Buying an "Orphan"?
We have been looking for small, around 20', travel trailer and came across one we like, the Evergreen I-Go. When I tried to google the company, I found they went out of business, how sad for the work...
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SoundGuy wrote:brookside wrote:
... but I realize that there will be no factory support and only dealer support.
Without factory support there is no dealer support either because there are no parts or supporting technical service available from a factory that no longer exists. Contrary to popular opinion recreational trailers are NOT assembled from 3rd party sources to the extent that some would have you believe and if you happen to need one of those in-house manufactured parts you're toast. But hey, go ahead and find out the hard way ... heck, the pundits who say it's no issue buying an orphan won't be there for you either so what do they care? :R
I wouldn't do it. :(
I don't know if I would avoid an orphan at all costs, but you make a lot of good points. I have a friend that owns a body shop. He got an insurance job to "recreate" the front cap of a Class A motorhome, after it hit a deer at 70MPH. The rig was an orphan, a replacement front cap did not exist. He is still amazed by the fact that the insurance company basically gave him a blank check to do the work, since they had no other choice. Because it was an orphan, it was a long expensive effort to get the thing back on the road.
