Our First TT, will it be a hobby nightmare?
We are 2 weeks away from buying our first TT and we are not sure if this will be a nightmare or everything we dream about? We have our own business and can work from the office or a cruise ship, so...
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Mickey_D wrote:
Fizbin, greetings from another Austin person. We bought a trailer last year to use for long weekends and try to get the kids exposed to something other than computer games and organized activities. After looking at every dealer in the area and what felt like a million trailers, we bought a Primetime LaCrosse 329 and have been very happy with it.
From my experience the Jayco dealer in Buda is VERY pushy and tries a hard close almost as soon as they think you might buy something. Their dealership in Georgetown was a very different experience and easy to work with. The service department there (found a few things after our first couple of trips) was good but you have to stay on top of them to keep things moving. Would we buy from them again - yes.
When we started looking at trailers we did look at some tin ones. Talked to our State Farm agent and his comment was to get a fiberglass one because the hold up better in the hail here. He said that as long as the hail does not make a tin one leak, it is like a metal roof on a house, cosmetic damaged is not covered. He said that in his experience the glass ones hold up better and if they get beaten enough to show damage insurance covers it. I would talk to my agent before I bought anything.
Your truck should easily pull the Jayco that you are looking at, but you should switch the tires to LT series (not P like come stock on most trucks) load range E tires. They will have a lot less squirm and do a lot better job of resisting sway. Anything bigger and you should look at more truck (we quickly upgraded to a 3/4 ton diesel and it is much less stressful to tow with). Good luck and if you want to discuss anything else send me a PM and I will give you my number to call.
Our insurance totaled our trailer because the front and awning side had been dinged up by hail. The damage on the side was so light that the adjuster had a hard time taking a picture but they were going to replace it still. When they called to tell me it was totaled, they said I could have a check or the trailer and a check. It was 3 years old and in great shape except for the dimples on the nose. I took both and ran.
