Considering a 35' Keystone Laredo but a little worried

Look at what suspension parts are on it. I have a heavy Keystone product that I had to replace all of the suspension parts after failure. I now have a MorRyde equalizer, Dexter wet bolts and shackles, and 6 leaf leaf springs that replaced to the stock four leaf ones.

No real problems with the rest of the trailer, just normal wear and tear items.

Oh, my fresh water tank would drain when driving at freeway speeds from suction via the overflow tube, and during a recent trip it fell out (luckily i was stopped when that happened).

I looked at a number of Laredo's when I was looking for a fiver. I liked them and the looked well built as far as RVs go. I just couldn't find a floor plan
that we liked that was in the weight limit that we wanted. They were a little heavy for me and my 2011, F250, CC, Diesel, RWD, longbed as I tried to keep it at no more then 11,000 lbs fully loaded. I would also expect to get 30 to 35%
off of MSRP, if you do a good job with the salesperson. There are dealers that have high prices and are unwilling to come down even if they know they will lose the sale. They will tell you that they will not work on your RV if you buy it somewere else. I just walked away. Please take your time, it took us 17 months of looking when we were ready to buy. Good Luck

Ford Man wrote:
No doubt you have enough truck. The quality is probably better than that in your Rockwood. As someone else mentioned you can probably get 30 to 40% off of the MSRP.

I realize MSRP doesn't mean anything in a trailer. I've seen numbers from high $30K to $60k for the same trailer.

Our Place wrote:
Is the camper going to be new? I see a lot of 3 and 4 year old Laredo's with severe delam. They may have that issue taken care of now on the newer ones. Dealers around me seem to have more of those and Cougars for sale used, if that means anything??

It's brand new. Not happy to here this. Cougars & Laredo are both made by Keystone. Shouldn't I expect the same build quality or are you saying they're both poorly built?

No doubt you have enough truck. The quality is probably better than that in your Rockwood. As someone else mentioned you can probably get 30 to 40% off of the MSRP.

Can't say much about Laredos in general, but ours has survived quite well. I wouldn't want to live in it full time, but it handles our needs quite well.

joe

Looking at the fit, finish, how the backsides of drawers, and other areas that you normally don't look in will tell a lot. Also, if you find one you like, do a really good PDI. Don't be afraid to ask about having the tanks filled to the top to see if the vent pipes work, the tanks hold water, and drain well. One thing that I saw the other day, was to see if you can do what you need to do with the slides in. That way you will know if you can reach the john, sink, microwave, etc. Plan to spend several hours doing the PDI. Ask for a hose and spray all comparttment doors, slides in and out, and so on. Use a straight stream (ever drive in a pouring rain?).

Is the camper going to be new? I see a lot of 3 and 4 year old Laredo's with severe delam. They may have that issue taken care of now on the newer ones. Dealers around me seem to have more of those and Cougars for sale used, if that means anything??

bpounds wrote:

grampscamper wrote:

Have an f250 diesel with camper package. Should tow it no problem.

I would urge you to run some numbers before you jump to that assumption.

I will. Thanks.

grampscamper wrote:

Have an f250 diesel with camper package. Should tow it no problem.

I would urge you to run some numbers before you jump to that assumption.