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When buying a Vintage Airstream travel trailer, check all the apparent stuff involving water, both hot and cold taps, shower, rest room flushing and sprayer. check the water for puddles around it, the water fill connector, everywhere there are pipes along the bottom, (use a flashlight|be sure to have a light}.

Examine all light systems and receptacles. Use a 110v plug with a meter or use a bulb in an outlet plug. Switch on and off all roof exhaust fans, the stove hood fan, the outside spot lights and the light over the steps. While the trailer pig tail is hooked up to the tow vehicle, inspect the running and turn signal lights. Get the owner to move the trailer forward and back a few feet and hit the brakes (while you're standing close to the wheels so you'll be able to hear the brake magnet click on and off). examine the tires and insert a penny or a dime in between the tread and check to see if the date stamp on the coin is still readable. Penny depth is okay, dime depth is marginal and (means you'll be shopping for tires soon).

Bring the smallest screw driver you've got (any auto elements store sell them with a shirt clip on it) if you don't have one already. Then when you are down on your hands and knees looking for water from any waterlines, casually tap the subfloor with the screwdriver. If you discover a soft spot, that is a sign of further water damage. Favorite places for soft spots are around the entrance door, round the back edge of the trailer, beneath sinks and below areas with loose rivets. There are different tell talegiveaway signs, but these few ought to help you decide if you are still interested. Rotten wood gets that rotted from being soaked by water. The job is often easy if it's at the entry door rather than if it is beneath a cupboard or deeper inside the trailer under the shower faucets for example.

Notice if there's a DMV inspection sticker. that might facilitate support any claim that each one DMV criteria worked within the recent past.

Check the vintage Airstream for rivets that are loose or not filling their hole. inside loose rivets can have a black marking (from rubbing after loosening)there is a reason and you may be faced with } big repairs after you buy the Airstream.

If there are many loose rivets, then more often than not, there's considerably more flexing of the frame than typical. While standing in front of or at the rear of the vintage Airstream, look along all sides to ascertain if it's flat or if there is some wave. The usual place for the waving (or bumps) is behind the wheel wells. Whether or not it's a small wave or an obvious one, the fix is simple.

If approve of the airstream, then don't let the small repairs scare you off, as most of the repairs can be done by you as you go.

There are many ways you can considerably reduce repair costs. One way is to find a good welder and learn to use it. Also, one will need patience, persistence and not mind being in dirty coveralls all day and laying beneath the airstream drilling out rivets or fixing pipes and floors.

Remember to run the jack up and down, have the owner show you the awning works and the way to switch out the propane bottles. The propane bottles ought to have a current date on them. There are new rules currently and though some refilling stations might not follow them, they'll get you sooner or later.

All of the issues you find will be translated into repair bills and must be reflected in any offer you make. Likewise, any special items or repairs you request should be reflected in the deal. Therefore,for example, if you would like delivery, you can negotiate the cost against some of the repair issues you found.

If you do not have vehicle to tow your vintage airstream, the convenience of getting it delivered might get you time to find the perfect tow vehicle, instead of simply a decent selection. Just good enough, never is. Don't buy a vehicle simply to tow the trailer home. Buying the right tow vehicle is an entirely different task and should not be rushed. The important part is that you find a vintage airstream that you can love and cherish for years and years to come!