My 2017 quest for the perfect TT!
Well, another name change. This thread has gone from me look for sales advice to, me looking for a new trailer. So I am changing the name again to better reflect where this thread is currently at.
Forum Discussion
Ponduke's Brother wrote:
New guy here. Felt the need to reply to this thread. My wife and I, on July 3rd, after a couple weeks of looking for a new camper drove 120 miles to look at one we saw on CL. It was a well-kept 2005 Springdale. Nice little camper but the price was too big and the bed was too small. We walked away. On the way back from that long drive, not 10 minutes from home, I see a Coachmen camper sitting in someone’s front yard with a for sale sign on it. Stopped and got out to look it over. Owner drives up on a golf cart asks if we want to see inside. It’s a 2015 Coachmen Freedom Express 246 RKS. Pretty much the exact camper we were envisioning when we started looking. Light enough for my truck, big enough to not feel too cramped, and inexpensive enough to be in serious consideration. Was in perfect condition and everything worked (well, the interior light in the fridge didn’t work but I figured I could live with that :)). Owner just bought a newer larger Freedom Express so was selling this one. His asking price was great but he went down another 500 and we shook hands.
Here’s the thing though. I did NOT have cash, or could not even write him a check until I did some paperwork at the bank (Yes I had to get a loan. Some of us are crazy that way!) and tomorrow was the 4th of July so the bank wasn’t open. Had the owner been the OP I guess he’d felt like I wasted his time and sent me on my way. Instead I told him the situation, he said no problem so I handed him 100 dollars cash in “earnest money” and told him I’d be back with a check on the 5th and if I flaked on him he just made an easy 100 dollars. Long story short, the wife and I just got back from our first weekend trip to try it out and we love it!
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I was in the same boat when I bought this last camper, luckily the one I bought was in my cash range. Sometimes though people need a little financing. I looked at many trailers before buying this one. I looked at new, used, and very used.
Anyway good luck hopefully you get a buyer soon.
