If you sell your van I have dibsOh man ER goals! If you want something ever rarer I'll trade ya my 808Van for it
Contributed by Joseph Audette / @joearlo 1971 4×4...
Contributed by Joseph Audette / @joearlo “1971 4×4 Ford campervan that was a barn find in the midwest and lived some of its life on Hawaii (hence the 808 name). I have given it new life with a new...cabinporn.com
Haha,, you and a bunch of us ,, but the guy with the backstory hasn't been logged on since end of June,,Following,,,,,,,,
Hi all
Sorry i will post the full story but as it stands right now i still have many more things to check and fixes to finish and document, we also cannot put it on the road to take it anywhere to be worked on (temporary tag has run out) or even sell it as we still have not received the tittle via Earth Roamer .
Earth Roamer #94 will be in a way better truck when ER Apparently inspected and consigned it on to Mark (owner for two weeks )we cannot see any way we will keep it ( it only represents stress so far) .
Its totally my fault, I let my guard down was led by ER employees and for once in my life i believed and it has bit me in the ********.
Unfortunately we sold our beloved camper and we have nothing to fall back on until we get title and fix and sell this thing.
Chris
Pixelwix.Inc
Current out of pocket ER recipients with no ownership title that builds military and commercial simulation and display products not campers.
I added this because a comment now (removed) said i was a probably a competitor camper builder troll .
OK... at the risk of speaking for Chris, I will add some information which will hopefully limit some of the banter going on here. I PM'd Chris about a month ago when this was first posted, as I had looked hard at #94 from ER (but passed) and was seriously entertaining another used, private-party ER of same model year (2008). In his defense, I got a call back very quickly from Chris and we talked for ~1hr+ about his ordeal. Sounds like he was on the unfortunately end of a quick sale from the original buyer from ER, after only having the rig for 2 weeks off the ER pre-owned lot. Bottom line is there were a couple serious issues and (several smaller cosmetic ones) that should have been known/caught by ER in the "500 point inspection" when it left the lot to original buyer, 2 weeks before Chris purchased it from him. I actually also spoke to the original buyer (seller to Chris) briefly as well after he posted here, who re-iterated to me at that time that after using it for 2 weeks he and his wife decided it wasn't for them (didn't need 4x4, wanted more space, better ride, comfort, etc...) . Back to my conversation with Chris - if you are familiar with ERs, they developed a hydronic system that circulates engine coolant back to the house hot water tank which pulls heat off the coolant to heat the water in the tank. It is actually a pretty ingenious system of using engine heat to provide hot water for the rig. That developed a leak, draining most if not all the coolant from the system and overheating the engine. Having done a little more research since then, I've learned this same thing has happened on more than a couple other ERs. On top of that there were several other issues - non-functioning house AC, broken house windows, and a few others I'm forgetting....all of which contributed to Chris becoming de-hydrated while he was stuck in rig in southeast summer heat for multiple days while it was immobilized (sounds like it might still be).
I can't speak to the title issues but I can tell you from talking to Chris, he is an engineer, a pretty smart guy, did a thorough inspection of the rig after uncovering some of these issues, has talked with ER folks extensively about them, and I believe he has documentation/photos to support that some or all of the issues where present when the rig left the ER lot. Unfortunately he is the 2nd buyer so I do not think there is any recourse. In fact, I don't think there would even be any recourse for buyer #1 as l believe these only come with a 3 or 5 day warranty, if any. That is all I know. My personal take away is, buyer beware or in other words, learn as much as possible about the nuances of the rig you are going to buy. Expedition camper conversion vehicles are a science project by nature and any owner should be prepared for that. I personally still plan to buy an ER some day, but I will go into it knowing the various systems, risks with the powerstroke diesels, etc...
OK... at the risk of speaking for Chris, I will add some information which will hopefully limit some of the banter going on here. I PM'd Chris about a month ago when this was first posted, as I had looked hard at #94 from ER (but passed) and was seriously entertaining another used, private-party ER of same model year (2008). In his defense, I got a call back very quickly from Chris and we talked for ~1hr+ about his ordeal. Sounds like he was on the unfortunately end of a quick sale from the original buyer from ER, after only having the rig for 2 weeks off the ER pre-owned lot. Bottom line is there were a couple serious issues and (several smaller cosmetic ones) that should have been known/caught by ER in the "500 point inspection" when it left the lot to original buyer, 2 weeks before Chris purchased it from him. I actually also spoke to the original buyer (seller to Chris) briefly as well after he posted here, who re-iterated to me at that time that after using it for 2 weeks he and his wife decided it wasn't for them (didn't need 4x4, wanted more space, better ride, comfort, etc...) . Back to my conversation with Chris - if you are familiar with ERs, they developed a hydronic system that circulates engine coolant back to the house hot water tank which pulls heat off the coolant to heat the water in the tank. It is actually a pretty ingenious system of using engine heat to provide hot water for the rig. That developed a leak, draining most if not all the coolant from the system and overheating the engine. Having done a little more research since then, I've learned this same thing has happened on more than a couple other ERs. On top of that there were several other issues - non-functioning house AC, broken house windows, and a few others I'm forgetting....all of which contributed to Chris becoming de-hydrated while he was stuck in rig in southeast summer heat for multiple days while it was immobilized (sounds like it might still be).
I can't speak to the title issues but I can tell you from talking to Chris, he is an engineer, a pretty smart guy, did a thorough inspection of the rig after uncovering some of these issues, has talked with ER folks extensively about them, and I believe he has documentation/photos to support that some or all of the issues where present when the rig left the ER lot. Unfortunately he is the 2nd buyer so I do not think there is any recourse. In fact, I don't think there would even be any recourse for buyer #1 as l believe these only come with a 3 or 5 day warranty, if any. That is all I know. My personal take away is, buyer beware or in other words, learn as much as possible about the nuances of the rig you are going to buy. Expedition camper conversion vehicles are a science project by nature and any owner should be prepared for that. I personally still plan to buy an ER some day, but I will go into it knowing the various systems, risks with the powerstroke diesels, etc...