ATC 25 ft toy hauler w front bedroom

jkbeaudoin wrote:

hvac wrote:
All glass widows. Metal roof. Genny in front. Quality of cabinet's and no sharp edges and doors.Ramp strength, Fit and finish.

ATC is in this for the long haul. Living lite?? Its still a no wood offering however and that separates it from the pack. 13k is a lot of money. Big decision. Resale value??

I do like the generator location on the ATC better. Also the cabinet strength, location, and abundance. Livin' Lite is either going to stop building aluminum frames, or stop building Quicksilver altogether this year (depending on who you ask), but the vast network of dealers will still service them in the future.

Much of the $13k difference in price is the list of options, and the shipping. They want $3500 to ship it to Oregon, but I could go pick it up for less than 1/2 of that. They also want $7750 for the Onan 5.5kw generator. I can find the same generator brand new online for 1/2 of that. How difficult is it to install? I don't think it would cost $3000-3500 just for installation. The "airline track recessed floor" tie down option is $690, but Quicksilver doesn't even have that. If I take some of that stuff out, and also just have standard white or black paint, the prices of Quicksilver and ATC are much closer.

I keep wondering about resale value also. Is there a strong enough demand for the ATC that you can sell one easily after 5-10 years? Are there enough buyers willing to pay the extra for the lightweight, no rust, no rot option? I know I am. I would buy a used one right now if I could find one, but there are none I can locate in the country. That makes me think it would be easy to sell later, but it probably depends on what's available in the market when you try to sell. I know the majority of buyers want the plush amenities in a wood built TH more than the durability of aluminum, or else there would be more companies building the aluminum.

It's true that I have a big decision. Right now I'm about worn out from doing research for the last several months.

I’m with you on the “worn out from research” on these things. They are no doubt very nice trailers but the cost is crazy high! I’ve been researching them for months also, and no matter how I try to work the options for a relatively small travel trailer they cost more than my first house! For the money they want, one could almost buy two wood built units and use the second for spare parts. The dealers don’t seem interested in entertaining an offer below their listings, but watching inventory nationwide they don’t seem to be flying off the lots either. I’ve previously owned much less expensive trailers and was able to get quite a few good years of use from them with a little TLC, and had no trouble selling them. Probably going to do that again and save some $$$$$!