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Old 01-16-2021, 08:10 PM   #10
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In today's RV market, any 35' fifth wheel selling for $25,000 is going to be a "back row unit that doesn't present well enough to move to the front row".

There's one 2019 33' Cougar Half Ton unit listed in the forum classified section for $47K and a 2018 35' Alpine fifth wheel listed for $67K.

In "yesterday's market" a $25K 35' fifth wheel about 4 or 5 years old was a "good find" but also a "possible find"...

In "today's market" finding a 4 or 5 year old 35' fifth wheel in the $25K range, in any "reasonably good shape" is like finding the goose with the golden eggs. Are they out there? Yes, but so far and few between that they are "next to impossible to find" and usually not on a dealership lot, but being sold by a private seller trying to dump or get rid of a trailer that the dealer won't give them enough to pay off the balance of the loan. Upside down trailers are not going to sell for "what they're worth" rather they have to sell "to pay off the balance".... It's hard to negotiate a loan on something like that.

Anyway, for $25K, I don't think you're going to find a 35' fifth wheel that's "in great shape, ready to go camping and that meets your floorplan requirement of separate bedrooms with doors.

Now, if you're willing to risk an older unit, possibly with "hidden structural issues", you may find the floorplan you want for the price you want, but it won't be a "pristine, quality build, that's ready to camp".....
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