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01-04-2011, 03:35 PM
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Rivet Master
1958 26' Overlander
Mesa
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,742
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Airstream Top 10 Fallacies
I can think of a few right off the bat:
1. "Airstreams Don't Leak!"
2. "That dent can be pulled out with a suction cup!"
3. "It won't take much money to restore this beauty!"
Can you think of any others?
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1958 Overlander
2011 Wolf Creek 850N TC
2011 Ford F-250 Crewcab (6.2L), 3.73RE
WBCCI #5661/AIR #5661/TAC # AZ-6
4CU 1st VP
My '58 Overlander Restoration and Travel Blog:
https://mellomikesairstreams.blogspot.com/
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01-04-2011, 05:27 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,606
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How about :
1. "Airstreams Don't Leak!"
2. "That dent can be pulled out with a suction cup!"
3. "It won't take much money to restore this beauty!"
4. They do not depreciate in value.
5. You can tow one with a bicycle.
6. Everything worked the last time we used it.
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Richard
Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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01-04-2011, 05:32 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Currently Looking...
Louisburg
, North Carolina
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 98
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7. Axles? Why would it need new axles? They aint broke.
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"Shiny Aluminum Bodies will always turn a REAL man on"
Don't Let the Grass Grow under your Rig!
2004 GMC2500 HD Duramax~ 1987 Avion 30 P
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01-04-2011, 07:08 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Livingston
, Full time traveler
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 212
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"As well built as a Mercedes."
And, BTW, I think you'll probably get hate mail for starting this thread.
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Airstream of Consciousness
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01-04-2011, 07:23 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1979 Argosy 27
1969 21' Globetrotter
1953 25' Cruiser
Front Royal
, Virginia
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 407
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Everything looks bigger in an Airstream.
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01-04-2011, 07:34 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 26' Overlander
Winston Salem
, North Carolina
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 524
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Airstream is the best built trailer in the industry.
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Greg
Winston Salem, NC
WBCCI 5218,
Corresponding Secretary Piedmont NC Unit 161,
1967 Overlander International.
1979 Avion 30ft rear bath
TV's 88 Chevy Suburban 454, 3:42, TH400
95 Cadillac FW Brougham, LT1,3:42, 7k tow pk.
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01-04-2011, 07:39 PM
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
1960 24' Tradewind
1961 16' Bambi
Oakland
, California
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 758
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No soft spots.
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Gemma and Murray
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01-04-2011, 08:16 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2005 22' International CCD
Aliso Viejo
, California
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 61
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They take pride in their work and have excellent quality control.
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01-04-2011, 08:22 PM
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Rivet Master
1969 31' Sovereign
Broken Arrow
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,455
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No need to balance the running gear.
Polishing is easy takes just a few days.
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Garry
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01-04-2011, 10:12 PM
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1996 34' Classic
1996 34' Excella
Culpeper
, Virginia
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 392
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They thought of everything when they designed the Airstream. (cough, cough)
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FordTruck
2016 GMC 2500HD Denali (Betsy 4)
1996 34' Excella 1000 (Arvin3 as this is our 3rd AS)
Fair is where they put ribbons on pigs.
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01-04-2011, 10:20 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,367
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Hi,
Airstreams are owned by millionaires; That's why most of them are financed for twenty years.
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Bob 2005 Safari 25-B
"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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01-05-2011, 06:27 PM
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Vintage Kin
Fort Worth
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 8,014
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To read some other forums, Airstream owners:
- are rich.
- are snobs.
- trade "practicality" for the cool factor.
- do not own not better trailers.
- believe independent suspension and aerodynamics more important than they are.
Some fallacies are from ignorance or stupidity.
One actual fallacy is that A/S is the best all-aluminum trailer ever made. It should have been . . . .
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