3 Reasons to Consider Buying Used Trailers

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Our team at K4 Trailer, RV & Truck Accessories has been in the trailer industry since 1998. We are a family-owned business, and we want to help you get the ideal trailer for your needs. We also know new trailers can be expensive for many people, so we offer a great selection of used trailers for sale alongside our new models.

3 Reasons to Consider Buying Used Trailers

In this article, we will go over a few reasons we encourage our customers to consider buying used trailers.

  • Lower Cost – One of the key benefits of buying used trailers is because they have a lower up-front cost than new models. If you want to save money, then a used trailer is the way to go.
  • Less Depreciation – Another reason to consider buying used trailers instead of new is because of depreciation. For those who don’t know, the term depreciation refers to the way the resale value of an item goes down after its initial purchase, meaning you can’t sell the item to someone else for the same price that you bought it at. Vehicles and trailers are especially prone to depreciation, losing around 20% of their resale value within the first year. A used trailer has already undergone its first round of depreciation, so if you ever choose to sell it, you won’t have to sell far below what you initially paid for it.
  • Immediate Availability – Lastly, when you buy used trailers, you are choosing from models we already have on hand, so you won’t have to wait for us to get the latest models in. Buying new can mean waiting a long time for the right model to be delivered, but when you buy used, you can take your trailer with you the same day.