Hi All- I have recently joined and had a post with several replies about living in a 5th/TT. I have read all the Library info on checklists to bring and what to look for. What I need help with is the value of the trailer. I looked on NADA, and if you don't know every single detail about features an add ons, the retail price is impossible to figure out. Cars are easy- TT/5ths are not
I found a place that might be able to take me for renting a space for a trailer. The price is right, and it is not one of the ghetto/crime/drug dealing locations. It is just a small complex with a lot of old folks-that sounds like me The manager lives on site, and is available during working hours. For some odd reason that I can't quite figure out, they do not allow 5th wheels "because those are the kind you can drive away with". They allow TT and they can be driven off too, so I do not understand the logic there. The longest TT can be 35', and that is fine because I can't afford one that long anyway. The park has mostly single wide mobile homes and a few trailers. I think I saw one RV, which again, you can drive off in. She did admit that it is the worst spot in the complex due to a large pine tree that sheds needles, pine cones, and sap, but on the plus side it will be shady. And they are very picky about the appearance of the trailer. The reason they have a vacancy is because the last guy showed pictures of a nice trailer, and showed up with a piece of junk. They gave him thirty days notice!
Now that 5th wheels are off the table, a new search led me to this Craigslist posting by a private party. Santa Cruz is only 20 miles away, so it is convenient. They are asking $5,000, but I can only get NADA up to $2300 because I don't know or understand all of the features. The trailer appears clean and in nice shape. The only disappointment is the kitchen. I do not cook a lot, but I do like to bake, and it looks like there won't be many cookies leaving that trailer!
So my question is- based on the features that you can see in this trailer, is $5,000 an accurate price? Of course that will be under the assumption that there are no leaks, dry rot, or any mechanical problems to be found. And maybe someone in the forum has one like it, or had one like it at one time. Comments on any particular problems with this model will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance! -Julie
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/rvs/3980184260.html
I found a place that might be able to take me for renting a space for a trailer. The price is right, and it is not one of the ghetto/crime/drug dealing locations. It is just a small complex with a lot of old folks-that sounds like me The manager lives on site, and is available during working hours. For some odd reason that I can't quite figure out, they do not allow 5th wheels "because those are the kind you can drive away with". They allow TT and they can be driven off too, so I do not understand the logic there. The longest TT can be 35', and that is fine because I can't afford one that long anyway. The park has mostly single wide mobile homes and a few trailers. I think I saw one RV, which again, you can drive off in. She did admit that it is the worst spot in the complex due to a large pine tree that sheds needles, pine cones, and sap, but on the plus side it will be shady. And they are very picky about the appearance of the trailer. The reason they have a vacancy is because the last guy showed pictures of a nice trailer, and showed up with a piece of junk. They gave him thirty days notice!
Now that 5th wheels are off the table, a new search led me to this Craigslist posting by a private party. Santa Cruz is only 20 miles away, so it is convenient. They are asking $5,000, but I can only get NADA up to $2300 because I don't know or understand all of the features. The trailer appears clean and in nice shape. The only disappointment is the kitchen. I do not cook a lot, but I do like to bake, and it looks like there won't be many cookies leaving that trailer!
So my question is- based on the features that you can see in this trailer, is $5,000 an accurate price? Of course that will be under the assumption that there are no leaks, dry rot, or any mechanical problems to be found. And maybe someone in the forum has one like it, or had one like it at one time. Comments on any particular problems with this model will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance! -Julie
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/rvs/3980184260.html