What's it worth?

buzzinhalfdozen · 01-21-2010, 05:41 PM

Been looking at a 48 ft. featherlite with living quarters, has awnings generator ect. it's a 1996. Any idea what a good price is? Also any known issues to look for? Thanks Joe

art leong · 01-21-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by buzzinhalfdozen

Been looking at a 48 ft. featherlite with living quarters, has awnings generator ect. it's a 1996. Any idea what a good price is? Also any known issues to look for? Thanks Joe

I paid $35,000 for mine when it was less than 2 years old. I have a Cargomate With a slideout.

Jim Wahl · 01-21-2010, 08:02 PM

I have a 24' Featherlite that I bought new 5 years ago and have had NO issues. The quality is top rate. Jim

Roger K Fain · 01-22-2010, 09:12 AM

$750.00 a foot.

Rob Petrie E395 · 01-22-2010, 10:14 AM

You might try calling RV Lending group. Just tell them that you are thinking about buying it and may need financed and you would like to know what they consider the value to be before you waste a bunch of time trying to get a loan on something and working a deal out that cannot be done due to price. I am looking for another toter myself and have done this 2 times in the last couple of months, they have been very helpfull. I will admit that they know that when I find the right one they will be the ones to finance it as they have offered me a pretty good rate. Otherwise maybe someone who sells trailers and is on here might be able to help but when I have bought / traded in trailers in the past I never did find a NADA type book for them it always seems to go on how old it is vs condition it is in vs what it originally would have cost.

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 01-22-2010, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Roger K Fain

$750.00 a foot.

Holy cow...I mean people always say I have too much money (which isnt true its just that I skimp it everywhere else and spend it ALL on cars) .... wow... maybe its because I dont spend it on my trailer....

That would make my trailer 21,000 at 24 ft......Instead it was 4000

Now Im a cheap sob, and I know while a trailer wont win me any races it can KEEP me from the race, and we keeps ours tip top mechanically....

34k for a trailer ?!?!? Ouch.......(and yes I know good stuff costs) but there are a couple cars out there Id like for 34k

Maybe I should start building trailers, at $600 a ft theyd be a bargain

I think Im going to start having trailer envy.

W J · 01-22-2010, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Roger K Fain

$750.00 a foot.

You sure that's not the formula for buying a sailboat, Roger?? WJ

Mike Gardner · 01-22-2010, 01:05 PM

Theres alot of ways you can look at this but we would use depreciation as if we were taking it on trade. Lets guess that the trailer sold in 96 for 60K ( i assume its an aluminum featherlite and not a steel frame, they did build a few). If you use a 15% hit the first year and then slowly roll off value as the years go by then in my opinion its worth no more than $15,000.00 retail and $9000.00 wholesale. I dont care who built it, its 15 years old and things wear out as we all know. We do alot of trailer repair and most used trailers we see of this age need a complete overhaul of the running gear (brakes, springs, shackes, etc.) at minimun not to mention the wear on the LQ parts.

Also the market sucks for the large trailer market, trust me, i know first hand. With that said it is a buyers market and you should be able to name your price on older trailers of this size because the buyers just arent there.

Hope this helps!

RANDY PAYNE · 01-22-2010, 01:34 PM

i have a 48 ft. gooseneck that has been to knoxville twice. take 15 k biggg

01-21-2010, 05:41 PM	#1
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	What's it worth? Been looking at a 48 ft. featherlite with living quarters, has awnings generator ect. it's a 1996. Any idea what a good price is? Also any known issues to look for? Thanks Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

01-21-2010, 08:02 PM	#3
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,843 Likes: 666 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: What's it worth? I have a 24' Featherlite that I bought new 5 years ago and have had NO issues. The quality is top rate. Jim __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 D2 National Open Stock Champion 1981 D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

01-22-2010, 09:12 AM	#4
Roger K Fain Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Clarksburg, WV Posts: 146 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's it worth? $750.00 a foot.

01-22-2010, 10:14 AM	#5
Rob Petrie E395 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Woodlawn IL Posts: 1,092 Likes: 162 Liked 216 Times in 77 Posts	Re: What's it worth? You might try calling RV Lending group. Just tell them that you are thinking about buying it and may need financed and you would like to know what they consider the value to be before you waste a bunch of time trying to get a loan on something and working a deal out that cannot be done due to price. I am looking for another toter myself and have done this 2 times in the last couple of months, they have been very helpfull. I will admit that they know that when I find the right one they will be the ones to finance it as they have offered me a pretty good rate. Otherwise maybe someone who sells trailers and is on here might be able to help but when I have bought / traded in trailers in the past I never did find a NADA type book for them it always seems to go on how old it is vs condition it is in vs what it originally would have cost.

01-22-2010, 01:05 PM	#8
Mike Gardner Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 136 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's it worth? Theres alot of ways you can look at this but we would use depreciation as if we were taking it on trade. Lets guess that the trailer sold in 96 for 60K ( i assume its an aluminum featherlite and not a steel frame, they did build a few). If you use a 15% hit the first year and then slowly roll off value as the years go by then in my opinion its worth no more than $15,000.00 retail and $9000.00 wholesale. I dont care who built it, its 15 years old and things wear out as we all know. We do alot of trailer repair and most used trailers we see of this age need a complete overhaul of the running gear (brakes, springs, shackes, etc.) at minimun not to mention the wear on the LQ parts. Also the market sucks for the large trailer market, trust me, i know first hand. With that said it is a buyers market and you should be able to name your price on older trailers of this size because the buyers just arent there. Hope this helps!

01-22-2010, 01:34 PM	#9
RANDY PAYNE Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: ROME,GA. Posts: 197 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's it worth? i have a 48 ft. gooseneck that has been to knoxville twice. take 15 k biggg __________________ Randy Payne 2837 STK, SS Last edited by RANDY PAYNE; 01-22-2010 at 01:54 PM.