We sold our car trailer today
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342277)
Rockingham, Australia
November 12, 2020 3:36am CST
We sold our car trailer today. We bought it some years ago when we renovated a huge bus into a motor home. We intended to tow a smaller vehicle behind the bus as the bus was a bit inconvenient to park or take down the street if you wanted a litre of milk.
We’ve used it quite often for a number of purposes but we’re scaling down and it’s time to move it on. We advertised it yesterday, sold it the same day and it’s been picked up and is on its way to its new home. One less thing to licence, insure and worry about.
As you can see from the photo, it was a long unit when hooked to the bus.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
12 Nov 20
that does look like a long trailer! i always find it interesting how quickly things do, or don't sell online
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Nov 20
@DocAndersen We didn't research the prices much but now we think we got a pretty good price for it. For not too much more, he could have bought a new one although he would have had to add the winch and ramps.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
13 Nov 20
@JudyEv or it is a high demand item!
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
12 Nov 20
Glad to know that you sold it very fast.
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@moffittjc (121740)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Nov 20
That's great that you sold it so fast. Sounds like it was a very easy process for you, and now you have one less thing to worry about.
I can imagine it was interesting to drive that motor home and haul that trailer behind it.
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@moffittjc (121740)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Nov 20
@JudyEv I can only imagine what an adventure that was!
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@moffittjc (121740)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Nov 20
@JudyEv Wow, those are rather large, and I can imagine difficult to change.
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 20
We only took the car once but, on that trip, we had two blow-outs on the bus. We only had one spare tyre. Luckily we could stop in an open area and hitched the poor little car to the car trailer, loaded the two tyres and took them off to tyre service place. Yes, it was certainly long!
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
12 Nov 20
Long and absolutely no fun to maneuver in small places. I drove a 37 foot RV pulling a Jeep Grand Cherokee for five years. I avoided small areas when and where I could. I did have to pull the Jeep off on a few occasions because it was simply not possible to go where I needed to go with it attached.
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 20
We sold the bus some time back but we did have a lot of fun in it.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
13 Nov 20
@JudyEv sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
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@FourWalls (69136)
• United States
12 Nov 20
WOW, that’s a big bus. Glad you’ve sold it.
Have you watched videos of people who build their own caravans or “tiny houses” on those trailers? It’s quite fascinating!!
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@FourWalls (69136)
• United States
13 Nov 20
@JudyEv — then you know all about the “conversion” process. I’m impressed with y’all, and anyone who does that!
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Nov 20
@FourWalls I had my doubts but Vince was sure he could do it - and he did. lol
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
12 Nov 20
mercy, i can see the need fer certain fer such. i'd not wish to move that big bus 'round jest to fetch a few groceries. wonderful such sold so quickly'n 'tis gone. i hope whome'er purchased such gets great use out'ta 't. i've been tryin' to get the hubs to turn loose 'f our sundowner (3 horse slant trailer) fer some years. he refuses 'n such sits out'n the pasture gatherin' dust'n rust. i don't do long hauls with horses anymore, 've a stock trailer fer local/short hauls. he's that danged camper (used to use the sundowner to go huntin', 'tis a dressin' room'n the front 'n he did such by horseback) 'n jeep so why not sell't to someone with a need? 'n get't off the payroll, too.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
13 Nov 20
@JudyEv yepperz, that such'd be. there's a 'sleeper' section'n the nose, holds a queen size mattress. a handy person could easily rig more comforts if'n they wished. the saddle rack/tack gizmo fits'n the front 'r the back. makes me cranky coz i'd put new sneaks'n such prior to my illness, 'bout $2,000 down the drain 's i'm certain they've dry-rotted. still've the lil nubbies. sigh... i'd see if'n such'd make 't to the front'n slap a 'fer sale' sign but the hubs's still not 'nloaded all his huntin' schtuff. i nearly fainted when i opened the doors the other day. filled chest high with 'schtuff'! to say i'm disgruntled'd be a huge 'nderstatement.
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Nov 20
Your sundowner would be great for a horse-owner. Many of the endurance riders have similar setups but sometimes only two horse bays. Some had a cupboard built in for harness and cooking facilities/bed in the front. It's a shame about yours. It will only deteriorate out in the paddock.
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@GooglePlus (3830)
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13 Nov 20
One day not even 24 hours ? You are good writer and good with seller
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@GooglePlus (3830)
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13 Nov 20
@JudyEv Can you share some sales tips I will use it in my profile and look for a job as sales manager
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@LindaOHio (182154)
• United States
12 Nov 20
Congratulations on the sale. I know what you mean by downsizing. We are in a constant state of trying to get rid of all the "stuff" we have.
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Nov 20
@LindaOHio That's my thinking too - and if something should happen to us, I don't want our sons (who live air flights away) having too much to deal with.
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@LindaOHio (182154)
• United States
13 Nov 20
@JudyEv I just don't want to get caught needing to move to a senior housing development and having all sorts of stuff to get rid of.
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