Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 11-19-2010, 10:28 PM   #1
New Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 4
Default 1996 Rialta 221 RC



I bought my Rialta in 2004 from PPL in Houston. Flew one way and drove it home. I wouldn't recommend that dealer as they sold the vehicle to me with illegal trailer tires on it, only discovered by my local tire shop when I brought it in for them to determine why the ride was so hard. Despite the fact the RV also had Texas-size hail dents in the sides, the interior was in beautiful condition and it runs and handles beautifully while getting decent gas mileage.


Few VW or Winnebago dealers even service the vehicle (no bay large enough, so the VW dealers say). The dash air conditioner stopped working (and it worked great when I bought it), so we took it to Lithia Motors in Reno - big mistake. $1000 later, the air conditioner still didn't work. I have two cattle dogs I cart around in it, so it's hard on them in the sweltering summer heat of California's Central Valley with no air conditioning. A friend suggested using the Coleman roof air while running the generator to power it.


I'd like to find the original Bauhaus Autumn fabric (made by Hafner Inc mills in Canada, now defunct) if anyone knows of a place that sells remnants.


Also hard to find, the Continental Vanco tires (195/70R15). Not everyone stocks them. If anyone has found a comparable replacement, let us know.

yosemite4 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT. The time now is 01:56 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.