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...and there lies the problem. Step out of line and someone else takes the place. They continue to make money.

Five, I agree with you. My point is that I have not had a bad experience with them. It seems that when bad expriences are had then reports are made publicly. When good experiences are had it just seems that they go by the wayside and no one ever hears about it. I have had a bad experience at one of the local dealers in this area but it's not to say that others have not had good experiences. They seem to get a lot of business. Maybe it comes down to area's and CW is in many places. I remember one time in California with a broken down truck. Went to the dealer on a Tuesday, found out it was the second gear cog, went back on Thursday to check and part department said they hadn't ordered it yet and they would order it on Monday. Needless to say I had the part on Monday after some verbal words were exchanged. Here is my point. In California many business don't care if you don't use their services because there is a line of people waiting to get in for service. I don't care if it is a vehicle service or a restaurant - seems to be the observed problem by me. More dealer specific then generalization.

Hmm! Wonder what that means as I have had some great stays at KOA's. I have also had some not so great stays, but that is true of just about everywhere. I have only had to use Camping World one time. They had contracted a person to come in and make my repairs. He was excellent and his work of 4 years ago is still good. It is what it is, and then it is what you make of it.

Sure sounds like a lot of money to spend. Here is what I purchased about 2 years ago and about 30 cents cheaper. LED Lighting Check their web page for other types of bulbs and fittings. Yes, the company is in China. What isn't now-a-days.

David and Judy, Seems like in your demo rides of the DP and gasser you already found something you didn't like about one of them. I would wonder how much further that would extend to over time. You are going to find so many different responses. In the end it comes down to how you feel about a particular unit. I'm eleven years older than you and there is not way I can crawl around doing maintenance on my 40 foot DP. I do know how to pull out the DIP sticks and check the oil and transmission fluid, and also the radiator holding tank. After that it is to the shop it goes. I would wager that there is a very high percentage of motorhome owners that do not do their own maintenance. In my case I put it in the Freightliner shop for annual maintenance. As a learning experience on operation, the manuals you will get will be a great start. Then, go to a campground near by for a shake down. Pull in, then see if you have a friendly neighbor. Ask them questions and anyone else that is friendly. Most likely you will find everyone around you friendly. That is the nature of RV'ers. Or, get out of VA for the winter and come on down here to Texas. We have several campgrounds in the area and you can pick my pea brain for whatever knowledge I have. Personally, go with the diesel. After a couple years of trying it out and decide it's not for you, you will still get a better return on $$ than the gasser - in my humble opinion. Jump on in, the water is fine.

Okay, I'm going to tell on myself: Several years ago we had a big dog that went on to doggy heaven. I was newly retired and DW was still working. She asked if I could do a good house cleaning to get all the dog hair out. The vacuum just wasn't cutting in (we have all porcelain tile floors in the S& So, I opened all the windows and screens, got out the leaf blower and went to town. You cannot imagine the hair and dust that flew out those windows. Hey! Don't laugh, it worked. Then I closed all the screens and windows and used the standard methods. Very little was picked up after using the leaf blower. Just call me lazy!

Wow! Guess I was lucky. Kwikee was asking $214 for my step motor and I got it from <http://store.amequipment.com/214-series-gearhead-motor-12v-rh-housing-pinion-p-129.html>for $72.87. Go figure. It's been on and working for over a year now. p.s., I also purchased the wiring harness <http://store.amequipment.com/wire-harness-for-214210-motors-p-127.html> Shop around on their web page for your specific step motor. I matched numbers then matched pictures before ordering mine.

I don't think there is any one thing or program that encompasses all the aspects of trip planning. Many of the GPS Points of interest just don't have all the data, so different approaches to trip planning may be necessary. For me, the first thing I do is go is Google where I'm at. This typically brings up a Google map. Once the map is up I then put in "RV Parks" without the quotes inside the Google search line. The map will be populated with RV parks, but even this method is not all inclusive. Slide the map in any direction and the new direction wil pop-up RV Parks. It will provide a good idea of the RV parks in the area. I then look at the parks in the area and use RV Park Reviews to get an idea of how others think of the park, knowing that my likes and dislikes are different from others. I try to find if there are any discounts and plan appropriately. Unfortunately the web site designers now populate their "META" data with keywords or associated keywords so you may see a motel/hotel pop up when you search for RV Parks. Also try other keywords like "campground" etc. edited: p.s., with Google Maps, and even other mapping programs, you can use that same techique for finding restaurants, even specific type of restaurants, like Mexican, Italian, German, etc., or try Zoo and see what pops up. The worse you can get for searching on something you are trying to find is either the item, nothing, or a hodge podge of places. Try "Tourist Attractions" without the quotes, or "Tourist Info" for visitor centers. The possibilities are unlimited.

