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View Poll Results: Would you buy another AS?
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07-12-2008, 11:14 AM
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1 Rivet Member 
Currently Looking...
Southern
, Oregon
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 11
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would you buy AS again?
As a newbie considering buying an AS, I was wondering how you all felt about buying another AS. I've read about quite a few problems some of you are having with corrosion, leaks, etc.
I bought a 26' trailerable sailboat a few years back and quickly realized it was too much work to setup, launch, retrieve, and take down the sails, so I sold it and don't plan to buy another.
Any second thougts out there?
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That beer was good. Let me see what the next one tastes like.
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07-12-2008, 11:45 AM
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Rivet Master  
Airstream - Other
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Bosque Farms
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 7,030
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Durn, tootin! My heart has been lusting after a 1982 AS Moho for several days now.
Lynn
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ACI Big Red Number 21043
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07-12-2008, 12:05 PM
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Rivet Master
1976 31' Sovereign
ozark
, Missouri
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,040
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I will never own anything else but. We bought our 1976 31' Sovereign last July. . . (HEY. . . IT'S OUR 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!) We love everthing about her. She is our pride and joy even though she's stripped to the floor right now. We will go and just sit in the AS with our lawn chairs and escape.
It pulls like a dream, sleek and sophisticated. WE LOVE HER!
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07-12-2008, 12:09 PM
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Rivet Master
1983 34' Excella
1967 24' Tradewind
Little Rock
, Arkansas
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,825
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I own two. Question answered. Realistically, the '67 will go in the future.
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Vaughan
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07-12-2008, 12:19 PM
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Rivet Master
2002 19' Bambi
Lafayette
, California
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 1,569
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Absolutely. In some ways it is more work than staying in a motel, but cannot compare with using and maintaining a sailboat. Every time we go to an RV show or look at other brands while on a trip, our decision to buy an Airstream gets reconfirmed as having been correct.
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07-12-2008, 12:36 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,702
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Yes, we have and will probably again.
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07-12-2008, 12:48 PM
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My Grandparents Airstream
2007 28' Safari SE
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 174
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Yes we would. We are on our second Airstream . It has been said that most Airstreamers will own 4 or 5 of them in their lifetime. We love all Airstreams.
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Andrew Selking
WBCCI #6062
International 3rd Vice President
"Airstream the Best trailer ever built."
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07-12-2008, 01:10 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
2022 16' Bambi
2022 Atlas
Sioux Falls
, Arkansas
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 257
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Without a doubt- Yes.
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2006 34' Classic LTD
2010 Ford F250 PSD
Hensley Arrow Hitch
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07-12-2008, 01:10 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2007 27' Safari FB SE
Mansfield
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 36
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In a heartbeat! We have owned SOB's in the past and while all trailers have their issues AS has far fewer, in my experience, than the others we owned and is sweet to tow. During a recent trip to Northern Vermont we had neighbors that wanted a tour, which we granted. Their eyes turned greener the longer they were inside. He crawled under for a view of the support structures and then came out and told us all the things that has happened to their new fifth wheel and just kept shaking his head.
Kat
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07-12-2008, 01:12 PM
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Moderator
2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
Santa Rosa Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 13,159
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Absolutely, yes.
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SuEllyn & Brian McCabe
WBCCI #3628 -- AIR #14872 -- TAC #FL-7
2015 FC 25' FB (Lucy) with ProPride
2020 Silverado 2500 (Vivian)
2023 Rivian R1T (Opal)
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07-12-2008, 01:29 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 25' Classic
Hydes
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 713
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This is my third and a keeper so I guess I won't have to buy another one. If something happened to this Airstream it would be replace with another. There's nothing even close out there.
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07-12-2008, 01:36 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1977 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre
Mont-Laurier
, Québec
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 70
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Yes I will...
Quote:
Originally Posted by LeisureTime
As a newbie considering buying an AS, I was wondering how you all felt about buying another AS. I've read about quite a few problems some of you are having with corrosion, leaks, etc.
Any second thougts out there?
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I am the owner of a third one... and I keep my eyes open for a fourth one... I sold the first two I have owned for the same price I had bought them or even a little more. The one I have, when I trade it for something else, I will sell it for more than what I have paid for. This is for sure.
I don't know of any of my friends and/or relatives who are able to say the same regarding their equipment.
Of course, I will buy another airstream if I can.
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07-12-2008, 01:47 PM
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Rivet Master
2002 19' Bambi
Northwestern Ontario
, - on the backside of the map and just above the big green spot
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 819
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Hmmm - not quite sure how to answer this - don't see the need to think about buying another - we like the one we've got - and I doubt that is going to change!
Jay
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Bambi - 2002 (The Toaster)
Pathfinder - 2009 (The Buggy)
"I'm not young enough to know everything ....."
(Oscar Wilde)
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07-12-2008, 02:07 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2000 34' Excella
Tucson
, Arizona
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 375
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Don't need to buy another the one I have will last as long as the lifestyle is possible. Would not even consider SOB. AS is the best built out there.
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07-12-2008, 02:22 PM
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The SilverSleeper
2001 28' Excella
2005 25' Classic
1988 23' Excella
Daphne
, Alabama
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 210
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I have owned a 34 ft, a 1989 29ft Excella.a 1989 25ft Excella,a 1996 25ft Classic,,I now own a 2004 28ft CCD and a 1996 21ft Sovereign . I am also looking for a 1987 or 1988 23ft Airstream. I figure its my way of helping the economy.
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07-12-2008, 02:56 PM
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Liquid Cooled
2017 27' Flying Cloud
Currently Looking...
Currently Looking...
Currently Looking...
near Indy
, Indiana
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 745
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Might under certain circumstances consider an A-Liner, but we got here via tent -> pop up -> SOB, and I doubt we'll go back. "Never" is an awfully long time, so I won't say that.
But still....
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07-12-2008, 03:16 PM
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Rivet Master
1960 22' Safari
in the wilderness
, The great Mojave Desert
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 4,077
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Yep,
We're on our second one and uless disaster strikes will keep it til they plant us. If disaster does strike we'll get another one.
After having Airstreams we just can't see getting a SOB. The ugliness of the white box and the Kuntry Kitsch interiors just horrify us.
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I'd rather be boon docking in the desert.
WBCCI 3344 FCU
AIR# 13896
CA 4
Yes, we have courtesy parking for you. About an hour North of Los Angeles.
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07-12-2008, 03:19 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 28' International
Currently Looking...
New Orleans
, Louisiana
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,077
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I already have.
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Jim N5TJZ Air# 174
2012 International Serenity 28
2005 Safari 25 SS Traded
1968 Globetrotter Sold
2011 F150 Ecoboost
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07-12-2008, 03:25 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 28' Safari S/O
Paradise
, California
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,446
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Without a doubt I would. If I had the money I would have one for everyday of the week!
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Steve
"THE OLDER I GET, THE BETTER I WAS"
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07-12-2008, 03:43 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 28' International CCD
Willoughby
, Ohio
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 543
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You betchya!
We'd like to have a 34' with a slideout to keep as a basecamp and travel with our 28 footer.
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Steve & Susan
WBCCI# 03876
AIR# 6511
2005 28' CCD, 2011 Sierra 5.3L, Equal-I-Zer
Empty Nesters - spending our money on OURSELVES for a change!
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