Class A restore bad idea

[garyp4951]

Well I got all excited to get my elderly nieghbors 1995 Air Stream Land Yacht, 35'WB, cummins, 20K miles, for $5K. It has been sitting for 8 Years uncovered, and was thinking I could just clean it up, and fix minor issues, only to find out it has been leaking, and ther are alot of areas where the skin is delaminating. I guess the only option now is to just part it out, or sell as junk, since repairing damaged wood, and redoing all the fiberglass is so expensive. I still have the option to purchase it, but it sounds like I better pass on this one.

[naturist]

So sad, but indeed, there are cases where restoration is a bad idea. If it has been sitting for 8 years, and has extensive damage due to a leak, there's also the question of whether the engine is frozen. Sorry this one isn't gonna work for ya.

[rgatijnet1]

People jump into a restoration project for two reasons.....to keep it themselves and use it, or to resell the vehicle.
Here is a link to a really nice Airstream that has not sold. Airstream
The coach has some age, and it will get some bidders for resale, but not enough to off set the cost of the restoration.
Now, if you want to buy it for your own use, and you can handle ALL of the restoration, than it MAY NOT be a bad deal. Then again it may be a money pit that you will never get to enjoy. If what you see scares you, then the hidden problems will terrify you. It sounds like this is one to pass on.