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Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-03-2016, 10:30 PM
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Posted By avanti
If anybody does want to go down, there is great...

If anybody does want to go down, there is great camping at Bankhead National Forest, not far from Winfield.

It is interesting that there were no pictures of half-assembled vehicles (either vans or...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-03-2016, 07:02 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
I wonder where PO kept the chain saw? ;)

I wonder where PO kept the chain saw? ;)
Forum: General Discussion Forum 05-03-2016, 12:59 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
Well, this looks fairly definitive: auction...

Well, this looks fairly definitive:

auction schedule (https://www.bb-antiques.com/auction%20schedule.htm)

:(
Forum: General Discussion Forum 01-09-2016, 03:29 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
I don't think it is quite right to talk about the...

I don't think it is quite right to talk about the "locals" as a homogenous group. As I see it, there were at least two distinct constituencies: (1) the local and state governments and economic...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 01-09-2016, 01:33 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
FWIW, the Sterling Winfield facility was pretty...

FWIW, the Sterling Winfield facility was pretty large--there was certainly room for a lot more than three vans in production at once. There were more than that there during my visit, plus a lot of...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 01-08-2016, 12:28 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
...and to make matters worse, there appears to...

...and to make matters worse, there appears to have been an extraordinary amount of turnover of the people they were able to hire. I don't want to speak out of school too much, but suffice it to say...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 01-07-2016, 11:41 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
I don't disagree. But remember that B-van...

I don't disagree. But remember that B-van conversion wasn't their only business. They also made those little trailers (which was a much lower cost, higher volume and probably higher margin item) and...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 01-07-2016, 11:14 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
I was down there getting some minor warranty...

I was down there getting some minor warranty service only a few months before things fell apart. Spent a lot of time with Dave. From what I could see, I think it EXTREMELY unlikely that any of this...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 01-07-2016, 08:37 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
Best I can piece together, the city guarantee on...

Best I can piece together, the city guarantee on the loan was about to expire and the bank didn't like how things were looking, so they pulled the plug before that happened, thus keeping the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 01-07-2016, 03:42 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
I have been doing Google searches from time to...

I have been doing Google searches from time to time. There seems to be nary a peep on the Net, which kind of surprises me. One would think that at least hints of lawsuits, etc. would have shown up by...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 08-15-2015, 01:51 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
One notable fact described in the article is that...

One notable fact described in the article is that the City of Winfield's 50% guarantee of the bank loan was set to expire after one year. The fact that this guarantee was about to expire was almost...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 08-15-2015, 01:41 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
That was in the days that Sprinters were being...

That was in the days that Sprinters were being distributed by Dodge. Things necessarily changed when MB started selling them directly. I can't speak for the period immediately after the change, but I...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 08-15-2015, 01:02 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
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q.e.d.
Forum: General Discussion Forum 08-15-2015, 12:28 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
Not coincidence at all. ARV started out in almost...

Not coincidence at all. ARV started out in almost every detail as an upscale clone of GWV--right down to floorpan, systems, suppliers (including the US MB dealer from which they both sourced their...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 08-14-2015, 04:38 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
I'm pretty sure that they would have first dibs...

I'm pretty sure that they would have first dibs in a bankruptcy. Could take awhile, though.
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-19-2015, 01:06 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
The small-fiberglass-trailer guys just got the...

The small-fiberglass-trailer guys just got the word about Sterling's problems:

Sterling RV - Fiberglass RV (https://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f51/sterling-rv-70536.html)

The discussion is...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-16-2015, 09:26 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
Yeah, found it using the tip that Marko...

Yeah, found it using the tip that Marko mysteriously chose to edit away.

Thanks to both of you.
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-16-2015, 04:22 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
We were lucky, too. Just a few months ago we were...

We were lucky, too. Just a few months ago we were at the factory to have a bunch of minor adjustments done (primarily tweaking the rather complex trifold seat/bed). They lavished attention on our...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-15-2015, 01:21 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
So the Facebook link I posted above no longer...

So the Facebook link I posted above no longer works and I am unable to find any references to this issue there or elsewhere. I am guessing that somebody lawyered-up.

I've been off-line for the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-29-2015, 01:31 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
My wife and I visited the Winfield factory a few...

My wife and I visited the Winfield factory a few months ago to get some minor warranty work done. I'm a little sensitive about speaking out of school, but here are some things that I picked up:...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-28-2015, 01:57 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
Not Dead Yet?

Sterling posted on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sterling-RV-Inc/1435579206695811

"There have been some unfounded rumours and 'stories' that have been circulating about Sterling RV...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-27-2015, 02:18 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20150626/3022191/...

https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20150626/3022191/Plant-Closes.htm
Forum: General Discussion Forum 06-27-2015, 12:15 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 42,682
Posted By avanti
I actually suggested this to Dave once (only half...

I actually suggested this to Dave once (only half joking). The two companies actually cooperated in some ways, such as bulk purchases of the screen-doors that they both use.
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