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| Has anyone ever had one? Hauled in one? I can't find much info on them.... but I did find a nice looking one for sale (via interwebs, sight unseen in person)
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| I have one. Ours is a 4 horse with 15' living quarters... It is a very nice trailer... I would compare them to a older model bloomer or 4 star in terms of quality. Dream coach, like those other brands, are heavy made, which makes them expensive to haul but they are high quality. We have had an EXISS and CM and they were not as heavy, and tore up very easily. I love our trailer... do you have any more specific questions about them? Ours is a 2004 but I know of some other people with them too. I think the company closed is why it is hard to find much info. The wheelers have one as well |
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| I had a wonderful Dream Coach Silver Edition that I custom ordered. It was an awesome trailer with the rumber floor. I loved it but traded it for a LQ C & C. I know the girl who bought it and it's been a great trailer for her. Keep in mind my trailer was a "Silver" Edition Dream Coach, the "Platinum" Editions are also awesome trailers...their best. However, the "Emerald" Edition is their very cheap, very economy model and I knew 3 people who had those and they literally fell apart. I'm talking the dividers falling off the wall while horses are loaded going down the road and entire side panels coming off the side of the trailer if a horse "set-back". What edition you are considering is the key question in regards to Dream Coach trailers, at least the ones build several years back. I have no knowledge of newer models. |
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 Beach Babe
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Location: Off the coast of somewhere beautiful... | I had one, the emerald edition and welds were breaking all over it! It was labeled the "nightmare" glad to say we nolonger have this trailer! |
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  Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I have owned two of them. First one when I lived in PA. When I met hubby and moved I was not able to keep it. I bought a 17 foot steel stock trailer right before we got married and was happy with that. Hubby insisted he wanted us to invest in a bigger trailer, and I caved in but only if he waited for me to find another dreamcoach. I didn't want anything else. Mine is a 5 horse, 2006 model, and there isn't anything about it that I don't love :)
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| The one we are looking at is a Silver edition, 2005. It frightens me a bit that the Emeralds are so poorly built and fall apart. Why would they cheap out that much? And then others say the Silver and Platinum are wonderful. Did you have good resale with yours? I am just trying to make sure they are well made as we have one long trip to make (40 hours), and then it will be lightly used after that. They are comparable to a 4star? |
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Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I never heard of the emeralds being cheaply built. My first one was an emerald. |
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| I dont know that the 4 star thing is fact, but I am saying that we have a 2005 and I think it is defintely as nice as the elites and 4 stars and bloomers from 03-06 ish, so the ones made at the same time as it. But, ours is the Platinum Edition. Ours has a 15' or 16' shortwall I believe and has mangers, generator, ramp, drop downs on both sides, two couches and a very large bathroom and we paid 50,000 for it and it was a very good deal... I think they hold their value. I have seen a silver edition and it was nice too... |
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| graceofahorse - 2014-07-23 4:33 PM The one we are looking at is a Silver edition, 2005. It frightens me a bit that the Emeralds are so poorly built and fall apart. Why would they cheap out that much? And then others say the Silver and Platinum are wonderful. Did you have good resale with yours? I am just trying to make sure they are well made as we have one long trip to make (40 hours), and then it will be lightly used after that. They are comparable to a 4star?
The Emeralds were the economy model which is why they were cheapos...you get what you pay for. The Silver's were way better and very nice trailers. The photo of the one that someone posted is not an Emerald as they didn't have extruded sides but the plain smooth sides. I think you'll do fine with a Silver Edition. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one myself. |
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Damn Yankee
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | runs4fun - 2014-07-24 5:35 PM graceofahorse - 2014-07-23 4:33 PM The one we are looking at is a Silver edition, 2005. It frightens me a bit that the Emeralds are so poorly built and fall apart. Why would they cheap out that much? And then others say the Silver and Platinum are wonderful. Did you have good resale with yours? I am just trying to make sure they are well made as we have one long trip to make (40 hours), and then it will be lightly used after that. They are comparable to a 4star? The Emeralds were the economy model which is why they were cheapos...you get what you pay for. The Silver's were way better and very nice trailers. The photo of the one that someone posted is not an Emerald as they didn't have extruded sides but the plain smooth sides. I think you'll do fine with a Silver Edition. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one myself.
You are right it is not an emerald. It is a silver. My first one was an emerald and was super nice as well. |
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