Well, we're now the proud owners of the 2000 Skyline Nomad 26'.
LOL
Well,we put down on it- we pick it up Thursday for the walk through to make sure everything is working/etc.
We got it for $9270 including the equalizer hitch. From what I can tell online it's a good bargain- we sure couldn't find anything in that price range LIKE THIS anywhere else. It looks so new that if they told us it was a 2003 or 2004 new one we'd have believed them. LOL
We went and looked at the pop up camper and that other smaller TT at the other lot together. We both think the pop up is soooo beautiful- but neither of us wants to deal with the set up while dealing with 3 kids, not having a potty (and couldn't figure out where we'd put it either!) etc etc.
Then on the smaller TT I really thought DH was going to say he wanted that one instead- for various reasons but one being that it had a tow pkg on the back where he could also tow our small boat. (that would really freak me out though- towing both the 22' trailer plus a boat behind that?? EEK!) Also they called earlier saying everything worked and they'd leave it hooked up for us to look at this evening- and when we got there we found out the fridge had some problems that they fixed and the stereo didn't work at all/etc. So it wasn't "all" working condition -yanno?
BUT -then we went over to look at the other one again- just to remind ourselves what it was like/etc and I really thought that when we did I'd still be indecisive and he would be pushing for the smaller less expensive one and that would make up our minds. But we walked in and the first thing he said was this one is sooooo much nicer.
LOL
Well that certainly didn't help me decide to get the smaller one! Seeing that bathroom again didn't help either. LOL I mean full size tub/shower, toilet not IN the shower like the other one and all that. Plus when all 5 of us were in the smaller trailer it's really made to have all the amenities plus lots of sleeping area and there is not much walking space at ALL. I mean literally just a tiny walking area and so narrow that only one adult OR child could walk at a time- we couldn't even get past one another without someone sitting down to let us by. LOL The big one is much roomier and I think that will do wonders with our "camping mood" while there. I can see getting irritated by being so cramped in the long run. Even the pop up had way more walking area/space than this smaller trailer! And the bunk beds/etc. It's a little more money- BUT the big one is a bargain from what NADA says... the smaller one is just OVER what NADA retail avg says! So even though the little one is less- it's not a bargain by any means. And we have to consider that paying $3500 more is probably worth it when there's so much difference in size, amenities plus 7 years difference (one is 1993- the bigger one is 2000).
The only thing I would like to get soon is a generator. I don't like the idea of camping ALWAYS hooked up on a campsite. Yanno?
Oh and also- the little one's a/c worked great/cold/powerful- but it is only on the top with the air coming out of it- that's it... just out of it. The other one we haven't seen how it works but they said it works great and will show us in the walk through when it's hooked up and all- before we take it- and it has vents through the ceiling (the kind you can adjust popping the cover down or up -so you won't have cold air blowing where someone might not want it to be) all through the entire trailer. So it's not just air coming out one spot. Lots of stuff we liked better. I'm frugal though and really thought I'd pick the smaller trailer- but I kinda let DH have the "lead" so to speak and he liked the bigger one better too.
So that's that. We'll be getting it Thursday (or Friday if DH has to work late Thursday) and going on a camping trip this weekend to break her in.