Purchased our ACE 29.2 from Albany RV in New York this past weekend and drove it home to Atlanta Georgia.
The only complaints we have are related to fit/finish and noise. All of the window installations are flawed. The Aluminum frames that case these windows are bent, crooked, and seem "wrong". One window would not lock. Took forever to finally get the window to slide back enough to latch. The driver side window rattles with buffeting wind that streams around the coach. Bumpy roads don't make the glass rattle. We were on smooth surface roads and the window only rattled when a vehicle passed or if I increased speed over 70mph. Light hand pressure on the inside of the window stopped the noise completely. I guess I will see what Thor says, but I'm sure i will come up with a simple solution myself. I'm thinking about cutting up strips of Moleskin used for blisters and putting them in the window tracks to stabilize the window.
The engine noise on this machine is insanely loud. I think I will rip up the carpet and install Dynamat sound proofing or something. Same goes for the noise level when the generator is running with the V10 off. I found several posts on creating a noise box around the generator. My only concern is creating too much insulation and baking the thing to death. Maybe some Dynamat around that thing would help.
The slide behind the Driver was thumping up in New York. It magically stopped on its own. I've read the posts on this forum about the shower curtain rod thing. I may have to go down that road if it comes back.
Driving the ACE is a work-out. Perhaps because I am a newb? After 16 hours behind the wheel of that thing, I worked out all the kinks.
Gas mileage is as expected with a V10 and tons of vehicle. . . poor. Getting that thing into a gas station made for cars was fun. Pulled it off without too much trouble. Thank goodness for the rear backup camera!! Definitely pull into the station with the gas pump on the driver side. The offset fuel port is closer to the driver side by a foot or two. It would have been nicer to have it on the side of the vehicle, but the layout kinda prevents this with the slide and storage setup.
The door to the ACE was nearly impossible to open. The dealer indicated that they were unable to get into the thing once and had to replace the lock assembly entirely. The new one wasn't much better. The mechanic ended up grinding some of the metal off on the latch to line it up perfectly. We don't have issues now. Another fit and finish thing. Whomever inspected this thing was blind and deaf. I think there is a sticker in the home that has the inspectors initials. Maybe I'll post their initials?
Played around with the auto-leveling jacks. Pretty slick setup and worked just fine. Glad it works. . . for now.
Parking brake indicator light on the dash is jacked up. When parking, I fully depress the parking brake pedal. The red light on the dash lights up like it should. When I get under way, I release the brake. It pops up properly, but the light doesn't go out. As I roll forward, the alarm sounds that the brake is engaged. Which it isn't. So, I have to go thru this repeat of engaging and disengaging the brake. After 3 or 4 repetitions, the light goes out and no alarm when in motion. [moderator edit]
The passenger side running light (yellow one) does not work. I missed it during the walk thru at the dealer during the day time. I have no idea what is wrong with it. I'll probably head out this weekend and see if the bulb/led is dead and replace it.
Winterizing will also take place this weekend. Hope all the pumps and stuff work. The Winegard in-motion sat dish will need to be configured to work with my Dish Network receiver. I had the dealer install one for me. It whirls around and makes a ton of noise while trying to lock in on the satellites. It should only take 30-60 minutes to get the thing configured properly... i hope.
Bought a MAXXAIR vent cover to install over the bedroom air vent. Should be a simple install this weekend too. Hope I don't find any issues up there while I'm installing it.
Thats all for now. Overall, we are pleased. Didn't expect a perfect unit, but for this kind of money, it should be.
I'm sure to use this forum a ton in the coming years.