Ideas for a truck to pull 6500lb trailer?
I never had a trailer or a truck. I'm looking to buy a trailer that is about 6500lbs, but I need to buy a truck first. So many options and capacities and reliability issues, I have no idea what I s...
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MitchF150 wrote:
...When he tossed out a trade in price of $6500 I paused a few seconds and finally said "Okay, that sounds pretty good.."
I was expecting maybe $3000 at most and would have taken that!
We made the deal, and the dealer still had not physically seen it.
Come to find out they have already sold it, but don't know what they sold it for...
Early this spring we purchased a brand new class C. We traded in our well-loved and old (1980's era) class C. I traded it in because I didn't want to deal with flaky Craigslist people, and I was willing to take some loss for the convenience of a trade-in.
At negotiation time my wife threw out a ridiculous number (in my opinion) for the trade-in which was borderline embarrassing. It was literally at least $1k more than I could have ever gotten on Craigslist if I spent a weekend cleaning/detailing and then the planets aligned so the one-in-a-million unicorn buyer showed up with cash.
They (Camping World) immediately accepted the first offer with no issues, sight unseen, based on my verbal report of condition (I didn't lie or stretch the truth.) I did not overpay for the new unit, based on my extensive research on average purchase price of my specific unit nationally. Even if I did "over pay," I don't care, I love my new rig and I'm happy with the terms.
I was later told by my Camping World salesman that they have a "standing order" for "cheaper" (<10k) RV's with clean title-in-hand (no lien) and my rig was sold before I even proposed it as a trade in.
When I arrived in my old camper to pick up the new one, it seemed to me they cared about two things: the trade-in ran and drove and I had a clear no-lien title in my hand to sign over. Done deal. I was thrilled.
I have never traded in an old vehicle before but in this case it was the best possible outcome for me. I believe the story I was told about <10k rigs selling quickly for dealers. I don't know what they sold my old rig for and really I don't care, it was well cared for and will make a new family happy.
Just my story.
