RV buying comparison guides?
We have just learned that the storm damage incurred on our current travel trailer will "total" it, and so we will have to begin our search for a replacement. We got very, very lucky with this one as ...
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Buyer guides list models and features. As far as I know they do not list service and repair rates.
Name a brand and the board will give dozens of good and bad reviews.
What we know is that TTs are built to a price point. This means that for any given TT size, the more expensive units generally have upgraded features and construction methods.
Some manufacturers are noted for there higher end products and associated higher costs; Air Stream, Lance, Nash, Arctic Fox, to name just a few. Other are known for their unique construction. Casita, Scamp, Bigfoot come to mind.
In my world the most important things are the floor plan, the loaded for the road tongue weight and the cost. Also floor plan lasts when all else is forgotten.
As for best time to buy, that is highly regional in nature. Where I live in Northern Indiana there are a lot of dealers and they are busy all year around. That was especially true for the last there years.
I though the snows of February would be a great time to shop only to discovered that was when they were placing customer orders for early spring delivery.
I suggest you go to the RV shows and see what is out there and get a feel for floor pans and pricing.
Name a brand and the board will give dozens of good and bad reviews.
What we know is that TTs are built to a price point. This means that for any given TT size, the more expensive units generally have upgraded features and construction methods.
Some manufacturers are noted for there higher end products and associated higher costs; Air Stream, Lance, Nash, Arctic Fox, to name just a few. Other are known for their unique construction. Casita, Scamp, Bigfoot come to mind.
In my world the most important things are the floor plan, the loaded for the road tongue weight and the cost. Also floor plan lasts when all else is forgotten.
As for best time to buy, that is highly regional in nature. Where I live in Northern Indiana there are a lot of dealers and they are busy all year around. That was especially true for the last there years.
I though the snows of February would be a great time to shop only to discovered that was when they were placing customer orders for early spring delivery.
I suggest you go to the RV shows and see what is out there and get a feel for floor pans and pricing.
