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dcatel...the bottom line to all the discussion is that you have a leak...period, regardless of what the techs are saying. We had a car like that, drove us crazy, EVERY spring the A/C did not work. Bottom line, it was a very tiny leak.

The best option is covered storage with power. I found a boat dealer with about five RV spaces, that's where my MH is parked. Since it has very reliable power, I normally do not winterize, but place trouble lights with 60w bulbs scattered around (W/D, water pump, Aqua Hot, back of refrig, etc). Also, I run the wheels up on wood to keep them off the concrete.

I did considerable research on this subject last spring. Initially, I went to the company that has tinted all my vehicle's windows...he said,"sure, no problem." I asked that he please check with the makers of the tint...they emphatically said NO and that the windows would break with the standard auto tint on it. It has to do with the film either reflecting or absorbing the heat. So I went another company, noted for tinting home windows. He said that some tint is okay for dual pane, other is not, and that he has one guy that does nothing but dual pane home windows. Long story short, that last guy has added a MH to his list of home tinting and dual pane windows.

I have Magna Shades for the front, driver's, passenger's and door windows. Just ordered one for some very large side windows. The magnets for the front are on the inside, all others are on the outside.

With the market the way it is, you don't always take a big hit if you buy new. We have friends that recently got over $100k off a new coach priced at over $330k. So you can look at this as the first year depreciation hit...and you have a new rig. FWIW, they paid cash also, don't know if that made a difference.

In the boating world, when trying to insure a high dollar boat, the insurance company requires a written prebuy inspection from a licensed surveyor. It's not that way in the RV world, but I would get an RV mechanic and have him go over the entire coach and check everything out. We do prebuys on homes and boats...why not a MH?

Just remember to check the load rating to be sure the new wheels can handle the weight.