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Originally Posted by vintageracer
There are lot's of great deals out there on high end USED aluminum enclosed trailers. A friend just bought an 8 year old 24 foot Featherlite V nose used car trailer for in Texas for $6,500. I am a BIG believer in purchasing high end used equipment versus low end new equipment.
I have a 23 year old Featherlite enclosed car trailer that was used for the first 12 years by a NASCAR team. Great trailer, pulls well and in fantastic condition. Featherlite built 15 of these trailers for 3 different teams. The trailer is 22 ft long and 6 foot tall inside. The trailer was built for maximum inside width. The trailer was used to transport CUP cars locally between shops and for testing. I paid $4,500 for the trailer when I bought it. That trailer would be every bit of $15K-$20K new. All 3 of my trailers are HIGH end expensive trailers when new that I purchased used. All three were built in the early to mid 1990's. All 3 trailers may be old but they function properly and look good.
Why buy new when there are so many great used HIGH end trailers available? No you generally will not spend any less money than you would buying a new cheap trailer however you will get a MUCH better quality trailer that has been used. Yes it will be more work finding that great deal on a high end used trailer rather than going to the local yocal trailer seller. Of course anything that is good or great always requires a little extra effort.
Buy a HIGH END used trailer you will not be sorry!
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I will chime in to add support to two things he said.
1. Featherlite builds great trailers. I have owned a LOT of trailers, new & used, big & small, very plain to extremely fancy ... steel, aluminum & composite ... and my Featherlite was my best & favorite. Another incredibly durable, good looking trailer that lasts & holds its value on the West Coast is TPD. Renegade's after 2000 were good mid-to-high quality trailers.
2. Buying a used, but well taken care of high quality trailer is better move than buying one of the brand new super low cost "disposable" trailers.
The quality trailers do everything better & 5 years down the road the quality trailer, if well taken care of, is in the same condition. While the low cost trailer purchased new is falling apart.
I do not mean to offend anyone if they bought a new low cost trailer. But I wanted to share my experience, that matches Mike's (VintageRacer), in hopes of helping others make their dollars go further & be happier with their buying decision.
If you have the money to buy a quality trailer new ... I say do it. If you don't ... and your choices are new "lower quality" or used high quality in good condition, I suggest the used high quality route from my experience.