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DallasSteve
May 11, 2017Nomad
jmtandem
You believe an Airstream is cheaper. Your arguments don't convince me and I was a CPA for 20 years so I know a little bit about costs. I could take the time to answer your points, but it's not worth it. Enjoy your Airstream. If someone gave me an Airstream I would sell it and use the money to buy something that (to me) is a better value.
Edit: A parting thought. Your earlier comment was:
Two-thirds of all Airstreams built since the 1930's are still on the road. Is that long enough for a unit to last you?
I searched the Internet and that is the claim. You do realize that doesn't mean that 2/3 of the Airstreams built in the 30s are still on the road. It's probably more like 1 percent. There were many less produced in the 30s and almost 100 percent of those built in the last 10 years are probably still on the road, so over that 80+ years it averages out to about 2/3. But that doesn't mean that most Airstreams last 80 years, which was the implication of your second sentence.
You believe an Airstream is cheaper. Your arguments don't convince me and I was a CPA for 20 years so I know a little bit about costs. I could take the time to answer your points, but it's not worth it. Enjoy your Airstream. If someone gave me an Airstream I would sell it and use the money to buy something that (to me) is a better value.
Edit: A parting thought. Your earlier comment was:
Two-thirds of all Airstreams built since the 1930's are still on the road. Is that long enough for a unit to last you?
I searched the Internet and that is the claim. You do realize that doesn't mean that 2/3 of the Airstreams built in the 30s are still on the road. It's probably more like 1 percent. There were many less produced in the 30s and almost 100 percent of those built in the last 10 years are probably still on the road, so over that 80+ years it averages out to about 2/3. But that doesn't mean that most Airstreams last 80 years, which was the implication of your second sentence.
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