gunninks wrote:
So we purchased a travel trailer (2005 Wildwood LE 25EX) from a dealer that does repairs and has been around many many years. They told me they bought it from an insurance company. It wasn't an overly great deal in my opinion (6k) but is solid all the way around and is exactly what we were looking for to fit our family and current towing vehicle.
Here's the thing. Even brand new TTs can be full of LOTS issues. Potentially even worse than an '05 with a salvage title. Had a day old TT that got replaced under warranty and am still fixing bad workmanship on our TT I'm finding in our 6th season. :(
Other than what caused the TT to be totaled by the insurance co., the worst thing that can happen to any TT, new or old is water leakage. Could be through the roof, through failed caulking around seams on the walls, overflowing toilet, etc. Checking exterior caulking and seals periodically is kinda like regularly changing oil in an engine. On any 14 year old TT, you won't know how it was looked after overall.
Before losing any more sleep, what I would do at this point is spend a couple hundred $$ and get a reputable independent TV tech. to do an inspection and come up with a report and then go from there. Maybe the insurance co. gave an '05 next to zero market value and it didn't need much money spent on it by the dealer. Could be it's not all that bad. An inspection may come up with things that need attention anyway.
Is this it (ignore the dealer name in the pic)?
