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12-15-2005, 11:45 AM
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New Member
Currently Looking...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Are some classifieds misleading?
http://www.airforums.com/class...p?product=1276
Wow like a Bambi.
Can tow with a skateboard?
10 ply tires? Why?
Restored?
What a load.
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12-15-2005, 11:57 AM
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Rivet Master 
1948 16' Wee Wind
1953 21' Flying Cloud
Denver
, Colorado
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,169
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It's also currently on eBay, item # 4596804650, so you better hurry up and pay the $30,000.00 asking price before you are outbid! 
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Fred Coldwell, WBCCI #1510, AIR #2675
Denver, Colorado - WBCCI Unit 24
Airstream Life "Old Aluminum"
Airstream Life "From the Archives"
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12-15-2005, 12:10 PM
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Rivet Monster
1975 31' Sovereign
1980 31' Excella II
Sprung Leak
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 7,172
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I have seen that toilet assembly somewhere before in an aircraft or boat...
Aaron 
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....so many Airstreams....so little time...
WBCCI #XXXX AIR #2495
Why are we in this basket...and where are we going 
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12-15-2005, 01:10 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 26' Overlander
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 8,525
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not misleading, more like exaggerated.
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12-15-2005, 01:52 PM
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Rivet Master
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,721
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Just one question- Why casino carpeting?
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12-15-2005, 01:58 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 411
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ALL advertising is misleading. Just watch the evening news and all the drug commercials. Darol
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12-15-2005, 03:18 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 16' Bubble
Rose Lodge
, Oregon
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: 1961 26' Overlander
Posts: 921
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I think that trailer looks nice.
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Of course I'm an elitist. Look around you.
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12-15-2005, 06:23 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,617
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I love ebay adds
I sometimes read the ebay adds just to get a good laugh. My favorite expression is, "it worked the last time we used it". I saw this add a few days ago and I love this statement: Inside the floor is missing in some small areas just forward of the entry way. You look at the picture and tell me about the "small  area" of missing floor.
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Richard
Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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12-15-2005, 07:31 PM
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Moderator
1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 12,255
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My favorite line in a description is 'easy fix'. No, it's not! If it was easy YOU would have fixed it!
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Stephanie
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12-15-2005, 07:40 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
MILAN
, Illinois
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 2,013
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Misleading Ads
Maybe This One Should Be Listed As A Fix-er-upper. Or Should This One Be Sold To The Guy Who Makes The End Cap Bars? Doesn't Look Good For Anything Else But Exterior Panels Or Scrap Aluminum!
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12-15-2005, 08:30 PM
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Rivet Master
1956 16' Bubble
Rose Lodge
, Oregon
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: 1961 26' Overlander
Posts: 921
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Some guy had an Airstream up on ebay a coupla months ago that really raised my hackles. He said something along the lines of "All the systems probably work, we just haven't plugged it in." I emailed him about how it was such a cute trailer but I wasn't an electrician & certainly didn't want to buy a trailer with serious electrical problems so could he please plug it in & check? He responded that he didn't have the time to "haul it to an RV campground" to check out the systems. And then he said that if I was REALLY concerned about such trivial things as electrical issues I should look elsewhere.
I should've at least offered to send him an extension cord that would reach as far as his garage.
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Of course I'm an elitist. Look around you.
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12-16-2005, 06:29 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 26' Overlander
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 8,525
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Isn't that the famous "sunken living area", thought that was popular back in te 70's.
Some might pay extra for that feature.
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12-16-2005, 06:39 AM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
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Originally Posted by ALANSD
Isn't that the famous "sunken living area", thought that was popular back in te 70's.
Some might pay extra for that feature.
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Absolutely! They're just re-arranging the floorplan so it can accomodate the brick fireplace! I put one in my '87 Burro... and other than having to calculate the center of gravity for tongue weight issues, it worked great! You do, of course have to crack a window for proper airflow through the flue... here's a photo of it installed!
Roger
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havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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12-16-2005, 09:16 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
Join Date: Apr 2005
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His educated guess of 1500 lbs is way off and could be dangerous. I have a '59 Traveler (not a Bambi) that weighs over 2800# ready to roll. Many smaller tow vehicles have limits at the 2000 lb mark.
The outside is shiney but I can't get past the circa 2005 water heater and refrigerator access doors ... hardly consistent with the '50s decor.
I don't begrudge the guy from making a buck off his work. I think that a more honest description and photos to back up the claims would go a long way to getting a sale closer to his high asking price, and more business in the future. Claiming a new sub-floor without any pictures of the process (huge undertaking) is questionable at best.
The same party is also advertising another "restored" airstream that still needs work.
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12-17-2005, 08:35 AM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,617
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Funky cool airstream
I think you might enjoy this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Airst...98366833QQrdZ1
It sounds like you get to star in a TV show when you buy this funky cool airstream. Oh, the stove, AC, heater, refrigerator? They are funky cool also, but never tested them! Who needs them, you will be the star of your own funky cool airstream TV show!
I wonder if he has some funky cool swamp land to sell also!
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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12-17-2005, 09:11 AM
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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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Oh wow, funky cool!
Shari
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12-17-2005, 12:36 PM
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Just an old timer...
2004 22' Interstate
Tipton
, Iowa
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,766
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Love the funky, cool light fixture with the wires hangin down in front of the A/C!
Roger
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havin' to fix my broken Airstreams since 1987...
AIR 2053 Current: 2004 Airstream Interstate "B-Van" T1N DODGE Sprinter
Former Airstreams: 1953 Flying Cloud, 1957 Overlander, 1961 Bambi, 1970 Safari Special, 1978 Argosy Minuet, 1985 325 Moho, 1994 Limited 34' Two-door, 1994 B190 "B-Van"
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12-17-2005, 01:05 PM
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We can tow it!
1996 28' Excella
Where the water tastes like wine
, Michigan
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,625
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Hmm clearly a misuse of the words "funky" and "cool"
After I call the slang police I'm going to reflect on his ebay user name
Guinness...clearly he had a few too many before he wrote that ad.
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12-17-2005, 01:18 PM
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We can tow it!
1996 28' Excella
Where the water tastes like wine
, Michigan
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,625
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Here to talk about funky and cool...
Blues Brothers--  Ex police, slang police, had their own movie and tv show...
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12-17-2005, 01:33 PM
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Rivet Monster
1975 31' Sovereign
1980 31' Excella II
Sprung Leak
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 7,172
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I think you might enjoy this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Airst...98366833QQrdZ1
It sounds like you get to star in a TV show when you buy this funky cool airstream. Oh, the stove, AC, heater, refrigerator? They are funky cool also, but never tested them! Who needs them, you will be the star of your own funky cool airstream TV show!
I wonder if he has some funky cool swamp land to sell also! |
Funky, Cool, Nasty with a good case of rear end seperation  I would be willing to pay his opening bid but no more without knowing how many of the appliances don't work...I still don't know why people won't be up front with whether the stuff works or not...if the thing has been sitting at your place long enough for you to cook up a funky, cool ad for it you have had time to check it out. Otherwise you are a non qualified owner/seller and should be banned from owning an Airstream...FOR LIFE!!  MHO 
Aaron
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....so many Airstreams....so little time...
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