Need a trailer to carry my 172

[Bluebeard]

Don't know wether this is the right section, but its the best i could think of

I need to buy a trailer, preferably sub £500 to carry my 172 securely. (ie strapped down)

It needs to be braked, have the facility for electrics (lights etc) and it would be even better if it was able to carry something a little bigger (say astra/megane size)

Any recomendations? Any ideas where i should start looking?

I've tried Ebay but tbh, the stuff on there is either fit for scrap or waaaaaay overpriced.

I've bought myself a towcar, but atm, i'm missing a trailer!! D'oh!

 

[Fletcher]

Aren't you selling your 172?

 

[bmh.01]

From what i've seen these things are not cheap!

 

[Fletcher]

Have you had a look on the Brianjames.co.uk website?

 

[Bluebeard]

Aren't you selling your 172?

WAS selling my 172. No point now. Gonna keep it.

 

[SBV116]

You will be very lucky to get a trailer for that much thats any good! I paid £300 for mine, its not a branded one, homemade jobbie, i spent about £300 on it, new wheels and tyres, all new electrics, getting supports etc welded on! and it is unbraked! ok as long as you take it steady!

I would say ebay is the best place to look!

 

[Fletcher]

Aren't you selling your 172?

WAS selling my 172. No point now. Gonna keep it.

Good stuff

 

[Bluebeard]

Have you had a look on the Brianjames [trailers].co.uk website?

It may as well be in Arabic. About as useless as a chocolate teapot.

 

[cal46]

would it not be cheaper to rent 1?

 

[Fletcher]

Sorry try this link www.BrianJames.co.uk

 

[Bluebeard]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/car-trailer-t...ryZ36632QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This doesn't seem to bad....

 

[Bluebeard]

would it not be cheaper to rent 1?

Not to use it a minimum once a week! lol

 

[AlexS]

My grandad bought an ifor williams one to tow behind his american RV, had a pug 207 on it, I think he paid £1500 brand new. Really well put together, I reckon £750 would get you a used one.

 

[Bluebeard]

Where?? point me in the direction son!

 

[AlexS]

Theres a fair few on the freeads mate, alot without pics though. You can get a ropey one for about £250, basically a caravan chassis with mini wheels or you can spend abit more and get one that is galvanised and braked.
This one caught my eye, bit over budget but they may come down.

Ifor Williams Car transporter, trailer, twin axle, 3500Kg, fitted with 12v, super winch, current capacity 2350kg, aluminium ramp, wheel clamp, 4 recent tyres, very good condition, £1,000, ono (neadt-46-12500)* Tel: 07039 594 140
Price: £1,000
This Advert was placed on - 14th November 2007

 

[Bluebeard]

Cool,

see if I could get something like that for say 7/750 then that would, in my eyes, be a much better purchase.

 

[AlexS]

Agreed, this time of year its a buyers market so get a cheeky offer in!

 

[Bluebeard]

And was this found by your uni or by your home??

 

[AlexS]

And was this found by your uni or by your home??

Neither lol,
Its in NE42, Prudhoe, which I believe is in Northumberland... Not sure where in relation to Bristol that is...

 

[Bluebeard]

MMMMMMIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS away! lol

Never mind, you have given me something to go on. Cheers dude

 

[AlexS]

Just AA routeplannered it, trek!

 

[AlexS]

Car Transporter trailer, 4 wheels, hydraulic brakes, 15ft long, steel, 20yrs old, (swadt-46-433)* Tel: 07039 522 537
Price: £275
Town: Torquay
Postcode: TQ28
This Advert was placed on - 14th November 2007
78 miles from a central Bristol postcode, cheap and probably not very cheeful, £375 down to £275

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-trailer-T...oryZ9882QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brian-James-t...oryZ9882QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Loads on ebay, some of them I wouldn't even rest a pint on though.

 

[GarethM]

they seem ok ^^

 

[Whiteley]

Caravan chassis is a good bet for that sort of money. For example I have a caravan which is pretty much beyond use because of damp etc, but it has a perfectly good braked galvanised chassis. 14ft long single axle. The van sold complete is probably worth 200 quid max but stripping all the cr*p off it and turning it into a useable trailer would see more of a return. Might be worth a look

 

[fmp_]

used to have a PRG trailer for my saxo.

was approx £1300. Tho it wasnt wide enoguh for my 182, a few inches short!

good bit of kit tho!

 

[ben_p]

im looking at brian james trialers at the moment. looking at 2k for a nie clubman etc

just need to chop the e46 in for a X5 to pull it LOL

 

[Nigel]

Off topic, but that Saxo loks great. FMP, can you put some pics up in media please?

 

[fmp_]

Off topic, but that Saxo loks great. FMP, can you put some pics up in media please?

will do chief!