Urgent Question. SHOULD I BUY THIS? Casita

[Daniel A.]

Originally Posted by Karalyn

I have been searching those sites listed daily. Nothing close to home and I am afraid to buy sight unseen. My 1st Scamp went to California and my second one to Massachusettes - both sight unseen by owners. Both new owners happy with purchase. I am honest and most people are, but still I am really scared to by sight unseen and have something shipped to me without my seeing it. If anyone sees a good deal out there let me know please. I am in no hurry as winter is coming soon, but I don't want to miss a nice one either.
Thanks again.

You could if you find one that interests you see if someone near to it can go look for you.

[mt5937]

PASS

* salvage title mean no resale for you after to fix everything
* visible crack - no flippin way I'd buy anything with a 4 inch visible crack unless the almighty his/her-self told me it was "okay"
* door doesn't latch - does it leak

Take the thing to an automatic car wash and run it through...see if it's dry inside afterwards.

...and what about the FRAME underneath.

Too much risk - no potential for reward.

[Roger C H]

Anything can be fixed, but you may end up paying more for fixing a questionable one than you would for a new one.

[Karalyn]

Someone else bought it. I see it has been sold. For the buyers sake, I hope he/she has no problems with it.
I just felt - and with your confirmation here on the board, that I myself could not take that risk.
I went and looked at a old pop up yesterday. Boy, one look at that pop up told me I needed to scratch that idea off my list. If I do not have a Casita by next yr, I will buy or borrow a tent for the family reunion (or rent a motel room).
Hmmmmm, maybe I should have kept my Scamp until I had found a Casita I liked.
I will keep searching. I am seeing a lot of overpriced Casita's out there right now. I figure I should be able to get something in excellent condition for around $10,000 if I keep on looking.

[BCDave]

Should you buy it? The fact that you are even asking means the answer is "no"

When you find the "right one", you won't be worried or concerned

[DavidSo]

Originally Posted by Karalyn

Someone else bought it. I see it has been sold. For the buyers sake, I hope he/she has no problems with it.
I just felt - and with your confirmation here on the board, that I myself could not take that risk.
I went and looked at a old pop up yesterday. Boy, one look at that pop up told me I needed to scratch that idea off my list. If I do not have a Casita by next yr, I will buy or borrow a tent for the family reunion (or rent a motel room).
Hmmmmm, maybe I should have kept my Scamp until I had found a Casita I liked.
I will keep searching. I am seeing a lot of overpriced Casita's out there right now. I figure I should be able to get something in excellent condition for around $10,000 if I keep on looking.

Karalyn,
You have done the right thing IMO. I looked for a good used one for some time with no luck either. That is why I eventually ordered a new one. The few that I did find didn't really have the stuff I wanted and were priced pretty high. These trailers don't suffer the same depreciation as most. Still, buying a problem trailer is not the answer. I sure wish you luck
David