New Airstream Globetrotter

not for us.
I want more than to pay big money for an 'icon'....only reason it is worth that much money and I sure am not paying that for a name :)
I love to see them on the road etc, whatever floats everyone's boat, but never would purchase it.

Beautiful but way too much $!

If I had the money to spend which I would not miss for something else more important, then I might try it. I like neat Americana type stuff.

Kind of like expensive jewelry that looks cool and people want to ask about...”oh this old thing, I saw it in the window and just had to have it...”

I would definitely keep it inside when there was a chance for hail, if possible, and not out camping.

Exactly!

ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:

gemsworld wrote:
Airstreams are beautiful but highly impractical.

:) Hi, mine is 13 years young and still going strong. Went from Southern California to Alaska and back. This was for 50 days and over 10,000 miles. Went on a cross country trip of 3 1/2 months and over 13,000 miles. Also many tens of thousands of miles total. And still worth just about what I paid new for it. Impractical??????

impractical means different things to different people

that models 'seems' to be lacking in storage space
that many of us need, so it IS IMPRACTICAL for many of us, certainly for me

nobody said anything about lacking quality and durability which is what your post about your unit refers too

example
an electric smart car can practical as a toad, for sight seeing your destination

NOT many would call it practical for cross country travel

air streams are very well built, very durable
that does not mean a particular model with certain interior styling is practical for the majority of travlers

Love the look, but I wish they could either do a slide (which was done before), or a rear loading door (again, was done before as well.)

Here in Austin, there are a number of places that do Airstream renovations/restorations. I'd buy an older shell that is still servicable, and have it completely renovated from the aluminum up with new furnishings.

One can have an older Airstream renovated, which means modern furniture/appliances, or restored, which means furniture/appliances of that year. I prefer modern stuff, (especially things like the Truma Combi heater/water heater that save space), so I would go the reno route... It also is a lot cheaper as well.

New Airstream prices are just crazy-high. $15k for a complete rebuild, and $10k for a used shell, and I'd have a decent trailer just as good.

I love it but I don't think that it's for me.

Makes me want to take a hammer to the corners of my TT and grab a gallon of silver paint, lol. I have all that other stuff.

You've got to hand it to Airstream, though, for continuing to build the same great design that's been proven over the years.

gemsworld wrote:
Airstreams are beautiful but highly impractical.

:) Hi, mine is 13 years young and still going strong. Went from Southern California to Alaska and back. This was for 50 days and over 10,000 miles. Went on a cross country trip of 3 1/2 months and over 13,000 miles. Also many tens of thousands of miles total. And still worth just about what I paid new for it. Impractical??????

JAC1982 wrote:
Gorgeous! If they would only make a toyhauler...

:) Hi, they did make a toy hauler, but discontinued all three axle 34' models. Panamerican, I believe it was called.