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RE: Wheel Hub oil!!
Mine takes 90 weight gear oil.
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RFCN2
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05/15/13 09:52pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Recommendation for Internet Cellular Connection
You can get a data plan for your Droid and turn it into a wifi hotspot with pda net.
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RFCN2
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05/15/13 09:42pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Funny Town Names?
Truth or Consequences NM
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RFCN2
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05/15/13 09:41pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Newbie planning first purchase
The first thing I did 4 years ago when looking was to get everything written on the subject of motor home quality I could. I read this and a couple other forums. I also just googled some brands. You can get a lot of information by just googling Tiffin, Country Coach, Newmar, Fleetwood, and so on (BTW I just picked those names that is not my list of quality coaches) Four years ago I found that the most complete information by far was from a group called the RV Consumer Group. Things may have changed in four years, but if I was going to buy a coach today that is the first place I would go. They are at RVCG.org - join and then buy their compilation CD set that gives the basic statistics of thousands of RVs. They do also give quality ratings. I found their ratings very accurate.
I also spent a huge amount of time following sold's on ebay. What something actually sells for gives you and idea of what you should be paying. There is also the NADA assesment of value. The banks do pay attention to the NADA values. I paid substantially under wholesale NADA for my coach. But when I bought it the Dow was 7,000 and not 15,000. Today you likely will have to pay at least wholesale to get a good coach.
Most important by far is your perception of the coach. The motors and transmissions generators and so on are the same. Chassis are not. One made specifically for a motor home is better. People will argue this depending on what they have, but every writer I looked at giving an educated opinion on this said purpose built chassis is better. From there just look in the corners when people normally don't look and see how well it is built. And of course how comfortable you are driving it. By all means!!! Do not buy a coach that does not handle well BEFORE you put money on the table. Do not write to this forum saying you just bought a coach and it handles terrible, "what should I do". The answer is you should not have bought it till the previous owner got the problems fixed to your satisfaction.
Have fun. I did. I spent two years in research and still love our coach. Drives like a dream.
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RFCN2
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05/10/13 05:19pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: diferent smart phones
My wife has an Iphone 5 with verizon. This is a very high quality very good phone. It will not be obsoleted quickly. I have had a Motorola Droid Razr since they came out with them 18 months ago. The Motorola Droid Razr is the top rated phone by Consumer Reports magazine. My Motorola phone is very well made. Extremely sturdy and works as well today as the day I got it. In no way is my current phone out of date as far as operating speed or features. I have looked at the Samsung phones. When you hold one it is obvious that the Iphone or Motorola are made out of better quality stuff. However, I admire well built things and everyone has their own preferences.
If I were getting a phone tomorrow I would be very hard pressed to decide between Iphone and Motorola Droid Razr Maxx. I think I would stick with Motorola.
I don't think any of the major makers sell a bad phone today. They are all good. The Microsoft / Nokia is also supposed to be a very good phone.
Just a comment on the big screen phones. If you want to one hand the phone like I do all the time, too big makes that hard to do.
I also really like the camera in my Motorola. Google owns Motorola these days.
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RFCN2
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05/08/13 10:12pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: A little scary
Mine glides down the freeway like a locomotive. Serenely stable. I would say your ride was not normal. National makes good motor homes so something is amiss with it.
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RFCN2
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04/30/13 09:28pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What is the best Tow/Brake set up for a Towed Vehicle?
We started with a Roadmaster tow rig with the brakemaster system on our Saturn and used that for 3 1/2 years. We recently bought a Jeep Wrangler 4 door and used the same tow system. We bought a new base plate, and also this time went to the Invisibrake system. It seemed like I was always having to install the brakemaster when it was 100 degrees and I would be dripping sweat.
Our experience with Roadmaster is that it is a high quality durable system. We never had any kind of failure in 3 1/2 years. I just picked up my Jeep this afternoon after having to replace the first Invisibrake as it failed. Actually I don't think it ever worked. If it did for five minutes and then poooof. The second one worked for the 15 miles I towed it this afternoon. So so far the second one works.
I am sold on Roadmaster. However I think the jury is still out on Invisibrake.
Invisibrake pros
1. It is there and no need to install it every time like brake master
2. No air hose hook up
Invisibrake cons
1. You must turn on your parking brake lights to use it. The problem is me remembering to turn them off.
2. Invisibrake activates the Jeep's brakes when my engine brake goes on and the brake lights activate. It only keeps the brakes on for 15 seconds, but still I don't think I like that. Brakemaster did not have this issue.
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RFCN2
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04/30/13 09:22pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Dolphin Class A
In our local small motor home club we have several members who are also in the Dolphin club. What I hear from them around the campfire is that they like their Dolphins.
