Car trailer

drifter17a

I have seen a second hand one which has some rust on axle, i guess that is standard as all trailers rust, right?

Or would you stay away?

AdrianC

bigadaj wrote: »

Brian James need to get his advertising and marketing sorted out, I never see anything but ifor Williams trailers around.

Depends on what kind of trailer.

IW seem to have the livestock transporter market sewn up.
Seems to me that BJ have the car transporter market - which is what the OP seems to be talking about - sewn up.

There are various continental manufacturers coming in a bit cheaper - there's probably not enough different on a single purchase to be worth self-importing, by the time you've factored the ferry trip in, especially if you're not right on top of the port. How do future parts availability and value sit, though? As has been pointed out, a 10yo BJ car transporter is worth a very high proportion of the new cost, if it's in good nick. And hasn't been nicked. They're one of the biggest scrote-magnets I can think of.

forgotmyname

Factor in the insurance for the trailer then compare the hire costs.

Shaka_Zulu

forgotmyname wrote: »

Factor in the insurance for the trailer then compare the hire costs.

Insurance for a trailer?

Crikey have never had that.

Iceweasel

Any vehicle towing a trailer automatically has 3rd Party only on the trailer.

And trailers of all types are much cheaper in The Netherlands or Germany.

AdrianC

Iceweasel wrote: »

And trailers of all types are much cheaper in The Netherlands or Germany.

If I were looking for a small car transporter trailer...?

Let's say the equivalent of a 3.7m, 1500kg Brian James C2 Blue. £1,610 list here.
http://brianjames.co.uk/pdf/C2_C4_BLUE_2017_1.pdf

drifter17a

That is excluding vat !!

By the time you add vat it is 2k

Re insurance i have never heard of that, insurance for what?

I thought all trailers are insured againt the car anyway

Iceweasel

drifter17a wrote: »

That is excluding vat !!

By the time you add vat it is 2k

Re insurance i have never heard of that, insurance for what?

I thought all trailers are insured againt the car anyway

While it's coupled to the car you have only 3rd Party cover on it unless you insure the trailer separately.

So if you damage it, or if it gets nicked - you receive nothing.

AdrianC

Iceweasel wrote: »

While it's coupled to the car you have only 3rd Party cover on it unless you insure the trailer separately.

So if you damage it, or if it gets nicked - you receive nothing.

And that's different to the rentatrailer, is it?

drifter17a

Same when you rent, they expect you to have the right insurance for the trailer

I suppose i could insure the trailer so my race car is covered but that isn't a big concerns

My towing car is heavy and well capable of pulling a 2.5 ton trailer and i won't be drifting while towing:)