Buying an '87 Excella

[Reesestream]

About to buy an 87 excella 29' rear bedroom trailer. What made the excella an upgrade to other Models? Any warnings??

[perryg114]

That is a good question. The Excella I believe was the middle of the road model. The limited was the top of the line and I am sure it had a lot of custom stuff. I think it is just like a car. The Excella had a few more extras included in the package. You can do some research on airstream.com.

Pull the carpet under the beds in the back corners. I bet you will find rotten wood. Also look to the right of the door and pull up the carpet. Also sometime in the 80's they went to particle board or OSB as it is called which is not as water resistant as the old marine plywood was. I had to replace the last 4 ft of floor in mine as a result of the plate above the bumper leaking water into the rear subfloor. Center bath is better because the frame is not so stressed and the rear floor can be replace without gutting the trailer.

Perry

[Inland RV Center, In]

Originally Posted by Reesestream

About to buy an 87 excella 29' rear bedroom trailer. What made the excella an upgrade to other Models? Any warnings??

If it was parked for a long time, check the condition of the rubber rods in the axles.

Andy

[perryg114]

If the axels are the only thing that needs replaceing you got a good one. Don't take the seller's word for anything. If you can't see it work then assume it does not. "No leaks" is a red flag. Many leaks on an Airstream are under the floor covering or neglected plumbing leaks. You can access the water heater area under the sink in the bathroom if it is like mine. You can check the floor integrity in there. Also look under the false bottom on the closet where the water pump is.

Perry