Dealer's Perspective: Tim Veurink, Owner of Veurinks RV Center, the longest running Holiday Rambler dealership in the World

No doubt we are in very challenging times this is as tough as it has been since 79/80. As far as the RV business goes I think that was even a more difficult time. I can say that because I lived through it. During that period we lost 50% of the dealer body and even more manufactures. In fact we where still selling 1978 units in 1981. I heard how RVs would be dinosaurs Ect Ect and gas lines were so long that they blocked the entrance to our dealership and then when you did get a deal people had to pay 20% interest on their loan and we were paying the same on our flooplan. It was a tough time but the RV business came back bigger than ever and in 2006 sold over 390,000 units which was the same number we did in 1978. We also are starting to see things pick up since the Novi Show we have sold several units and most dealers I talk to around the country have had a good last 2 weeks in February. The biggest challenge we all are having right now is getting enough used Motorhome inventory since that seems to be the hot spot right now. I could write a book on why I think the RV business will bounce back but I won’t put you through that.

Tim Veurink