OhhWell
Senior Member
We used to own a '94 2770 but sold it and moved on to a huge 34' Keystone with a slide and 2 bedrooms. IT was VERY nice and comfortable when set up at a spot but towing it was a pain and backing it in even worse at times. Also, while the worksmanship seemed decent and all the appliances worked perfect, there was an issue with the way the slide was built that allowed moisture to seep up under the edges and there really wasn't alot you could do about it.
So, the wife switched jobs to work the VA center down in BayPines which was great for her but it also meant she would be driving 130 miles a day. We traded the beast of a trailer in on a Prius. I missed the trailer but I didn't miss the dread of having to tow it. It towed stable enough but it was such a pain when in city traffic.
We knew we had to have some sort of RV and ruled out going with a Pop-up again. We saved up a modest amount of cash and went looking. So many trailers with issues! The common problem was people not thinking to seal the running lights and windows. We saw a '99 Sunline 2753 that was advertised rather cheap but it had dryrot under both bedroom windows and the roof was peeling apart. It didn't look like anyone did anything maintenance wise since it was brand new. We looked at alot of non-sunline trailers and even some motorhomes. There was a 25' 1995 sunline that came up down in Ft Lauderdale but I figured it was a little too small for us and too far to rive after getting burned on many trailers that "Had nothing wrong with them".
So anyway, I only rattle on and on about the search to illustrate that it is tough looking for a TT on a modest budget. This morning, we had just gotten home from looking at a class A that had dry rot under EVERY window and the wife wanted to go look at used lots in the area. Before leaving, I pulled up CL on a whim and posted not 20 min prior was a 2002 2753 in our budget and reported well maintained. I called and the guy that answered was the mobile RV repair guy that took care of the trailer when the owners were up in Canada for the summer. He said they didn't come down this year and asked him if he could sell it for them. Man, I told him I was on my way with cash in hand.
Needless to say, we bought it as it was in great condition. The exterior needs a little cleaning but that's all. I went out and lowered our hitch to "Sunline Level" and put the air compressor in the truck bed for the tires. It still has the original factory option electric jack so.... hope that still works.
Man, I'm excited. We can fit at Alexander Springs state park again. Our gas milage should go up 2mpg again. I can get up to speed on the on ramps again. I can scrape on slight inclines into gas stations again.... I can feel like our truck is overkill again. We have well built cabinetry again.
Anyhow. Just happy to have a reasonably sized sunline again. I'll put some pictures up after I bring it home and get it cleaned up and outfitted.
So, the wife switched jobs to work the VA center down in BayPines which was great for her but it also meant she would be driving 130 miles a day. We traded the beast of a trailer in on a Prius. I missed the trailer but I didn't miss the dread of having to tow it. It towed stable enough but it was such a pain when in city traffic.
We knew we had to have some sort of RV and ruled out going with a Pop-up again. We saved up a modest amount of cash and went looking. So many trailers with issues! The common problem was people not thinking to seal the running lights and windows. We saw a '99 Sunline 2753 that was advertised rather cheap but it had dryrot under both bedroom windows and the roof was peeling apart. It didn't look like anyone did anything maintenance wise since it was brand new. We looked at alot of non-sunline trailers and even some motorhomes. There was a 25' 1995 sunline that came up down in Ft Lauderdale but I figured it was a little too small for us and too far to rive after getting burned on many trailers that "Had nothing wrong with them".
So anyway, I only rattle on and on about the search to illustrate that it is tough looking for a TT on a modest budget. This morning, we had just gotten home from looking at a class A that had dry rot under EVERY window and the wife wanted to go look at used lots in the area. Before leaving, I pulled up CL on a whim and posted not 20 min prior was a 2002 2753 in our budget and reported well maintained. I called and the guy that answered was the mobile RV repair guy that took care of the trailer when the owners were up in Canada for the summer. He said they didn't come down this year and asked him if he could sell it for them. Man, I told him I was on my way with cash in hand.
Needless to say, we bought it as it was in great condition. The exterior needs a little cleaning but that's all. I went out and lowered our hitch to "Sunline Level" and put the air compressor in the truck bed for the tires. It still has the original factory option electric jack so.... hope that still works.
Man, I'm excited. We can fit at Alexander Springs state park again. Our gas milage should go up 2mpg again. I can get up to speed on the on ramps again. I can scrape on slight inclines into gas stations again.... I can feel like our truck is overkill again. We have well built cabinetry again.
Anyhow. Just happy to have a reasonably sized sunline again. I'll put some pictures up after I bring it home and get it cleaned up and outfitted.
when we're done full timing (if we ever start) I doubt we'll be towing the 32' monster around. We loved our 2753. Looking forward to pictures!
