purchase advise: used Jayco x213 or new Jayco x213?
Hi all,
I have been lurking for sometime and learning a ton from the wealth of knowledge this forum provides! We are finally ready to purchase our 1st travel trailer and are stuck on a decision I hope you can advise on: purchase an '09 or '14 Jayco x213? We are pretty much sold on this layout, the question is are the tradeoffs of used worth the price break? A few more details about the two trailers:
09 jayco: pros $8k less than the new one, cons: I am tall and the slide out bed (which goes side to side across the trailer) is borderline long enough for me, the tanks FW- 30g/ GW- 30g/ BW- 22g, the top bunk is 10" narrower than on the new one, and various small item things that will need to be fixed (e.g. door strut $25). otherwise the unit is in really good shape, it has been stored outside, but has been used very little.
14 jayco: pros- tanks FW 46g/GW 30g/BW 30g, 2 year warranty, wider top bunk, slide out bed is a king sized and goes long wise down the trailer so as not to confine me with a wall... cons: price is +$8k, insurance and tax will be more as well.
We are not rolling in money but we can afford both units. The question is as an RV newbie I really don't know how much those pros/cons will matter: can you advise? My kids are small now, but I plan on having this trailer for long enough for them to get big (~10years). I should also add most of our camping will be done at places with none to minimal hooks ups- e.g. state parks. hoping to buy soon
thanks for your help!
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I have been lurking for sometime and learning a ton from the wealth of knowledge this forum provides! We are finally ready to purchase our 1st travel trailer and are stuck on a decision I hope you can advise on: purchase an '09 or '14 Jayco x213? We are pretty much sold on this layout, the question is are the tradeoffs of used worth the price break? A few more details about the two trailers:
09 jayco: pros $8k less than the new one, cons: I am tall and the slide out bed (which goes side to side across the trailer) is borderline long enough for me, the tanks FW- 30g/ GW- 30g/ BW- 22g, the top bunk is 10" narrower than on the new one, and various small item things that will need to be fixed (e.g. door strut $25). otherwise the unit is in really good shape, it has been stored outside, but has been used very little.
14 jayco: pros- tanks FW 46g/GW 30g/BW 30g, 2 year warranty, wider top bunk, slide out bed is a king sized and goes long wise down the trailer so as not to confine me with a wall... cons: price is +$8k, insurance and tax will be more as well.
We are not rolling in money but we can afford both units. The question is as an RV newbie I really don't know how much those pros/cons will matter: can you advise? My kids are small now, but I plan on having this trailer for long enough for them to get big (~10years). I should also add most of our camping will be done at places with none to minimal hooks ups- e.g. state parks. hoping to buy soon
thanks for your help!
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TV- 06 double cab tundra
TT- ?????