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RFCN2
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04/30/13 09:10pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Which dinghy tow vehicle is suggested?
We recently bought a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4 door. We also looked at the Honda CRV and Chevy Equinox. The Jeep Wrangler to me seemed like a much better deal than the other two. We also own an Acura MDX and my wife and I were just underwhelmed when we drove the CRV. Just too much less than the MDX. The Chevy dealer did not seem all that interested in selling us a car. He kept talking about how no one bought AWD. With the Jeep we got 4WD insted which works much better off road. I can remove part or all of the hard top if I chose to. The handling and fun factor of the drive was much better than the Honda or Chevy. It have a powerful six with lots of pickup. Honda is slow.
Some other real benfits of towing a Jeep is what you don't have to do. You don't have to leave the key in. No fuses to pull. Just put the transfer case in neutral and you are ready to go.
Without a doubt the Honda is very good quality. But the Jeep seemed equally good if not better and cost just a little more. If you want to go off road you will be glad you have a Jeep. If you don't you will just have a lot more fun driving it.
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RFCN2
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04/20/13 10:14pm |
Dinghy Towing
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RE: The case for buying Chinese tires on an old motorhome
I think your logic is very good. I only buy tires made in the USA. The reason is that I have had beter service from them. But besides Michelin in the last ten years I have also bought BF Goodrich, Firestone, Goodyear, and Dunlop, all made in US facotries.
My main tire supplier also has China tires. He told me the main issue with the ones he carries is the rubber is really hard and wet handling is very tricky. He says the school districts will not use them because of this. I have had many problems with things made in China. I do blame the US importers for much of it though. They should be making sure the quality is OK before selling it here. Apple does this and their products made in China are jewell like.
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RFCN2
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04/20/13 10:03pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Horsepower/weight ratio
I don't remember seeing a thread but a simple rule of thumb is more horsepower is better. Within reason. Our very heavy motor home with a huge motor C12 does not seem to use more fuel than most of my friends more underpowered coaches.
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RFCN2
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04/15/13 10:01pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Best route
Cambria is lovely. I have never driven an RV north of Cambria due to the fact that it is such a chanllening road. And going north you are on the inside so there is the cliff to avoid.
I did do the Santa Rosa to Moss Landing summer before last. I went the east bay route to avoid driving through San Francisco. 880 and then across the Richmond bridge to 101 is pretty easy. Route 17 from San Jose to the coast is a horrible misserable road. Pot holes the size of meteor craters.
We we also traveled this route on a Sunday and the traffic on 101 Petaluma north to Santa Rosa was epic. VERY heavy.
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RFCN2
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04/14/13 10:13pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: noisy converter
In the rigs I have owned the hmmmm of the inverter / charger usually gets quiet when the batteries are more fully charged.
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RFCN2
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04/14/13 09:59pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Looking for new MH
You are expecting too much off. More like 25-28% discount. And for really popular models, less.
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RFCN2
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04/12/13 10:00pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: National Dolphin MH
We have several close RV friends with National coaches. They seem like good mid range RVs. Four people we know the the 33-36' gas coaches and one a 40' DP. I would not worry much about getting parts. National assembled the parts but made few.
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RFCN2
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04/12/13 09:58pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: New to pushers please advise
Keep looking. Use it or loose it applies to motorhomes.
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RFCN2
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04/07/13 08:10pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Newbie and considering full-timing it. Ack!
Leave the love at home when you go negotiate for a coach.
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RFCN2
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04/05/13 06:12pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Rear Radiator vs Side on Diesel Pusher?
The best way to get a rating of any motor home is to go to the RVCG web site and ask about the particular coach you are thinking about buying.
Side radiators are one of the very most common things motor home owners and people knowledgeble about motor homes mention that is a must have or at least something that you want to have.
IMHO Tiffin and Newmar are approx the same quality. In 14 year old coaches though what is much more important is what condition they are in now.
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RFCN2
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04/05/13 05:34pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What are the better brands
There not a lot of used coaches less than 3 years old. Why, slow market not many have sold. With 2010 and newer you also get the pee tank, and it's attendant costs and smells.
When I have been at Lazydays a couple of times I looked at
American Coaches
and Entegra
In the newer than 2010 years I would take a strong look at those two. The American is the Hinkley and the Entegra is a Sabre or Freedom.
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RFCN2
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04/05/13 05:20pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Tires
Safety is key no matter what age. You might ask the tire seller if any of the school districts use those two brands. I have bought a number of brands of tires for my RVs in the last ten years. Michelin, Goodyear, BF Goodrich, Firestone, Dunlop. All of those worked well for me. Plus they were all made in the USA.
If no one on this forum has good experience with those brands I would continue looking.
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RFCN2
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03/28/13 09:36pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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