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Re: Complete Newbie to TTs Here. First-time Buyer Advice
2012Coleman wrote: As for advising you to tell the older ones to sleep in a tent, I'm sure you know how that will go down. People give that advice a lot - but most likely never followed it. So you big kids - were going to buy this new camper and go on great trips, but yea, your going to have to sleep in a tent - if you could do that, it would be great. Sounds like a line from Office Space... Exactly. LOL As to the Armada tag, here it is.463Views0likes0CommentsRe: Complete Newbie to TTs Here. First-time Buyer Advice
gbopp wrote: Buy used for your first RV. You may be selling or trading it in a year or two. Yes, setting up and taking down a dinette/couch every day gets old, real quick. It's okay for occasional use, just not all the time. Don't be in a hurry to buy. Look at everything and ask lots of questions BEFORE you give a seller any money or sign any agreements. Salesmen are not your friend. Their only goal is to sell you something. You'll find that some of them know less sbout RV's than you. Someone on the forum will have an answer to your questions. Don't hesitate to ask. Enjoy your travels. Yeah, we're "ready" to buy right now, but definitely in no super rush. As it is, we have to have a couple trees removed and concrete that area as a driveway extension for the trailer parking. We definitely have time to do our due diligence. As for cost, depreciation, and buying used, is that primarily in case we don't like it, or figure something out and realize we need to sell that one, and get something different? Makes sense. I've always been a little wary of used, though.292Views0likes0CommentsComplete Newbie to TTs Here. First-time Buyer Advice
Good morning! First time TT buyers, looking for advice on brand, etc. We live in Riverside, CA., and have been to about 5-6 different places, and have a decent idea on what we think we need. We have a 2017 Nissan Armada 2WD, with a max towing capacity of 8,500 lbs, so we're thinking a 6,000 lb. TT max. Family of 5, with two oldest boys being 17, and probably off to college and jobs within a year or two max, but right now we do need to sleep 5. Looking at bunk floor plans with pull-out dinette. I know you can sleep 5 without bunks in many floor plans, but it seems a hassle to break down the dinette table every night, or convert a couch and put sheets on it, etc. Then un-do it all again the morning. We want beds ready to go. Preferably new, and the wood-frame TTs are our price range ($19-$24k) Our driveway parking location is 30 feet, sidewalk-to-roof overhang, so that needs to be taken into consideration. Ideally I'd like the tongue of the TT to not be sitting literally on the sidewalk line. So far we've looked at the following, with their factory listed dry weights: Aspen Trail 2340BHS (5,599 lbs.) Coleman Lantern 244BHWE (5,500 lbs.) Jay Flight SLX 242BHSW (5,335 lbs. Salem CruiseLite 241BHXL (5,165 lbs.) Anything I've found online in regards to most TTs, has been from dealerships, so looking for actual user-based experience with those brands, or even those specific models. Thanks! :D4KViews0likes26Comments
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