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04-12-2016, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
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No Tow vehicle...how do I trade?
Hello, I find myself without a tow vehicle. I'm interested in trading in my TT for either a much small TT I can tow with an SUV or making a larger investment in to a used motorhome.
How in the world do I get my trailer to the dealership? Surely I'm not the only person this has ever happened to? Has anyone heard of dealerships assisting with towing for a fee?
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04-12-2016, 07:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kscamping
Hello, I find myself without a tow vehicle. I'm interested in trading in my TT for either a much small TT I can tow with an SUV or making a larger investment in to a used motorhome.
How in the world do I get my trailer to the dealership? Surely I'm not the only person this has ever happened to? Has anyone heard of dealerships assisting with towing for a fee?
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I know the dealer where I bought my TT from would deliver if you wanted free of charge, or set up if you had a seasonal lot somewhere, I'm sure most dealers would come pick up your trailer if your trading it in for a new unit from them.
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04-12-2016, 07:23 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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Pay the yard jocky at the dealership to pick up your trailer. Or write Pickup at vendors place in the deal. What size trailer? Uhaul rents pickups.
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04-12-2016, 07:24 PM
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Location: Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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Is your trailer parked at the campground? Maybe you have a neighbor or friend that would tow you for a small fee or a steak dinner? Most dealers have a delivery service but few have pick up. Did you ask the dealer you are considering purchasing from?
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04-12-2016, 07:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Rent a truck from a rental agency or dealer.
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04-12-2016, 07:43 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2015
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My trailer is at my home and the dealer is any good two hours away.
I didn't know you could rent trucks set up to tow a travel trailer. What type of place does so?
Thanks!
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04-12-2016, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2013
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Our camping neighbors just bought new fiver in Mich and dealer delivered it to their seasonal site in OH about 3 hrs one way and picked up the travel trailer they were trading in on the fiver
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04-12-2016, 07:55 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by heavynlori
Our camping neighbors just bought new fiver in Mich and dealer delivered it to their seasonal site in OH about 3 hrs one way and picked up the travel trailer they were trading in on the fiver
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Good to know it's possible! Thank you!
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04-12-2016, 08:17 PM
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Location: North Carolina
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Try some of the car rental places like enterprise to rent a truck, talk a friend with a truck into it or hire a professional driver. Or sell it yourself from home via craigslist. No towing required and you will likely get more money than a trade.
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04-12-2016, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Central Florida
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X2 on Craigslist. The stealership offered $3,400 for our trailer and I got $6,500 selling it on my own through Craigslist. I priced it a little lower than the competition and sold it in 2 days to the first person who called.
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04-12-2016, 09:18 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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Around here some of the large dealerships rent pickup trucks and vans for local day use. I have also seen pickups from some of the car rental firms on the roads. I have no idea what the terms and conditions are but a friend used a rented F-150 to haul one of those 1 yard cement trailers to his house.
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04-13-2016, 05:06 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Ohio
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Call enterprise they have 2500 at some locations I know people who rent one when they take there boat to the lake for the weekend.
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04-13-2016, 07:23 AM
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Who Dares, Wins
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Chester County, PA
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Where are you located.. Might help give better location advice.
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04-13-2016, 07:30 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Shenandoah Valley, VA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doc73
Where are you located.. Might help give better location advice.
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This^^^^ Depending where you're at, there may even be a few helping hand on here.
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04-13-2016, 11:51 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Western AZ
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Call your roadside assistance provider
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04-13-2016, 12:20 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Indiana
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I once tried renting a vehicle to move my TT. They let me back out once we realized the moving truck 1) didn't have a hitch and 2) had a welded 2" ball to the bumper.
So if you pursue this, visit the rental place first.
FYI: I ended up paying a tow truck company to haul it for me.
Mark
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04-13-2016, 01:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Wisconsin/Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dannimal
X2 on Craigslist. The stealership offered $3,400 for our trailer and I got $6,500 selling it on my own through Craigslist. I priced it a little lower than the competition and sold it in 2 days to the first person who called.
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X3, Craigslist.org is free,brings sellers and buyers together, and really works. We sold our slide-in on CL for nearly what we paid for it. We sold our boat last year well above the NADA value. Just make sure your unit is detailed, post a lot of good pictures, and write a detailed ad. A full descriptive ad works wonders. There is no cost per word and people actually do read them. I have been told many times that the full description was the reason they came over a one line ad.
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04-13-2016, 01:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 677
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FYI - Most major rental companies state in the terms and conditions that their rentals ARE NOT to be used for towing.
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04-13-2016, 01:29 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JustB_Rad
FYI - Most major rental companies state in the terms and conditions that their rentals ARE NOT to be used for towing.
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A few years ago, I wanted to rent a truck to tow my new trailer home and no one would rent a truck, especially with me using a WDH.
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04-13-2016, 04:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Eastern NC
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Where are you located OP?
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