Trailer shopping advice needed.
Hi everyone. This spring, we will be looking into purchasing our first travel trailer. My tv is a 2013 Ford F150 super crew XLT with the ecoboost and max tow, max trailer package. So I should be good ...
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Begin your search with learning how much payload you have available on that F150. Load it up as you would to go camping; passengers, stuff, firewood, full fuel, etc and then hit a scale.
Payload = GVWR - Scale Weight.
This number is what you have available for the Trailers loaded tongue weight. IMO there is no reason looking at TTs until you know what you can safely tow.
Then...
Yes there is room to negotiate new and used TT prices from a dealer. For new the goal is 30% off MSRP, although closest I've gotten was 25%.
Dealer seem to price late model used trailers higher in order to not erode the value of new models on the lot. This gives private party sellers false hope that their TT have a higher value than what most folks would be willing to pay. In fact NADA Guide perpetuates this thinking, I purchased my '12 new in 2011 for less than NADA's private party value the same trailer in model year 2011.
Best of luck.
Payload = GVWR - Scale Weight.
This number is what you have available for the Trailers loaded tongue weight. IMO there is no reason looking at TTs until you know what you can safely tow.
Then...
Yes there is room to negotiate new and used TT prices from a dealer. For new the goal is 30% off MSRP, although closest I've gotten was 25%.
Dealer seem to price late model used trailers higher in order to not erode the value of new models on the lot. This gives private party sellers false hope that their TT have a higher value than what most folks would be willing to pay. In fact NADA Guide perpetuates this thinking, I purchased my '12 new in 2011 for less than NADA's private party value the same trailer in model year 2011.
Best of luck.
