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Old 05-09-2008, 01:17 AM   #25
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and I guess anybody who sells something else will always come to say that the Hensley doesn't worth it. But may be the 3P is better because $500 less... I don't really get your point here.

I am sorry but it's a short cut that I can't buy... I am sure stupid enough to have spend $3.000 in an HaHa and just because of that find it perfect. If it was not up to the task, for the price I would be pissed off and I would tell everybody!!!

And may be there is a reason if people keep it beyond the 60 days...

So to be crystal clear :
if you drive your AS 8 week end a year for 100 miles each week end it's not that it doesn't worth it it's just that you don't really need it... and then going further you don't even need a 3/4 ton diesel TV.

if you drive it a lot, far away from your home, or if your AS is your home then it worth it.

and if you try it and feel more comfortable with the HaHa and can afford it even for 50 miles a week end do it.

Going even further is an AS worth it? any SOB, for less money, will offer you a watertight roof with fridge, AC, shower, microwave or oven, range, hot water etc and be good enough to tow and does the job... does that put you away from an AS?
So why spend the extra money : because it offers something more. Like the HaHa.
And that "something more" require more expenses. Like if you want a car that goes 5 miles/hours faster than another one you may need to put 10 thou more on the table.




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Originally Posted by Sean Woodruff
This is an interesting question for a couple of reasons. You'll never get an objective answer because the person who buys the orange haha will always tell you it is worth it. How could they tell you anything else? The psychological aspect won't let anyone that just spent over $3,000, on anything, tell you it isn't worth it.

Is it really worth it? Only the persons assigning the worth (i.e.-value) can determine that for themselves.

As many have posted, they each have assigned the worth/value of the orange haha to be higher than their previous hitch worth/value. However, I don't believe you will ever hear anything else from anyone who is past the 60 day money back guarantee.

Others will post that it isn't worth it. They will be the persons who haven't used it and would never part with that kind of money for a "hitch." Again, psychologically, they can't bring themselves to post anything else.

The real worth/value can only be measured by you.

Start with your performance expectations.

For example, NO sway when a truck passes, the wind blows or you make an evasive maneuver to miss something in the road.

Once you know that the hitch will allow that performance you can bring the price into the equation.

An expected performance (again, only you can determine this) divided by the price will give the worth/value of the hitch.

Holding performance constant, or equal, while dividing by a lower price will give you a HIGHER worth/value.

That's my take. If I've heard this question asked once, I've heard it asked 1,000 times.
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