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RE: Out 1st real trip please help/advise
UPDATE...Made it to North Yellowstone (Gardiner, MT) in great time. From Anaheim, Ca to here took us 15 hours which we did in a day and a half bringing just about every flying bug along with us on the front of our MoHo. This thing drove itself with little or no effort.
Hey, as I am typing this I just reaized, we have now seen 7 states in our Moho on this "first real trip" as DC called it in her original post, not bad for newbies?
Having trouble with the Cruise Control in case anyone can elaborate on that. It turns on but I can not figure out how to set it. Read the book but doing it by the book will not work unless I am missing something?
It is raining and windy, pretty cold so we are hunkered inside. Grabbed some real nice images yesterday which was nice. We'll keep you all posted as the days progress, Thanks again for all of your input and advice.
TC
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TCandDC
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09/10/08 06:59pm |
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Another question from newbie
We will be traveling on mountain roads where the elevation will increase. First we have the number bed, should we take most the air out, when we went to just Hemet got there and the bed was hard as a rock and up to 100.All the plastic unopened containers, my powered chocolate for example, shampoo bottles, ets. The last thing I want is to be cleaning up a big mess instead of enjoying the scenery. Any advise on this would be helpful, we are leaving tomorrow, Sunday AM.
Thank you,
Donna
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TCandDC
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09/06/08 10:01am |
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RE: Out 1st real trip please help/advise
Thank you guys for your quick response. I do feel better and less stress. Got a print out of all the Utah Circle J's cause I'm thinking Utah will be our stop before Yellowstone. And with all your help if we need to stop before it's ok, we will be ok. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!! Thanks again you guys.
Donna of TCandDC
PS I'm not one for steep windng roads, how bad are they when you get up into some of those mountain areas?? Doesn't bother Tim.
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TCandDC
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09/01/08 10:13pm |
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Out 1st real trip please help/advise
On 9/8/08 in the very early morn we, my hubby and I will start our trip to the north entrance to Yellowstone. I am sooo excited. I'm trying to set everything up, went to Goodsam site, printed out my itinerary, and then I'm asked where are we gonna stop to rest. It being our 1st trip in MH I don't know how long we'll last until we need to stop. We are starting in Anaheim, CA and not sure when we'll stop if there are places to stop. I don't want to make a reservation in case we decide we can go farther or can not go that far.
So please any advise or suggestions would be so helpful.
Thank you
DC (Donna) of TCandDC
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TCandDC
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09/01/08 07:15pm |
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RE: Mike Thompsons RV
It's easy to say "do your homework" but let's face it, getting shafted after the fact is always a reality that all the homework in the world can not prevent. Paying for something then not getting it is not something that "doing your homework" will save you from.
Anyone wishing to see how Mike Thompson's operates starting from making an offer to Point of purchase of our New MOHO all the way through to our 1st service should read the article we are working on and will post here as soon as it's done.
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TCandDC
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08/31/08 10:03pm |
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RE: Mike Thompsons RV
I put Mike Thompsons right up there with La Mesa. I wouldn't get anywhere near that place. Now that you have your RV just the way you like it, take it somewhere else for service. You don't want to let them get you again. Now you know better.
Don't forget to throw Dan Gamel in the pot with these guys.
I could not agree with you more, Mike Thompsn's has no concept of Customer Service whatsoever. I would like to reinterate that our Salesman " Chad " was the only person that seemed to care. I can only wonder how Mike Thompson's is keeping it's doors open with such******Customer Service.
We will be doing a complete write up on our most recent visit to them for our first MOHO Service......It may be a useful guide so people do not make the same mistake we just did by letting them Service our MOHO. Stay Tuned.
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TCandDC
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08/31/08 09:15am |
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RE: Lake Hemet ( Class A ) help needed
Thanks for the input. We have been there many times but not recently and never in a Moho, it was always a tent or a small....and I do mean small 17' Fifth Wheel.
We ended up near the lake dry camping which was awesome. I will write more on the trip in the appropriate category.
Thanks Again Steve and Sherry, and Skitter too.
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TCandDC
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08/27/08 09:19pm |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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Lake Hemet ( Class A ) help needed
Does anyone have any experience at Lake Hemet Campgrounds in California with their 40' plus MOHO? They claim they can handle up to a 40' but we all know how cramped that can be.
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TCandDC
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08/19/08 10:49am |
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RE: Need help getting gas :)
I would think if you can see the fuel through the fill pipe, then your full!
One thing I don't understand, why fuel on both sides at the same time?
MM.
Just to clear up any confusion Mark, I filled only the driver side fill inlet, I had the fill cap off the driver side to vent. I saw fuel at the top of each fill pipe is what I meant.
I agree, has to be the gauge. I had thought this originally but after searching here and reading all the fill up issues, I was not real sure.
Thanks everybody for the help and input. I will see that the gauge issue is on my punch list. So far that is the only issue that has made the list.....thank God!!!
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TCandDC
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08/04/08 05:31pm |
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Need help getting gas :)
Seriously, I tried filling up and found the following issues I could use some advice on. This is on our 2008 40X Discovery DP MOHO
Okay, I had a quarter tank. I took the fill caps off from each side thinking venting was a good thing. I filled 'er up but she only held about 37 gallons. I waited to see if the level went down to try to squeeze a lil more in but was only able to get another few cents in. The fuel was visible on each side in the fill nozzle, I could not squeeze in another drop. The Gas Guage now reads between 3/4 and full. It stayed there even after driving around a little thinking it would burp the air or something. Oh and yes, the ground was level where I fueled up.
