Bought A New Phaeton

[Bought A New Phaeton]

Good luck, Harvey. Hopefully, your "break-in" is about done.

[Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park]

Several years ago, we stayed at Hadley's Point and thought it was nice. I believe they are on the shuttle bus route, when it is running.

[Portable Tire Air Compressor]

I to had been a little skeptical with most portable compressors ability to pump up those big ole mh tires. That changed when several members on other forums recommended this one from Sears. I bought one and it will do the J O B.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00915309000P?mv=rr

I bought the same compressor, based on this recommendation and a review from an RVer on the Sears site. It arrived today. I adjusted the pressures on my 1998 Southwind 32V with it. Right now, I'm doing 80 psi on the rears and 85 psi on the fronts. This little compressor did the job just fine. I can't say I'm in love with the tire chuck that came with it, though. I'll probably upgrade that.

On the first night out of a recent trip, we pulled into a Wal-Mart and called some friends to come visit. Our friend noticed that my right outside dual had gone slack. (It turned out to be a loose valve stem extension.) We got some air at one of those $1 for 3 minute compressors at a service station. What a wimpy compressor that was! It took 3 bucks to blow up our tire! That was the event that convinced me I wanted my own compressor on board. (Mine is a gas MH with hydraulic brakes - no built-in air system).

[FMCA Michelin Advantage Program]

I just purchased 6 Michelin XRV 225/70R19.5 for my 1998 Southwind 32V. I got them through FMCA's Michelin Advantage program and saved $126 per tire, compared to what the same dealer initially quoted without the program. Thanks, FMCA!

The dealer first said he had tires in stock, but it turned out that they were old. Fortunately, I knew enough (from reading these forums) to ask the age. The dealer ordered new tires for me, and the date code on them was 2113, about 4 months old. That's not bad.

I had printed the FMCA instructions for the tire purchase. That was a good thing, because the dealer was not up to speed on how to do the paperwork. He omitted a couple of items at first, but we got it straightened out over the phone yesterday. I got my invoice by e-mail from FMCA today. We shouldn't have to teach the dealer how to fill out the paperwork, but it looks like that's just what we need to do.