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Old 01-21-2010, 08:55 AM   #9
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Lightbulb Re: Aluminum trailers

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Originally Posted by Dave Ficacci View Post
If you are going to put things in perspective...do it all the way.

Towing that steel piece of sh!t behind you puts additional wear and tear on your truck/motorhome's engine/tires/frame/brakes etc. It will also go through trailer tires faster... Put a price on that..

Think resale. In 10 years that 9000 steal trailer will be worth 3000...if it hasnt fallen apart yet. The 15000 aluminum one will still pull in 10k.

Goldrush and T&E are the only way to fly.
Dave -- I agree -- whatever you are towing with will be used much harder towing a steel trailer and the steel unit will be valued much less when sold 10 years later but its been my experience that after 10 years a aluminum unit such as a Goldrush / Motorsport / Featherlite etc. will be valued at what it sold for new or very close .
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