All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006Johnny T: In a recent post, I asked the question: "Do you have a game plan when you set out to buy a motor home?" Your piece gives us all of the reasons as to why you NEED a game plan. I am afraid that many of us motor home buyers just step up to the plate, without considering the many factors that JT points out here. As he says, its is no surprise that the outcome of some purchases is indeed not always a "happy ending"! You can't do to much "homework" when you step onto this playing field! Very well done!Re: Anyone make a mistake buying first MH ?djevans, I Installed the Banks Power System (Tuned torque headers and trans command) on a 97 Fleetwood Southwind with the F 53/ 460 engine.) It made an amzing differece in the performance, especially on grades--10 MPH faster. Banks has dyno tuned and designed these headers to provide more torque in the mid range and he claimed 82 more HP at the peak. I would not consider the package to shortned the life of the engine at all. In fact I think that it could extend the life of the engine by: 1 running cooler, 2 having to turn less revs over the course of heavy uphill road loads. And the set up actualy got a 1/2 mile per gallon better fuel mileage.