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ChuckV1
May 27, 2017Explorer
As the OP stated Rent, Rent, Rent before you buy, do not Buy new, a 3 or 4 year TT in good shape is a far less cost then new...
Your SUV may not be able to pull a TT safety, i'll put it to you this way, your vehicle can pull any TT but stopping it is another matter. Also over the years I have seen many and I mean many TT wagging the dog going down the road, to much trailer for the vehicle thus the trailer is swaying back and forth and the driver is fighting for his life trying to keep it on the road an straight. Then a semi passes them, it's like a nightmare starting to begin, next thing you see is the vehicle headed for the ditch Ugh !!!
If you like camping and want to jump into the pond do not let a salesman talk to you into anything, you can read tons of threads on this subject ...
The 1st words out of a good salesman will be what type of vehicle do you have,
next if he or she states "lets get a credit check", if this happens run the other way..
A good salesman or women should do is steer you to trailers that are light enough for your vehicle to tow or tell you that your vehicle is not up to the job of towing many of the trailers they have ...
Ask questions, do not be excited over the gleam and glitter, do not pay list price for a used trailer or for that matter a new one, you can get most of the time 25 to 30 percent off the price that's marked on the trailer if you buy ...
Last, a good delaer has a good service department and takes care of it's customer base, check out on line the dealer your dealing with, I know that the Montana reflector/web page has a folder called "DEALRS" and I believe I've seen someplace else that has a list of dealer ratings ...
Haveing a bad dealer task in your mouth may just turn you off to camping as a whole. again make sure your dealer will work with you not against you :)
Safe Travels
We like Kz brand of trailers
Your SUV may not be able to pull a TT safety, i'll put it to you this way, your vehicle can pull any TT but stopping it is another matter. Also over the years I have seen many and I mean many TT wagging the dog going down the road, to much trailer for the vehicle thus the trailer is swaying back and forth and the driver is fighting for his life trying to keep it on the road an straight. Then a semi passes them, it's like a nightmare starting to begin, next thing you see is the vehicle headed for the ditch Ugh !!!
If you like camping and want to jump into the pond do not let a salesman talk to you into anything, you can read tons of threads on this subject ...
The 1st words out of a good salesman will be what type of vehicle do you have,
next if he or she states "lets get a credit check", if this happens run the other way..
A good salesman or women should do is steer you to trailers that are light enough for your vehicle to tow or tell you that your vehicle is not up to the job of towing many of the trailers they have ...
Ask questions, do not be excited over the gleam and glitter, do not pay list price for a used trailer or for that matter a new one, you can get most of the time 25 to 30 percent off the price that's marked on the trailer if you buy ...
Last, a good delaer has a good service department and takes care of it's customer base, check out on line the dealer your dealing with, I know that the Montana reflector/web page has a folder called "DEALRS" and I believe I've seen someplace else that has a list of dealer ratings ...
Haveing a bad dealer task in your mouth may just turn you off to camping as a whole. again make sure your dealer will work with you not against you :)
Safe Travels
We like Kz brand of trailers
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