Questions are these:
Why could I not get a full tank?
Should I have pulled off both fill caps when fueling as I did?
If it is a 90 gallons fuel capacity and I was at 1/4 tank why did it only hold 37 gallons is teh bottom half of the tank bigger? Okay, stop laughing I had to ask that.
How do all of you fill up to get a full tank of fuel?
Thanks Everyone for the help.
Tim
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TCandDC
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08/04/08 11:50am |
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RE: So what do you guys use your rigs for?
1st I wanted to say Hi to RV 42 and fordsooperdootydieselsmoker since we're neighbors. We also live a few blocks from D-Land.
Anyway, we've used our 2008 Discovery 40X so far to camp at Newport Dunes a few times as it is local and we are doing our New Coach shake down runs before we do some serious traveling. We are planning a Yellowstone trip in Sept of this year. We also plan on hitting as many of America's Wilderness destinations as posible in the next couple years.
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TCandDC
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08/01/08 09:37am |
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RE: Why is it SO DIFFICULT?
"How can you tell if a salesman is lying? When he opens his mouth"
It is a sad commentary on this profession, but it seems, this turns out to be true, more times than not. The underlying commission based motivation seems to drive them to say almost anything. Oh to find one that was truly concerned for my wants and needs and follows up constantly after the sale, to insure my satisfaction, this to me, would be the hoily grail of salesman. Are there any of those, out there?
Ken
YESSSSSS!!! Chad Hicks @ Mike Thompsons in Fountain Valley. This kid is the best. He is exactly what you mentioned above,The Holly Grail!
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TCandDC
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08/01/08 09:05am |
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RE: Why is it SO DIFFICULT?
I've been googling my heart out. (this is the wife - I get to do the investigative work). The manufacturer needs the vin number in order to give me the correct info. Can't get it from the dealer. Don't want to drive 6 hours to write it down myself. catch 22. (You can tell I am frustrated and venting, can't you?)
With these guys, so far it is like dealing with the lower spectrum of the gene pool.
My heart goes out to you. We discovered (RV Buying Hell) just last month as we bought ours. The Dealers have no clue and as mentioned above, they will tell you what they think you want to hear as well as what they think which is usually about 75 % wrong. There is an extreme lack of Product Knowledge by the Dealers.
We were reminded of Burnt Out Carnival Workers when dealing with most of the people in the RV Sales Industry we came across. We did however manage to find an Awesome Sales Man we were way happy with.
The Solution??? My advice would be to find someone with tons of hands on and current RV experience, take them with you and let them be your advisor, if need be pay them for the help.
For what it is worth, just wait until you actually make the purchase, it will get worse I bet.
Good luck!
Tim
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TCandDC
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08/01/08 09:00am |
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RE: Question re Operating System, Browser, and Connection
Vista Home Premium (laptops 5 and desktops 3)
IE 7 (all)
Broadband - Home wireless network.....killer encryption protection
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TCandDC
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07/28/08 08:52pm |
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RE: Fridge Question
Great ideas and useful info. Again, Thanks Everybody!
Tim
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TCandDC
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07/25/08 01:43pm |
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RE: Retracting Jacks Procedure
HR recommends the exact reverse of the set-up procedue. Retract jacks. Retract Slides. Start coach.
??? Most MOHO's, and correct me if I am wrong, need the engine running to use the jacks. Also if you retract the jacks and become un-level then slide in the slides you are sliding them in on a bind which will lead to exessive wear or even worse, premature failure due to them sliding in askew. Think of it as a silverware drawer that gets cocked a little when you try to close it, what happens? It binds until it is slid in straight right?
Just my two cents,
Tim
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TCandDC
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07/24/08 11:30am |
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RE: Recent Site Issues
I do not think the message (down for maintenance) is a portal issue as we get it regardless of the portal or browser used. Seems to be a forum issue or perhaps the site is doing just that, down for maintenance. We have been getting that error message for two days intermittently.
Another issue as of late seems to be the spell check feature, it comes up with a 404 file not found message when used.
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TCandDC
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07/24/08 10:15am |
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RE: Recent Site Issues
I do not think the message (down for maintenance) is a portal issue as we get it regardless of the portal or browser used. Seems to be a forum issue or perhaps the site is doing just that, down for maintenance. We have been getting that error message for two days intermittently.
Another issue as of late seems to be the spell check feature, it comes up with a 404 file not found message when used.
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TCandDC
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07/24/08 10:14am |
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RE: Fridge Question
Thanks Everyone the help is much appreciated!
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TCandDC
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07/24/08 10:07am |
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Fridge Question
How do you pre-cool the fridge? We have a fridge that works off Propane, Electric, either or when in auto mode. The problem is when I try to get it pre-cooled the night before a trip and leave the coach, I always turn off both banks of batteries. Even if the fridge is set to LP gas,it powers the fridge off too.
What does every one do for getting the fridge cool before a trip? Will leaving the batteries on, if that is what we need to do, drain them bad over night keeping the fridge powered up?
Thanks,
Tim
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TCandDC
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07/24/08 07:07am |
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