Posted by RV Pro on Nov 30, 2009
Whether you’re buying or selling an RV, price can make or break the deal. With a decade in the online RV sales business, RVT.com knows the importance of price to both buyers and sellers. Buyers are always looking for the best deal, and sellers who price their RV right are guaranteed a quick sale. To assist our customers in determining the optimum price when selling and to assure buyers that they’re getting a good deal, RVT.com has developed our unique RVT Price Checker.
Easy to use, RVT Price Checker allows customers to input make, model and year and RVT will search its online RV sales listings to present the high, low and average prices for RVs that match your criteria. Click a link and you can instantly view listings that matched your search. Price Checker even allows you to narrow your search to new or used RVs, a specific RV length or length range and a model year range. You can look for RVs located in your state or zip code or within a select number of miles from your home. You can limit your search to private party ads or choose to include dealer ads.
RVT Price Checker makes it easy for sellers to compare their RV to the competition and set a price that’s likely to bring buyers to their ad. RV buyers can use Price Checker to see what different RV types and models are selling for before they start negotiating for the RV they want to buy.
Posted by RV Pro on Nov 27, 2009
Auto Notify on RVT.com makes it even easier to find and buy the RV you’ve been searching for. Sign up for a free RVT.com membership and create a personalized RV listing alert service with Auto Notify. Auto Notify makes it easy to find the precise features you want in an RV without searching through thousands of online ads. Create your own specific search criteria: make, model, length, engine specs, mileage or whatever you’re looking for. Auto Notify will automatically notify you every time a vehicle is listed on RVT.com that matches your search criteria. You find out instantly as soon as the RV you’ve been waiting for goes on sale.
It’s easy to set up Auto Notify on RVT.com. Here’s how it works:
1. Go to the RVT.com homepage and click on Join RVT.
2. Answer the questions to create your free personal RVT.com account. Or if you already have an account, just click on My RVT and log in.
3. Click on the Auto Notify button in the task list.
4. Fill in the search criteria you want to find.
5. As soon as a new listing appears on RVT.com that matches your search criteria, you’ll receive an email notification. It’s that easy!
You can create multiple Auto Notify searches, change search criteria and turn the feature of and on quickly and easily. Click here to get started. Buying an RV online was never so easy!
Posted by RV Pro on Nov 25, 2009
All of us here at RVT.com wish you and yours a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Lots of folks are expected to be on the road traveling today, tomorrow and throughout the holiday weekend. Thanksgiving is the biggest travel weekend in America, and the RV nation will be out in force! Compared to last year, gas prices are down and consumer confidence is up. People are back on the road, crossing the state or the country in their RVs to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends.
When you travel by RV, you never need to worry about hotel reservations. With the summer camping season over, openings at RV campgrounds are generally plentiful. For short visits, you may even be able to park at the curb or in your grandmother’s driveway. When you visit relatives in your RV, you don’t have to worry about crowding your cousins out of their beds. Everybody’s happy when you bring your own sleeping quarters with you.
When everyone’s prepping for the big meal, your hostess will appreciate the extra oven space you brought along. While the turkey bakes, you can cook the pies and rolls in your RV so everything gets to the table hot and on time. But the best part of RVing at Thanksgiving is enjoying time spent with your family while you travel and after you reach your destination. The second best thing? Being able slap together a turkey sandwich during the drive home!
Posted by RV Pro on Nov 23, 2009
It’s always fun to see how the other half lives. Forbes Luxe 11 on The Travel Channel gives us mere mortals a glimpse of life among the rich and famous. Featuring private sanctuaries of the mega-rich, multi-million dollar yachts and lavish penthouse suites, the show is a window into the exclusive and extravagant life of the world’s high rollers. A recent episode on first class travel highlighted a swanky private jet, the iconic Orient Express, a magnificent yacht and an ultra-deluxe ride in the Zeppelin blimp. But the mode of transportation that garnered the top spot as most luxurious ride? An RV!
Of course, this wasn’t just any RV. Forbe’s most incredible way to travel was a lavishly appointed Marathon Coach. A penthouse on wheels, this opulent RV customizes a bus chassis in every way imaginable. The model featured on the show took 10,000 hours to create! This baby had every convenience imaginable from a Sub Zero fridge, convection oven and full-sized dishwasher to a huge flat screen TV installed in the outer wall for outdoor viewing. The hammered gold bathroom sinks may have been overkill, but the Jacuzzi tub looked inviting.
You can have one of these ultra-deluxe RVs too if you have a spare million or two lying around! If your tastes are a little more moderate, you’ll find slightly less ornate Marathons and plenty of other great RVs loaded with practical luxury at RVT.com.
Posted by RV Pro on Nov 20, 2009
Vancouver is busy preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympics from February 10 through March 2, but the Canadian city has already rolled out the welcome mat for RV campers. In addition to the many RV campsites surrounding the Vancouver area, the city’s park board is opening Jericho Beach and Spanish Banks to overnight RV parking during the games at a cost of $95 per night.
