Well, Im late to the party, but I learned alot on my Rialta. I bought her a mo ago and by watching you, I found the shade for the door! I had been using a curtain with a tension rod. I had to take it off and on to go out the door. So ty!!
Nice. I had to watch twice because I got distracted looking for my income tax papers to take to the bank tomorrow for an RV loan to buy a 2005 22HD model. I know it won't last at the dealer's, so I've got to get things ready for this weekend for my viewing appointment. Wish me luck. :) Jon in rural BC, Canada
Grandma and Grandpa had one of these brand new, took it from Ohio to Alaska. Remember that shower. Started their RV craze. Ended with a 40ft Montana and crew cab LBZ Duramax
Beautiful looking Rialta. This is my idea of what a motorhome should be. It's small enough that anyone with a standard (non-commercial) driver's license could drive it and not feel intimidated by it. I hope it went to a good owner. :)
I once bought a very used (key word: VERY...) 1986 "Winnebago LeSharo", which was built on a front wheel drive "Renault" city van. It wasn't in too bad a shape, just kinda filthy. Dark green exterior stripes, plus sage green & tan velour interior. Immediately needed a semi hard to find rack & pinion steering assembly. UGH!!! Sanitized the whole rig with the then brand new "Orange Glo" and "Oxi Clean". Drove fairly well and got decent gas mileage. Stayed for several days next to the Hudson River at the "United States Military Academy at West Point" for the 2000 graduation ceremony. When my friend's family became stranded after their ride to "Kennedy Airport" never showed up, we literally squeezed 7 adults and their luggage into that little Class B. And THEN the air conditioning conked out. With all the roof vents and side windows fully opened, we still sheltered badly. But we made it in time for their planes to Alaska and Minnesota. WHEW!!! Suddenly the air conditioning began working again. Some friends were appearing at a local Greenwich Village night club, so I decided to stay overnight on a quiet side street. Would very much LOVE to own a "Rialta", but unfortunately time$ are rough now... 🤔 😞
I love seeing this video. Back in 2000. I was drooling over this one at an RV show when she came out. A trip down memory lane. lol
Well, Im late to the party, but I learned alot on my Rialta.
I bought her a mo ago and by watching you, I found the shade for the door!
I had been using a curtain with a tension rod.
I had to take it off and on to go out the door. So ty!!
Nice. I had to watch twice because I got distracted looking for my income tax papers to take to the bank tomorrow for an RV loan to buy a 2005 22HD model. I know it won't last at the dealer's, so I've got to get things ready for this weekend for my viewing appointment.
Wish me luck. :)
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Grandma and Grandpa had one of these brand new, took it from Ohio to Alaska. Remember that shower. Started their RV craze. Ended with a 40ft Montana and crew cab LBZ Duramax
Beautiful looking Rialta. This is my idea of what a motorhome should be. It's small enough that anyone with a standard (non-commercial) driver's license could drive it and not feel intimidated by it. I hope it went to a good owner. :)
Fun to see something very different.
I once bought a very used (key word: VERY...) 1986 "Winnebago LeSharo", which was built on a front wheel drive "Renault" city van. It wasn't in too bad a shape, just kinda filthy. Dark green exterior stripes, plus sage green & tan velour interior. Immediately needed a semi hard to find rack & pinion steering assembly. UGH!!! Sanitized the whole rig with the then brand new "Orange Glo" and "Oxi Clean". Drove fairly well and got decent gas mileage. Stayed for several days next to the Hudson River at the "United States Military Academy at West Point" for the 2000 graduation ceremony. When my friend's family became stranded after their ride to "Kennedy Airport" never showed up, we literally squeezed 7 adults and their luggage into that little Class B. And THEN the air conditioning conked out. With all the roof vents and side windows fully opened, we still sheltered badly. But we made it in time for their planes to Alaska and Minnesota. WHEW!!! Suddenly the air conditioning began working again. Some friends were appearing at a local Greenwich Village night club, so I decided to stay overnight on a quiet side street. Would very much LOVE to own a "Rialta", but unfortunately time$ are rough now... 🤔 😞
1:50 zero headroom, uhh, umm, moving on!
Love seeing classic units like that. Bet someone in California will scoop it up to go with their Vanagon.
No sense in belaboring the point!
I love this model!!!!
Very nice. All of the conveniences, I'll take good gas mileage over headroom any day. 🙋🇨🇦
is this still available? if so
how much?
She found a home pretty quickly after this video went live. We don't tend to collect used RVs for very long here.
What is the towing capacity?
About 2k. It was never made with towing really in mind.
How much did she sell for?
Apologies, but I don't have pricing records of sold used models like this.
It takes two hands to handle your... LOL
Wonder how well insulated these are for cold weather living
Sorry