The book is just a percentage rate by year applied to some starting value. In other words, it's very loosely based on real sales data, and it is therefore an unreliable way to estimate the value of a trailer. There are fairly wide seasonal and regional price ranges too.
Second, you expect the depreciation rate to decrease over time. Therefore the difference between a 2005 and a 2002 should be less than the difference between a 2008 and a 2005, for example.
And the most important thing, of course, is what kind of condition is each trailer in? Many older models are very lightly used and offer great values, considering that TrailManors hold up pretty well.
Let us know how you come out!
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2005 TrailManor 3023
2003 Toyota Highlander 220hp V6 FWD
Reese 1000# round bar Weight Distributing Hitch
Prodigy brake controller.
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