Travel trailer Trade-in - what to do?
Went to my local RV Dealer yesterday, to get trade in value of camper.mWe have purchased our last 2 campers from them. I have a 2011 Passport Grand Touring , power hitch, power jacks, power awning, dv...
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A couple of comments...
Look up the value KBB has for it, often the dealers low ball it. We had a 98 Terry "Northwest Special Edition", the dealer looked it up and offered us $1500 for it on trade. It was like new condition and as it turned out, was not even listed in KBB, just the base model was. We ended selling it to a private party for $4000 (and later they told us they would have paid more)...
If your trailer is not listed, that does not mean that it is only worth what the closest one is valued at in KBB.
My advice (you get what you pay for remember), is to make sure to keep up on the maintenance of your current trailer, save some money over the next year or two for down payment and when ready, purchase your newer trailer, selling your old one yourself. Use the time to study the smaller trailers like you want to make sure you are getting one that meets your needs. Buying new is when you take the big depreciation hit so avoid doing that very often (unless you have the financial means to handle it)...
We ended up finding the trailer we had wanted new as a 1 year old used one that had been only used once or twice. We paid used price for it and since we had been saving for two years additional (with intention to buy new), we did not need to finance. It is a good feeling to own it free and clear...
Best wishes
Look up the value KBB has for it, often the dealers low ball it. We had a 98 Terry "Northwest Special Edition", the dealer looked it up and offered us $1500 for it on trade. It was like new condition and as it turned out, was not even listed in KBB, just the base model was. We ended selling it to a private party for $4000 (and later they told us they would have paid more)...
If your trailer is not listed, that does not mean that it is only worth what the closest one is valued at in KBB.
My advice (you get what you pay for remember), is to make sure to keep up on the maintenance of your current trailer, save some money over the next year or two for down payment and when ready, purchase your newer trailer, selling your old one yourself. Use the time to study the smaller trailers like you want to make sure you are getting one that meets your needs. Buying new is when you take the big depreciation hit so avoid doing that very often (unless you have the financial means to handle it)...
We ended up finding the trailer we had wanted new as a 1 year old used one that had been only used once or twice. We paid used price for it and since we had been saving for two years additional (with intention to buy new), we did not need to finance. It is a good feeling to own it free and clear...
Best wishes
