Hello there folks, I am a newbie on your site and indeed to RV-ing myself, although my parents have owned and live the winter months in California in a big one which I have holidayed in with my young family many times, so, we already know we love it! 
So, I've just bought and await delivery of a 1993 Gulfstream Friendship which I'm told is 11meters long or 37ft including the motorcycle lift. I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and intend to holiday in Ireland in it all summer as soon as my two boys break from school.
Although I've paid the vendor the money the add is still up on piston heads for anyone who may have seen it. It's advertised as a 1991 but my assessor was able to tell both the vendor and I that it was only manufactured in 1993 in the US, which was a nice surprise. I haven't seen it yet although the pics look very very good and the assessor gave it an amazingly good bill of health. Like myself the vendor is into classic cars and campaigns a historic rally car which he towed about behind the RV when out competing.
The vendor owns a number of companies in Wales that are involved in the Motorhome business, I think he fits out VW busses as campers for VW uk, so he gutted the whole machine and totally refitted everything early this year to prep it for sale including all new appliances. Nobody has spent a single night in it since - everything is brand new and although very clean, it is kind of square and older looking outside but you could be forgiven for thinking you were inside qa 2013 model.
I am sure I will have plenty of questions and it would be nice to hook up with some of the American RV community at home and take from all of your experiences and advice!
Thank you in advance folks.
Regards
John.
So, I've just bought and await delivery of a 1993 Gulfstream Friendship which I'm told is 11meters long or 37ft including the motorcycle lift. I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and intend to holiday in Ireland in it all summer as soon as my two boys break from school.
Although I've paid the vendor the money the add is still up on piston heads for anyone who may have seen it. It's advertised as a 1991 but my assessor was able to tell both the vendor and I that it was only manufactured in 1993 in the US, which was a nice surprise. I haven't seen it yet although the pics look very very good and the assessor gave it an amazingly good bill of health. Like myself the vendor is into classic cars and campaigns a historic rally car which he towed about behind the RV when out competing.
The vendor owns a number of companies in Wales that are involved in the Motorhome business, I think he fits out VW busses as campers for VW uk, so he gutted the whole machine and totally refitted everything early this year to prep it for sale including all new appliances. Nobody has spent a single night in it since - everything is brand new and although very clean, it is kind of square and older looking outside but you could be forgiven for thinking you were inside qa 2013 model.
I am sure I will have plenty of questions and it would be nice to hook up with some of the American RV community at home and take from all of your experiences and advice!
Thank you in advance folks.
Regards
John.
me with but probably just best to link the piston heads add for you to look at. I hope this works although I think this forum template is very similar to one I moderated before on classic cars so I think it'll work.
