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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Just call me smiley!

:D
We went to look at it again & leave a deposit... pulled the carpet up by the door & the sub-floor was perfect!!!:D The carpet is dirty, but that's okay!! We don't like carpet, anyway. The...

Forum: Trailer Values

09-02-2006, 09:43 AM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Yeah, I guess this looks pretty impulsive, and to...

Yeah, I guess this looks pretty impulsive, and to some degree it is. I have some pics of it and had emailed them to my father who fell in love with it & offered to help & possibly buy later. We...

Forum: Trailer Values

09-02-2006, 08:13 AM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

We Are The Proud Owners Of A 96 Excello!!!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
WooHoooooooo!
It was just so nice, we couldn't pass it up. We read through a lot of floor repair threads in the past few weeks & unless it's a frame off, I think...

Forum: Trailer Values

09-01-2006, 11:11 AM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

shacksman~ going by the severity of it, I'd be...

shacksman~ going by the severity of it, I'd be afraid to camp in it until we could get it reinforced, and that would be months- at least 2... I'm too anxious for that!

Gen Disarray~ you're right...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-30-2006, 08:15 AM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Really? I mean, it was severe, we could see...

Really? I mean, it was severe, we could see insulation between the bumper & frame w/out even pushing down on it. He had insulation shoved up in there because he spent last winter in Colorado.
I...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-30-2006, 07:42 AM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Thanks, everyone. We aren't even going to make an...

Thanks, everyone. We aren't even going to make an offer on this one. We may even dip into the savings & buy newer just so we can start camping soon. We're going to look at a '96 excello tonight.Our...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-29-2006, 04:27 PM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Thanks. I had just edited the part about the...

Thanks. I had just edited the part about the fridge, that was a misunderstanding.. my husband read the post & told me the PO said it does work. The pipes are all supposed to check out okay now.
...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-29-2006, 03:59 PM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Help me sort through my inspection findings

We just got back from another exhausting inspection trip, this time 1050 miles roundtrip. The seller had stated it to be in "great" shape. :rolleyes: We've decided we need to lower our standards...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-16-2006, 09:07 AM

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Is my "new" 76 sovereign toad-alled? your .02, please

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

We turned it down.

I want to thank everyone who replied. It really helps to have so many perspectives.

Juel~ Thank you for bringing up the emotional factor.

On the drive up, as well as the week we had to wait...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-15-2006, 09:36 AM

Replies: 11

Is my "new" 76 sovereign toad-alled? your .02, please

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

The frame/axles/skin seem to be in great shape....

The frame/axles/skin seem to be in great shape. There are no soft spots in the floor that I can tell, but we did not bring an ice pick in.
It towed great, he had us take it on the interstate.
...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-15-2006, 09:16 AM

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Is my "new" 76 sovereign toad-alled? your .02, please

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Is my "new" 76 sovereign toad-alled? your .02, please

If you've been following along at home, this is going to be really amusing.

We just got back from an exhausting trip to inspect/pay off my ebay airstream...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-07-2006, 07:06 AM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

:lol: Yep, djafrofunk. My husband started...

:lol:
Yep, djafrofunk.
My husband started that account with the intention of selling records on ebay.

Thanks for the congratulations, everyone! We're so excited. Had a hard time getting to...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-06-2006, 09:05 PM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Yeah, thanks! The seller wants me to leave plenty...

Yeah, thanks! The seller wants me to leave plenty of time for the grand tour so I know he'll be giving us lots of info. He even offered his new(er) airstream & 30 amp hookup if we need a place for...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-06-2006, 08:24 PM

Replies: 25

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

:D Wow,so.... :lol: we won! ...

:D

Wow,so....

:lol:
we won!

Not the one we've been asking about... but this (https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280012138785) one!
We felt good because...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-05-2006, 07:22 PM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Thanks everybody for all of the thoughts & ideas...

Thanks everybody for all of the thoughts & ideas on this. This forum has been so helpful.

My husband spoke with the seller last night. While my husband did like the guy, what I heard didn't make...

Forum: Trailer Values

08-04-2006, 01:34 PM

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Looking for scrutiny here! Guidance?

We've been checking this one (https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250013960852&fromMakeTrack=true)out on ebay & are sad to see there's no inspector in the area (outside of...

Forum: Buyer Guidelines

07-14-2006, 01:18 PM

Replies: 14

starting from scratch~moho vs. trailer?

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Thanks for all of the input! Some great points...

Thanks for all of the input! Some great points have been raised. I really appreciate it.

We're going to be FTing, and plan to spend a few months at a time in 3 different areas of the country......

Forum: Buyer Guidelines

07-14-2006, 10:42 AM

Replies: 14

starting from scratch~moho vs. trailer?

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Another question I have.. will it cost more to...

Another question I have.. will it cost more to buy a motorhome than it would be to buy a trailer & tow vehicle of "equal" function/quality? I know there are so many variables... but still wondering....

Forum: Buyer Guidelines

07-14-2006, 10:22 AM

Replies: 14

starting from scratch~moho vs. trailer?

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

starting from scratch~moho vs. trailer?

We're in the process of selling our current tow vehicle & we just took a check for our little Aliner pop-up.. so... we'll be down to a toyota corolla & some cash.
we've been looking for a truck/van...

Forum: Title, VIN & Registration

06-30-2006, 11:38 AM

Replies: 9

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Hey, thanks for checking it out.. having someone...

Hey, thanks for checking it out.. having someone else voice their weariness helps me out, too. I think it'll be easy to "let this one go" now.

Forum: Title, VIN & Registration

06-30-2006, 08:33 AM

Replies: 9

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Yes, and I don't really know what to look for,...

Yes, and I don't really know what to look for, either... I have a feeling I'll be calling a frog my own if I'm not very careful.

Aside from rear-end sag, I don't know how to check anything... it...

Forum: Title, VIN & Registration

06-29-2006, 08:00 PM

Replies: 9

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

So, does that sound far enough back from retail...

So, does that sound far enough back from retail value? It looks like they're going for more than twice that on ebay in decent condition. We're wanting to do so much work to customize that it seems...

Forum: Member Introductions

06-29-2006, 05:49 PM

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the long & winding intro, family jumping into FTing

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

So true! :nodding Let freedom ring! And...

So true! :nodding Let freedom ring!

And yes, I had originally typed in the "right" trailer... getting a little presumptuous there... it'll the be the "right" one for us. I'm sure it'll be a...

Forum: Title, VIN & Registration

06-29-2006, 04:40 PM

Replies: 9

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

For future searches on title... in case anyone...

For future searches on title... in case anyone else's brain is mush from staring at a monitor for hours on end...:wacko:
I found this...

Forum: Title, VIN & Registration

06-29-2006, 04:26 PM

Replies: 9

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

Okay. So this could be huge. I'll check w/the dmv...

Okay. So this could be huge. I'll check w/the dmv & insurance co. in the morning to ask those questions.

Phew! Potential crisis averted!! Gracias!

Forum: Member Introductions

06-29-2006, 03:24 PM

Replies: 10

the long & winding intro, family jumping into FTing

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Posted By ~flutterbee~

:flowers: Thanks for the replies! I...

:flowers:
Thanks for the replies!

I have started a journal in Word with the intention of transferring it over to a blog once my computer time is freed up a little! It seems like such a good...

Forum: Title, VIN & Registration

06-29-2006, 02:52 PM

Replies: 9