Fantastic. I have the exact trailer (as Philfitter) and can agree with everything written here so I can give an update on the Midwest region.
Been searching for two months, have called EVERY dealer within 500 miles of KC and you get one of 3 answers.
- Dont have one, not getting any until later (i.e. Aug/Oct) - Can put a desposit down.
- All I have coming in are sold for the rest of 2021, you can get on wait list in case one falls through.
- I have one and it is $2K-3K over MSRP.
To that end, I found a dealer about a week ago that had a sale fall through so he called me. I BOUGHT IT. 700-4 Deluxe/Camo. I spoke to him yesterday 6/26 and he had a 6/25 update that said it is shipping 6/28 out of LA warehouse into Arkansas so he expects it by Wednesday 6/30.
Keep your fingers crossed.
Also, Im a business guy so I am realistic but I have basically called out any dealers who are charging premiums as "gougers". It is a free country but they are taking advantage of the situation and making other dealers look bad. Its probably 20% of them. The market will turn at some point. It is their right to do whatever they want with their pricing but it is a customers free right to publish the truth also about who is doing this. Most dealers get it, if you gouge a customer, they will never buy from you again, and you wont get any of the "service business" down the road. Many dealers I have spoken to have said just that. Again, the premium dealers are NOT getting these because they sell more, they just happen to be lucky enough to still have one because of the premium they are asking...they are not special. Again, their free choice to make, I just wont deal w/ them.