a reasonable price to pay for a new one??? The extras are drop down jacks, gas bottle holder, battery pack, TV antenna, Anderson plug, bed end flies and radio with external speakers. Cheers.
Buying a Expanda
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If I was in that situation, I would be contacting a few of the Jayco dealers (don't know where you live, but Im sure that there would be more than one Jayco dealership not too far away), and ask them for their best pricing on the configuration you are looking for. It is a competitive market! Then visit their premises to show that you are genuine and to see if they can better their respective offer!
Welcome aboard @Darcy
Here's a link that was posted recently showing the RRP prices.
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/threads/2014-model-retail-prices.4433/#post-67427
As Glen said shop around and see what the best offer you can get as it depends on who and where you get it from.
Over here in WA the starting prices are anywhere from $1,500 to $2,500 higher than listed on the attached link (They blame it on the transport costs).
Here's a link that was posted recently showing the RRP prices.
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/threads/2014-model-retail-prices.4433/#post-67427
As Glen said shop around and see what the best offer you can get as it depends on who and where you get it from.
Over here in WA the starting prices are anywhere from $1,500 to $2,500 higher than listed on the attached link (They blame it on the transport costs).
If you had an outback swan why just the on road expanda? We had an onroad eagle and are getting the 16.49.4 OB. The only way to go.
Thanks for responses. We are in Victoria I know the retail price but thought someone could tell me what they paid for van with similar options so I would know if I was getting a good deal. The answer to why not the outback is can't get it in garage height wise the Onroad will just scrape in wish I could get the outback.
G'day @Darcy we have only just picked up our 17.56.1 OB after going through a similar process. We started looking at 2nd hand then we narrowed down the model to the 17.56 after we reached the decision to go for hard lid versions only. Then we found that they seemed to be closer to the retail price. Then when we looked at new and then discovered that the 2014 (especially the outback) has inclusions that would have cost thousands. I spent a bit of time shopping around and found that the RRP is very negotiable. Yes our budget did blow out but we ended up with all the extras we would have tried to add over the following months.
Howdy welcome give paul and the team at gippsland jayco they are tje best to deal with hands down and after sales cant get better and price no ome came close to them on our last 2 vans tell paul greg from leongatha said to ring him he look after you guarantee
No worries. Hope you find what you are looking for. I can highly recommend the team at Jayco Nowra. Fantastic. Can't speak highly enough of them all.
Welcome @Darcy, you'll find that most dealers will work on extras being discounted to lower the final price. What I can tell you is that Page Bros in Seaford is the biggest Jayco dealer in the state and therefore will be pretty keen to do you a deal.
It looks like you've done your homework on what you want, so I would take your list and go and see them. Don't be afraid to shop them with other dealerships such as Bayswater etc.
At the end of the day it's better in your pocket than theirs.
Good luck
Az
It looks like you've done your homework on what you want, so I would take your list and go and see them. Don't be afraid to shop them with other dealerships such as Bayswater etc.
At the end of the day it's better in your pocket than theirs.
Good luck
Az
Q ? Noted you mention Anderson plug. Our Expanda 2012 already had a 12 volt wire to plug just had to get auto elec to set the car up. We were told this would charge caravan battery and run fridge while traveling it was much cheaper than wiring in a Anderson plug. Only new on the caravanning just wondering why as I know people that fit these plugs but don't have the live 12 volt wire to run fridge. Cheers
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I have been told if you have duel battery in the car Anderson plug gives more you power to run fridge & charge battery don't know if this is true or not
So the 12 volt wire that connected to your fridge gets connected to Anderson plug. We were told that the 12 volt only helps hold the fridge cold so it needs to be cold first. We only have a single battery. Just spent 4 days camping with no power for the first time. Was very surprised how the battery lasted running the pump for shower and lights. Cheers Marty
it also depends on your dealer.. mine was not interested in wiring it anderson and round 7 pin. So we put a 12 pin on the Disco