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Graycat
Explorer
Jul 24, 2017

Why did you decide to buy new instead of used trailer?

Because of the drive-off-the-lot-depreciation with a new trailer, we would like to find a good, used TT, but are just not finding any good ones that meet our needs. I have been looking at a lot of th...
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Huntindog
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017
DallasSteve wrote:
Thanks to the OP for posting this thread. It's been a thought-provoking read. My plan has been to look for the floorplan I want at about 2-3 years old. But a lot of the comments here indicate that many buyers are pricing their rigs unrealistically high. I think I will look for the used floorplan I want, and when I find it I will compare it to a similar model new and then decide if the difference in price is small enough to just go new instead. If it's not a big difference then why go used?


There is a difference between having a TT for sale, and actually selling it.

Many of the over priced used TTs on the market have owners that are upside down on their loans. They simply cannot accept less than the loan balance. They may occasionally find a buyer at the loan price, but not usually.

So buying new just because others are asking more than their TTs are worth may just put you in their situation.
There are good reasons to buy new, but that usually isn't one of them.

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