So a guy I use to work with bought a 2008 Double Tree Select Suite RS3 5th wheel probably in 2010. He passed away a few years later and his wife is interested in selling it. I went thru it (in 2018) and liked it, but felt at the time she was asking a little too much ($39.5K).
Its in great shape and I'm sure well taken care of.
Now it's 2021 and I still see it parked in her yard, I know it hasn't moved since I looked at it last, and I'm sure probably 2-3 years before that.
My wife and I are getting very close to making a purchase (hopefully at the Hershey 2021 Show, if it's on this year) but I keep going back to the used one she has, because I know or think I know that is a well made, hardly used, haven't been pulled much trailer. But I do know, the tires are probably original, so 4 new tires are 6-$800 range. Any other issues that come up will be out of my pocket (example 1 of the 2 AC's go bad) Frig takes a crap.
I still have to buy a truck to pull whatever I buy, also wondered if anyone uses the Chevy 3.0 straight 6 diesel. Is the Chevy HD2500 6 ltr diesel the way to go when spending the money?
So any advise on the trailer, anyone have any knowledge of these brands and would 30K be a decent price for both of us?
I had a travel trailer for a number of years so I'm not totally stupid to a trailer, but never a 5th wheel or diesel truck.
Here is a much older video to the exact trailer, not hers but someone else's post on youtube.