A retired couple I know bought a towable out of the blue--with no experience and little knowledge. Predictably, their first trip was a disaster. They sold the unit within a month.
I think this is has been, and will continue to be, pretty common. ... Many, I think, are now showing up in the resale market.
Similar thing appears to be happening with recreational boats here in Minnesota. Lots of boats sitting in yards and driveways with weeds up over the trailers this last summer. One our neighbors bought a boat early in the pandemic and used it 3 times, maybe a total of 6 hours of use...
So, according to this:
https://rvbusiness.com/impact-of-sprinter-recall-being-felt-across-the-industry/
there is a pending safety recall on Sprinters that is accompanied by a "do not sell" order. Apparently, this is having a significant effect on B-van sales numbers.
My interest in Sprinters is waning rapidly, so I didn't dig down. But, it sounds like the situation may be creating a noticeable blip in the sales statistics.
Class B wholesale shipments once again set a record of 17,206 units for 2022, a healthy 23.1% Year-over-Year increase and the latest in a 3 year streak of record shipments.
Is this good news?
My hope is the growth in B's will slow the "upgrading" of parks to accommodate huge Class As and Fivers. I love the state parks with narrow, windy, tree lined roads and small sites where the behemoths won't fit.
I personally find it a sad statement on the business when the market has been taken over by the company with the worst quality issues at the same time as the prices have skyrocketed.
People don’t want to pay the price for “well-made” They understand.It is indeed a sad statement and you see this everywhere you go. People have become conditioned to accept cheap, low quality materials and shoddy workmanship instead of understanding and appreciating what "well-made" means. We just don't teach that and pass that understanding along anymore. The race to the bottom continues.