While there are numerous RV campgrounds on the outskirts of Vancouver and in nearby communities, only one commercial RV park is located near the downtown area and it already has a waiting list of 100. The park board’s commendable decision to open beach parking lots puts 365 more RV camping spots downtown close to Olympic venues.
If you travel to the Olympics make sure to take the Aquabus ferry across the bay to Granville Island for lunch at the indoor Public Market. Savory scented stalls sell and cook everything from fresh fish to exotic produce. It’s a good place to stock your larder. You’ll find lots of excitement and live music downtown, but if you want to experience the true flavor of Vancouver, locals say you’ll have to venture out to the city’s collar neighborhoods. That’s where you’ll find Vancouver’s funky boutiques stocked with Canadian designer fashions, Lebanese delis, Italian coffee shops and other avant-garde delights.
Enjoy the games if you RV to Vancouver, but spend some time exploring the city, too. It’s a place worth savoring.
Posted by RV Pro on Nov 18, 2009
Cruising local neighborhoods to “see the lights” is an annual holiday tradition for many American families. When you own an RV you can turn that tame evening drive into a fantastic weekend extravaganza. Don’t settle for a few strands of lights thrown over your neighbor’s shrubs. Pack the family into your RV and head for one of the country’s most fantastic light displays. These holiday light extravaganzas feature millions of lights in ornate displays and impressive lighted scenes. Ensconced in your cozy RV, you and the kids have a front row seat for the best Christmas light displays in the country.
Today we continue our list of can’t miss holiday light displays. See our last post for more Top 10 Christmas light shows.
Magical Nights of Lights in Lake Lanier, GA from Nov. 22-Dec. 30 is known as the world’s largest animated light extravaganza. Six miles of twinkling displays and live nativity with actors and animals.
Holiday Festival of Lights in Charleston, SC from Nov.14-Jan.4 turns Charleston’s main park into a magical fairyland.
Enchanted Garden of Lights in Chattanooga, TN from Nov. 21-Jan. 3 transforms the natural beauty of Rock City’s gardens. Millions of lights illuminate rock formations on the Enchanted Trail.
Southern Lights in Lexington, KY from Nov. 22-Dec. 30 is an exciting electric fantasy with petting zoo, model railway, Santa, crafts and more.
Mission Inn in Riverside, CA from Nov. 28-Jan. 4 transforms the grounds into a beautiful Victorian fantasy with Dickens’ Carolers and romantic carriage rides.
Posted by RV Pro on Nov 16, 2009
Nothing puts a family in the holiday mood like an RV cruise through one of the country’s remarkable Christmas light displays. When you travel by RV, everyone get’s a good view and you can whip up a pot of cocoa or some tasty hot cider on the way. So sit back, cozy up and get in the holiday spirit as you watch one of America’s Top 10 Christmas light shows glide past your RV’s picture windows.
Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO from Nov. 1-Dec. 30 is transformed into a winter wonderland with millions of lights. You’ll be mesmerized by the 5-story Special Effects Christmas Tree with 250,000 lights that blink in time to Christmas songs.
Oglebay Festival of Lights in Wheeling, WV from Nov. 4-Jan. 5 has one of the largest light displays. Drive along a 6-mile drive through 300 acres filled with spectacularly lit scenes.
Fantasy of Lights in Pine Mountain, GA from Nov. 14-Dec. 30 features a 5-mile drive past 13 gorgeous holiday light displays. Eight million lights make it the brightest Christmas display in the South.
Smoky Mountain Winterfest in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, TN fill the mountains with a fantasy of lights from late fall through February. Gatlinburg’s Christmas Parade features lighted floats, marching bands and giant balloons.
Trail of Lights in Austin, TX from Dec. 14-23 is a beautiful mile-long display of 42 lighted scenes. On Dec. 6 watch the lighting of 39 lighted streamers 155 feet tall suspended from historic Moonlight Tower. Wow!
More Wednesday.
Posted by RV Pro on Nov 13, 2009
Outlet 2010: Let the Sun Shine is the upbeat theme of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s 47th annual national RV trade show. The country’s biggest RV show will be held from December 1-3 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. The trade show will showcase the industry’s newest “green” RVs as well as plenty of innovative and eco-friendly products and services for the RV industry.
Growing RV sales have been one of the few bright lights in an otherwise dim U.S. economy. Increasing interest in the RV lifestyle has increased both new and used RV sales which has caused RV manufacturers to ramp up production, rehire laid off workers and hire new workers. The RV nation is certainly doing its part to light up the economy.
As the RV industry prepares to celebrate its centennial next year, 2010 is expected to herald new trends in the industry. Simplicity, discretionary thrift, mercurial consumption and green living are expected to drive the RV sales market in the coming year. Among the highlights of the RVIA RV show will include a presentation by Silvio DiSalvatore, father of the family that won NBC’s hit summer reality show Great American Road Trip. DiSalvatore, who has repeatedly said the RV trip was the best time he and his family have ever had, will talk about his family’s summer RV experience.
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