I have the Blue Ox BX88255 KarGard II and I have been using it for 2 years (since I bought the Lincoln MKX). I has done a fine job protecting the front of the car. I have a side exaust pipe. p.s., Blue Ox has been wonderful to work with on some minor probelms I encountered.

My PT-50C has saved me several times over the past years. I never plug in without it.

I left mine loose on the dash. Heading in a Northerly direction DW can move it over to one side or the other and that seems to get me the signal. One day I may mount it on the roor and stop fooling with it.

Good luck finding the 255/80R22.5 Michelin tires. Maybe they went into production again. I switched over to the Toyo. I'm not playing the game for a few $$, but me thinks the Toyo's were still cheaper.

Many years ago drove for a company towing a 14,000 pound trailer with a 1 ton 454 Chevy. Somewhere on I-10 it decided to quit. Turned over but would not fire. Got on the CB and a trucker stopped, pulled the distributor cap off. It has been so long since that happened, back in the early 80's, I cannot remember the specific part, but you have exactly the same symptons that I expreienced. Make sure the capacitor is properly grounded by checking the screw holding it in place and tighten it. There is an electronic module that provides fire coil/sparkplug (can't remember exactly which) that can go bad. My opinion would be to replace anything in the top of the distributor that can be replaced - what do you have to loose.

Stilll on our 3-1/2 month trip but will be back home next week. From South Coast of Texas to the Left Coast up and back down half way, then and now headed home. Dash MPG reads 8.9 MPG. 2008 Cummins ISB 340 hp, 40 foot Winnebago Destination MH. On shorter trips I have had as low as 7.9 on one rip to 10.2 on another. Lots of variables.

Well, 1968 is not that far back, for me, and you would be surprised at how much washing could be done with a helmet full of water. Might be that present day "warriors" still use that method. RV'ers, nah!

We have had both and do not like the Combo we presently have. No room for stackables. Combo dryers wash, then dry and there is nothing you can do about that. Stacables allow you to wash one load then dry it while washing another load. Much more efficient with time. Combo takes a very long time to do one load of clothes. About 99% of the time we just take everything to the laundromat and we are done in an hour and a half. That's just us!

There are a lot of parks in the New Braunfels area. Check RV Park Reviews.

So many variables. Age, UV, not used and sits in storage, etc. I ran Michelin XRV's for 7 years and just this year swapped them out for TOYO's because I could not find Michelins. I'd be interested to know if the second tire that blew was on the same set of dual. If so, how far did they travel on that single tire until they could find a safe place. Whatever distance that tire supported the weight of two tires and was most likely overweighted causing internal damage. However, China Bombs (tires) are becoming more prevailent.

I have a 2008 Cummins ISB. We left California a week ago and came across on I-40 through Kingman and on to Flagstaff. One time my temp went up to 212 but that was my fault as I did not do my normal control. My normal control is to not leave it on cruise but to press down on the accelerator until the cruise and accelerator are equal then take it off of cruise. Then, NEVER move the foot on the accelerator. Let the engine do the work from that point on. It may be necessary to down shift manually to keep the engine RPM's up. Sometime the transmission wants to go into 4th but I'll downshift to 3-3 to keep the RPM's up. My slowest speed up any of the hills was between 30-35 mph and passing trucks going slower. When I hit that 212 temperature I down shifted and within 30 seconds or less the temp started dropping. On most of the long hills my temp was between 203 and 205˚. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

If it was a gasser it may not have air brakes. Most likely it did have a mechanical parking brake. No air to dump.

Surely, as the time has gone by when pay-as-you-go first came about, the customer service reps are getting it straightened out. I'll find out when I get the extra receiver and that program.

I'm going to make this story short as I tend to draw them out when in person, so picture this Dragged out open faced 3 lnb Antenna. Set it up in the very close track of the RV site next to me. Spent a very, very, very long time trying to acquire satellites. Got fed up, went in to cool off, had a beer, it was getting dark so I told DW that I needed to move the antenna in case an rv needed to get in there. Picked it up and moved it directly behind my RV - fool with it in the morning. Went in side and had all three DISH satellites. GO FIGURE! Next time it happened I just went and purchased the Carryout.

I'll never get rid of DISH. They have been reliable for me. But I would want the open faced Traveler.

There is a Traveler for DISH also.

Oops! Went back and read that it is a GAS coach. Sorry, but I'll leave the Cummins recommedation for others. Cummins ISB and ISC: ISB: "Routine Maintenance Recommendations Check oil level daily Oil Drain Interval Fleetguard Filter 15,000 Miles / 1year LF 3729" ISC: "Routine Maintenance Recommendations Oil Drain Interval Fleetguard Filter 15,000 miles / 1 year LF 9009"