Trail Manor 3023 from 1997
I'm considering buying a 1997 Trail Manor. Could anyone please offer advice based upon familiarity with this make and vintage as to longevity, long-lasting reliability and functionality? Have yet to s...
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We owned one many years ago and the dealer took it back from us in a swap for a regular TT. We were losing parts as we drove down the road. We had it returned and inspected and 11 nuts, bolts and piping were missing. They replaced everything. Our next trip about 2 weeks later we headed back up to northern FLA at a campground about 10 miles from the dealer. As we set up on a concrete site we heard a metal sound. We looked under the RV and found three bolts on the pad. As we tried to set it up the door bottom would not align with the top half and the front half had some issues with aligning to the bottom front. We called the dealer, told him where we were staying and he asked us to wait there and he would have a couple of maintenance workers out in less than 30 min.
In 20 minutes they arrived with a 33' Fleetwood Prowler Regal AX6 TT. They helped us empty the Trailmanor and move it to the Prowler. They also brought a flatbed to push up the now closed TM. Because we had to help them they were going to reimburse us for the weekend camping fees. They left and we set up the things in the TT. Monday was supposed to be our last day there but we received a call from the owner of the dealership and he asked us to consider adding some cash and we could exchange the TM for the TT.
We settled on an amount after my wife and I talked about it and we drove to their place and finalized the deal. We kept the Prowler for 12 years until 3 years ago when visiting family in Florida and due to Tropical Storm Debbie we had leakage and the insurance company totaled it.
We had spoken to many people on the TM forum and they had some issues with theirs and some were completely happy. I know the dealer stopped carrying the TM. I wouldn't suggest you agree to buying it without first inspecting it or having it inspected. Without knowing it's condition I'd try to find out it's maintenance history. Without those two things and my experience, I'd walk away. Good luck with whatever you decide.
In 20 minutes they arrived with a 33' Fleetwood Prowler Regal AX6 TT. They helped us empty the Trailmanor and move it to the Prowler. They also brought a flatbed to push up the now closed TM. Because we had to help them they were going to reimburse us for the weekend camping fees. They left and we set up the things in the TT. Monday was supposed to be our last day there but we received a call from the owner of the dealership and he asked us to consider adding some cash and we could exchange the TM for the TT.
We settled on an amount after my wife and I talked about it and we drove to their place and finalized the deal. We kept the Prowler for 12 years until 3 years ago when visiting family in Florida and due to Tropical Storm Debbie we had leakage and the insurance company totaled it.
We had spoken to many people on the TM forum and they had some issues with theirs and some were completely happy. I know the dealer stopped carrying the TM. I wouldn't suggest you agree to buying it without first inspecting it or having it inspected. Without knowing it's condition I'd try to find out it's maintenance history. Without those two things and my experience, I'd walk away. Good luck with whatever you decide.
