Hey folks. I’m a newbie here. I’m about to purchase my first airstream. I spent 6 years living out of an econoline with a band I toured with (towing a 7x14 utility trailer) so I’m no stranger to the road, but I’m new to airstream/trailer life.
My wife and I are moving from NY to CA and have decided to sell everything we own and live out of a trailer for the next few years. We’ve done a TON of research, which brought us to airstream, but I’ve got a dilemma with a deposit I put on a 2007 19’ Safari LS Bambi. I’m considering waiting for another used one from another year to come through the dealership after reading some horror stories about ’07 airstreams.
I understand (and am fully prepared) to be doing maintenance and working on a vehicle that I’m going to be living out of full time…but the rampant amount of floor rot stories I have found on 2007 models are really scary. That’s not the type of regular maintenance I’d like to be doing, ‘cause that means we’ll be doing hotel living…not airstream living. Bare in mind, I’m going to be on the other side of the country, far away from holding the dealership accountable. And since it’s used (and based on spotty history of customer service at headquarters) I won’t be counting on heading to the manufacturers either.
So here’s what I’m asking. If there’s any of you out there that bought new (or even used) airstreams (specifically 2007) and had floor rot issues, upon bringing it back to a dealer and going through all the repairs and nightmares, were you able to get your airstream to a point where this thing was stronger than when it left the manufacturer? Or did you give up and sell and move on to another year AS?
My other question…are there any of you out there with 2007 Safari Bambi’s that didn’t go through this? Even when I scan through the posts on this forum, just looking at the user info of everyone, I see so many more 70’s, ’04, ’05, and then ’09 and up. I’m frightened by this potential black cloud over the 2007 airstreams.
If there’s anyone out there who can help with this purchase, I’d greatly appreciate it.
I’m very sorry for the lengthy first post and I’d like to thank everyone here for already providing me with tons of reading material and homework that has truly been the most help out of anything I’ve searched. You have an incredible community here and I (fingers crossed) look forward to being an active contributor.
My wife and I are moving from NY to CA and have decided to sell everything we own and live out of a trailer for the next few years. We’ve done a TON of research, which brought us to airstream, but I’ve got a dilemma with a deposit I put on a 2007 19’ Safari LS Bambi. I’m considering waiting for another used one from another year to come through the dealership after reading some horror stories about ’07 airstreams.
I understand (and am fully prepared) to be doing maintenance and working on a vehicle that I’m going to be living out of full time…but the rampant amount of floor rot stories I have found on 2007 models are really scary. That’s not the type of regular maintenance I’d like to be doing, ‘cause that means we’ll be doing hotel living…not airstream living. Bare in mind, I’m going to be on the other side of the country, far away from holding the dealership accountable. And since it’s used (and based on spotty history of customer service at headquarters) I won’t be counting on heading to the manufacturers either.
So here’s what I’m asking. If there’s any of you out there that bought new (or even used) airstreams (specifically 2007) and had floor rot issues, upon bringing it back to a dealer and going through all the repairs and nightmares, were you able to get your airstream to a point where this thing was stronger than when it left the manufacturer? Or did you give up and sell and move on to another year AS?
My other question…are there any of you out there with 2007 Safari Bambi’s that didn’t go through this? Even when I scan through the posts on this forum, just looking at the user info of everyone, I see so many more 70’s, ’04, ’05, and then ’09 and up. I’m frightened by this potential black cloud over the 2007 airstreams.
If there’s anyone out there who can help with this purchase, I’d greatly appreciate it.
I’m very sorry for the lengthy first post and I’d like to thank everyone here for already providing me with tons of reading material and homework that has truly been the most help out of anything I’ve searched. You have an incredible community here and I (fingers crossed) look forward to being an active contributor.
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