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06-11-2012, 12:00 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: CA
Posts: 2,201
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Getting first RV this Saturday!
Ust purchased a 2013 Itasca Sunstar Sport 26HE and picking up this Saturday. We are really excited to have an RV, but really know nothing about RV ownership. I am looking forward to learning a lot from this board, so I'll give everyone a big thank you now. :-)
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06-11-2012, 04:42 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,692
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Howdy and great to have you with us.  Congrats on the new purchase and hope you really enjoy all your future travels. Plenty of great people here with a wealth of knowledge. Have questions???? Just ask away and I'm sure you'll get all the info you need. Have a great rving experience. 
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Steve & Sally / Hudson Our Little Pom / Heidi, Houston & HiTee Forever in our Hearts
04 NEWMAR MACA 3778 W22 / 05 PT Vert
Michigan (Summer) Michigan (Winter For Now)
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06-11-2012, 10:15 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Appalachian Campers Coastal Campers Carolina Campers
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,828
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Hi folks, welcome to IRV2. This is the best place to come when you have questions. Be sure when they show you the operations of your RV to take your time. Be sure you understand before moving to the next item. They are supposed to give you unlimited time to understand your RV. Then have fun and safe travels.
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Brenda and Frank, FTers, Zebulon, NC
Raisin our mixed hound and BooBoo our cat.
2004 Itasca Suncruiser 
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06-11-2012, 10:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 5,332
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Agree 100% with bsirby. Take your time, take plenty of notes, leave any egos home when it comes to asking questions. Asking more questions and asking for clarity, and proof will only make sure the transaction is good for both parties.
Have them show you not only how to do something but that it actually does it. It's easy to say to flip this switch to turn on the water heater, it's another thing altogether that it actually does. If they say it works on both gas and electric, then have them show you it does. Have them show you how to connect to city water, fill the holding tank and then how to drain it.
It would be good to have one of you video record what is going on so you can review it later. (Now what was this switch for?)
Read all the documents and make sure you understand the warranties and who is responsible for fixing things. If they say something is covered have them show you where in the documents it says so.
Tell them you want to see the gen work and if they say it needs more gas in it to get it to work, tell them you will wait till they come back with enough gas in it to operate. I assume they are going to give you a tank of gas as part of the deal....
A good pre-delivery check out for a newbie could take several hours. So don't get in a hurry.
Since you have a slide, make sure you understand how to operate it, lubricate it, and in the event something should happen, how to manually retract it.
Spend a few days in it getting to know it, take good notes on what works the way you think it should, what doesn't, and write down any questions. If it doesn't rain, take a hose to the roof and windows and check for leaks.
I hope and suspect everything will be fine and you will enjoy your new play toy.
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2016 Newmar Bay Star Sport 3004
2021 Jeep Gladiator Sport Willys
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06-11-2012, 12:53 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club Pond Piggies Club
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,320
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Hello and welcome to iRV2.
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Darlene
2014 Gulf Stream Conquest Lite Model 218MB
2013 Chevy Traverse LT
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06-11-2012, 10:43 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: CA
Posts: 2,201
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Thanks for the great advice to take my time and record the inspection!
Al
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06-12-2012, 07:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,864
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Quote:
Originally Posted by macnut
Thanks for the great advice to take my time and record the inspection!
Al
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Absolutely do that. We did and I have referred back to the video and audio recordings many times. It helps, as does asking questions here.
Our PDI took about 6 hours. It should have taken 20 hours. Don't be in a hurry.
Don
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06-23-2012, 12:08 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: CA
Posts: 2,201
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Picked up the RV today at 9am. Had a great walk through...which I captured on video! Thanks for the advice! So far, everything in the RV is working great!
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06-23-2012, 04:41 AM
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Senior Member
Carolina Campers
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 111
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Congratulations and welcome! That's a good looking rig. Hope to see you around the campfire.
Best of luck to you,
Kettrell & Sharon
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06-23-2012, 08:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Florida, USA
Posts: 402
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Congratulations and have fun!
Van.
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My website describes the conversion of my Dodge B-250 van into a small RV. I deal with a lot of woodworking, but hope to be quite specific on solar as well.
cargovanconversion.com
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06-23-2012, 11:29 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,283
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Sweet rig! Congrats and welcome to the group!
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Colleen & Hunter
Ret. AF & RVM77
45' 2001 Monaco Signature
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12-17-2012, 07:47 AM
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Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Tampa, Florida
Posts: 43
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Your Sunstar 26HE
Hi Macnut,
After owning your rig for 6 months now, how do you like it? Any major issues? What if anything would you change if you could?
The reason why I ask is that I am considering buying one or the Winnie Vista Rally 26HE ( same rigs) I currently own a 25' 2011 Monaco Montclair which is a beautiful rig but I'm having serious issues with the lack of counter space in the kitchen (none) and the corner bed as well as the lack of basement storage. All of these concerns are addressed and very acceptable in either the Sunstar or the Vista.
I hope you will see this post and take the time to respond.
Many thanks,
Rob
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2011 Monaco Montclair AKA "My Little Grass Shack"
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12-17-2012, 08:56 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,768
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Hi folks! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure happy that you decided to join us! Congrats on your new rig! I know you'll enjoy it and the RV lifestyle in general! Good luck, happy trails, and God bless! 
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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12-17-2012, 09:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Johnstown, PA USA
Posts: 3,326
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on the RV...
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John, Deb; & our dog, Benji, Forever in our hearts.
2014 Coachmen Leprechaun 319DS V-10
2011 Jeep Liberty Jet & 2014 Jeep Wrangler
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