Buying first TT - New or Used?
Hello! We are a family of 5 with three small children (ages 7,6,2) and we are wanting to buy a travel trailer - doing alot of research - and wondering if we should buy new or used. New we are thinking...
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With my used Ford, I was able to find a website where I could copy in the VIN and it would print out a version of the window sticker specific to my car. If the same is available for Chevy, that will give you some great information.
But best is to get a photo of the yellow sticker in the driver's door frame. This will tell you actual passenger and cargo capacity of that specifc vehicle before non-factory options were added. This is the "math" part of buying a trailer I wish I knew better before I started looking.
We bought used and saved money over the smaller new TT's that were on our short list. But finding this trailer also caused us to buy a TV as part of the whole deal (instead of using our existing 4Runner).
By the way, this isn't the best time of year to trailer shop for used. The good ones aren't for sale, they're out camping.
But best is to get a photo of the yellow sticker in the driver's door frame. This will tell you actual passenger and cargo capacity of that specifc vehicle before non-factory options were added. This is the "math" part of buying a trailer I wish I knew better before I started looking.
We bought used and saved money over the smaller new TT's that were on our short list. But finding this trailer also caused us to buy a TV as part of the whole deal (instead of using our existing 4Runner).
By the way, this isn't the best time of year to trailer shop for used. The good ones aren't for sale, they're out camping.
