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Advantages of Buying Used Trailers

Sep 28, 2021||Daniel Thompson

It’s so hard to pull the trigger on a new vehicle purchase, because we all know that the vehicle loses a huge chunk of its value as soon as it leaves the lot. In the trailer world, we find that although good brands hold their resale value very well, there is still some depreciation to consider. That’s not all bad news though. If it weren’t for a little depreciation, people wouldn’t be able to save money on the purchase or afford the trailer they need. That’s why Affordable Trailers is a big fan of used trailers.

Here’s how we see it:

  •     Used trailers offer the rare quality of maintaining dependability while also cutting costs. They remain dependable partly because they are simpler than automobiles – fewer parts means fewer opportunities for components to malfunction, break, deteriorate, or receive damage. The fewer problems then translate into cost savings, which frees up all sorts of benefits.
  •     One benefit to cost savings is owners can get more for their money. Most would agree that unless a person has lots of expendable funds, buying used is better than buying less trailer. Money is finite, budgets are real, and math don’t lie. (It’s like a country song written by nerds.) So consider used trailers for the opportunity they provide to get more size, load capacity, and features like ramps and lifts, and many more, for the same money as a lesser new trailer.
  •     Lower costs allow customers to get better brands and models. A better brand used is better than a cheap brand new. Better materials, better craftsmanship, better engineering, better manufacturing – all of these become accessible to more people when the prices drop due to age.
  • Technology in trailers does not change that quickly. Unlike an auto’s constantly evolving electronics, such as new gadgets and sensors and more, trailers are pretty static. Customers can buy used trailers that are just two years old and not feel like they are missing out on 20 new features.

Like many of our items for sale, used trailers provide excellent utility on a budget. Maintaining much of their original quality from their manufacturer, and beating the price of similar new trailers, used trailers allow owners to get more features with better quality and almost all of the technology of their new competitors.  Contact Affordable Trailers to hear about our used options, and please consider bringing your used trailer in as well. We buy those at fair valuations. Check out our blog for more tips and topics, and take a look at our inventory as well!