Who makes the best trailer ? - my answer

chorbelt wrote:

Yeah, I don't think 25K and up qualifies for "Walmart" pricing. For how crappy ALL trailers are put together, the only thing more money buys you is the whorehouse look of glitzy mirrors and fake granite.

I paid $15K for my first tt and it went across the country twice (over 25K miles), through hail storms, thunderstorms, snow storms, off-road, bad road, dirt road, you name it. I had exactly one issue, covered under warranty, which was actually user error but they covered it anyway.

I paid $27K for my second tt and it had a similar life as above, though I also used it for fulltiming for seven months. One issue, covered under warranty that was also caused by user error. A second issue was a radio manufacturer's defect, not the fault of the tt manufacturer.

In both cases, I bought the tts from a well regarded dealer who actually did pre-purchase inspections to fix any issues before I bought them. In both cases, I believe I got more than what I paid for, considering the use and abuse I inflicted on the tts. A complete "home" that moves at up to 70 MPH on the potholed, badly paved, and dirt roads traveled on with hardly a whimper is a great deal in my opinion. Oh, and neither had mirrors or granite.

Maybe I just got lucky. Very lucky. Maybe it helped that I purchased from a reputable dealer that repairs any problems before I buy the trailer, rather than after. Maybe it made a difference that I didn't buy the cheapest tt I could find with more bells and whistles than structure. Who knows. I just know that it can't all be blamed on the manufacturers, as they only produce what people will buy. If people keep buying bottom of the line trailers from no frills quick cash dealers, that is what the manufacturers will make and the dealers that will stay in business.