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dougrainer
Mar 08, 2016Nomad
What year do the 'power' awnings come out, and the power front shade as well?
With regard to the televisions, I often will some older motorhomes with 'older' looking tv's, so when did they start coming out with the newer flat LED screens, or is it just better to get a unit, and then do your own tv upgrading?
Oddly, I happen to see a lot of motorhomes that are having 'upgraded' home type fridges installed...are there particular makes that aren't up to snuff on longevity, or is there another reason?
I see 'air horn' as an option on some...or do all Class A's have one?
What is the MCD shade upgrade...as I sometimes quickly see that as something someone has upgraded?
1. Power Awnings came out almost 20 years ago
2. CRT (OLDER) Tv's went away about the 2006/2008 model years. IF the unit has the CRT TV, new LCD type ZTV's are so cheap do not let that factor into your purchase. But, you need to get a discount from the seller, I would ask $500 if they had CRT TV's.
3. Refer upgrades are people that like the residential and do not like RV Absorbsion refers. If the Absorbion has a cooling unit failure and that can cost from $1000 to $2500 to repair they decide to install a residential.
4.Most Diesel Class A's have Air horns. Gas Class A's rarely have air horns because you must install a Air pump to run them.
5. MCD (Automotion also) are electric shades that costs thousands of dollars to install. They usually have 2 shades on each window. 1 is a screen type and the other total black out. A lot of Higher line (above 200K)Motorhomes have these as standard equipment. Doug
With regard to the televisions, I often will some older motorhomes with 'older' looking tv's, so when did they start coming out with the newer flat LED screens, or is it just better to get a unit, and then do your own tv upgrading?
Oddly, I happen to see a lot of motorhomes that are having 'upgraded' home type fridges installed...are there particular makes that aren't up to snuff on longevity, or is there another reason?
I see 'air horn' as an option on some...or do all Class A's have one?
What is the MCD shade upgrade...as I sometimes quickly see that as something someone has upgraded?
1. Power Awnings came out almost 20 years ago
2. CRT (OLDER) Tv's went away about the 2006/2008 model years. IF the unit has the CRT TV, new LCD type ZTV's are so cheap do not let that factor into your purchase. But, you need to get a discount from the seller, I would ask $500 if they had CRT TV's.
3. Refer upgrades are people that like the residential and do not like RV Absorbsion refers. If the Absorbion has a cooling unit failure and that can cost from $1000 to $2500 to repair they decide to install a residential.
4.Most Diesel Class A's have Air horns. Gas Class A's rarely have air horns because you must install a Air pump to run them.
5. MCD (Automotion also) are electric shades that costs thousands of dollars to install. They usually have 2 shades on each window. 1 is a screen type and the other total black out. A lot of Higher line (above 200K)Motorhomes have these as standard equipment. Doug
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