I just purchased an entry level 2 horse Classic Westerner Deluxe in April. I am thrilled with it. Now I see the various Classic brand trailers everywhere and folks I talk to are pleased with them. The owners of my trainer's barn has the nicer model, don't know if it is the Cavalier or Monarch, but they are happy with it as well. They are light, well built, with very comfortable slant dimensions. My small quarter horse looks like a pony inside mine. Good luck with your purchase.

Note: I opted for wood floor over Rumbar because I was hesitant to spend money on something not "tried and true". It is a pretty new synthetic material, I will give it another 10 years on the market.

I bought a 3 horse GN Monarch from Classic in February 2000. A little different from the Cavalier that you are looking at. More features on mine. I put a tremendous amounts of miles on that trailer. A lot of those miles down forest service dirt roads. I used it in the winter snow and salted roads of Utah, Spring trips to Competitive trail and endurance rides, pack trips into the wilderness all summer and fall hunting trips. I made trips cross country to pick up and deliver horses. I used it ALOT.

After 5 years, I had replaced all the tires ( no tread left), repacked the bearings each year. I had replaced a few of the marker lights. Mostly eaten off by horses tied to the trailer overnight. And the rubber edge moulding on the fenders had come off. And that was it. It held up very well. No leaks in the roof no broken welds ( well I take that back, I dragged the back end over a rock and tore off part of the back bumper and had to have it welded back on. My fault though) This is all very minor maintenance.

I had the rumber floor. I hauled 3-4 horses all the time. most of my horses are 1100-1200lbs and always wearing shoes. The floor looked great after 5 years of use. I'd dump a bag of shavings on the floor and sweep them out once every month or two. And hose it out good before cold weather in the fall.

I sold it this past June ( in 5 days) for $3000 less than I paid for it. Which I consider exceptional resale. I purchased the a new Classic Bunkhouse. (I've got 3 teenage daughters I hope to keep riding with me by offering them some creature comforts.

I found Classic to be very friendly and willing to talk with me. I picked my trailer up at the factory and they gave me a nice tour of how the trailer is built. They are a small company. They only have 10 dealers, mostly in the West. They are not well known.

My vet sees hundreds of trailers a year. When it came time to buy his new trailer, he choose a Classic Bunkhouse. When I asked him why, he said he had seen the use I put my trailer through and it had held up better after 5 years than all the trailers he saw come through his parking lot.

I'm sure Classic can have a lemon once in a while, and I can't speak for their entry level trailers. But I think they make a good product that I would recommend to others. 

I'd look at their Mid Tack option. I liked it MUCH better than the rear tack that I have now.

As I remember, there are only 10 dealers nationwide for Classic. They are all on allocation waiting for trailers. So I can't blame them for not dickering on price. But I've always found the price very fair for what I got.

Resale around here is great. I accepted an offer for the trailer but had to wait a week or two to deliver the trailer to the buyer. In the next 3 days before I got the ad cancelled I got another 3 offers. All tried to bribe me to cancel my first agreement and sell to them for a few hundred bucks more. In fact the man who bought my trailer, Came from Washington. He was a good 10-11 hours away. One of the fellow who tried to bribe me with more money, said he was searching all the states that surrounded Utah trying to find one. So even if you couldn't sell it locally, there are enough folks looking for them, somebody will travel to come get it.

FYI:  Rumbar floors have been around for awhile now.  My first trailer was a '96 Thee Kit fiberglass composite (kevlar) w/ aluminum frame and rumbar floor.  My 2nd is another Thee Kit ('97) with a rumbar floor and it's fantastic!  After 8 years of continuous use, the floor is in great shape.  It came with a lifetime warranty and no need for those heavy mats to pull out and clean underneath. 

    I couldn't image opting for a wood floor that has to be replaced, breaks, splinters, is hard on their legs, etc over a flooring material that will last longer than the trailer.  Yes, the rumbar will cost more to begin with, but it will last 10 times longer.  I applaud any trailer companies that are installing this type of flooring as it's far superior to wood or aluminum.