samven1
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I hope someone does post with a tip, but from what I have seen trying to add a couple 12v outlets and install a backup camera if the wire you need is not right there or very close by it is near imposable to get wiring through the walls or ceiling they are foam filled. If you need to get from one end of a cabinet to the other the base is hollow. I drilled a small hole where I had access to 12v and another were I wanted the power outlet. Then I tied a small steel nut to fishing line, lowered it in the hole and used a strong magnet from underneath to pull the nut and fishing line through the base and out the other hole. Then tied wire to line and pulled the wiring through.
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adlereins
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Nice tip samven1. I'll file that one.
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KristinU
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Just checking in on this thread - we've had our previous rental for about 2 years now and just got back from a fun 2000 mile round trip vacation from CT to Raleigh then to Pigeon Forge and back home. We still love our class C! I'll be posting entries to our blog later on this week as time allows.
Cheers!
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BoxinTheCompass
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Thanks for the wiring tip, insulation of any type anywhere is the bane of running any after market wiring/post install, whether it be home or motorhome
Kristin my family is from Connecticut up in Litchfield, I have been a follower of your nice blog for some time and appreciate your posts...
Thanks to everyone for their tips , suggestions and knowledge here!
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Puttin
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I haven't read the whole thread but our first rig was a former El Monte rental (we bought it from the next owner). It was a Tioga 24-D that we kept for 6 years...great times in that little rig, it was dependable, simple, and trouble free.
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I've read the whole thread but not in the last couple weeks. I'm still considering a prior rental. I've ruled out Cruise America. El Monte sounds like a great option and I saw them all the time when I lived in CA. Of course I'm now on the East Coast for at least 3 more years so it's not a great option, although it's a back up plan. I'm probably a year out on a purchase.
Anyone out there recommend another smaller rental company on East Coast?
I really like that El Monte offers a warranty, however limited it might be. For those who bought El Monte, how many miles did their rigs have? They don't list that like Cruise America does.
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adlereins
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I purchased a 2006 Tioga with Ford V-10. 123,000 miles and trouble free since.
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w3ozwizard
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I am looking at both Cruise American and EL Monte. I have spoken to both companies. I would have no problem buying from either as my wife worked at a RV rental place for years and I know how they inspect each as they come in for damage and possible charges to the customer and how they maintain them while they are in rental service. The worst thing that can happen to a rental is to have it brake down while under rental as everyone loses in that case and they do what they can to make sure that does not happen. People will say well they have been rented by folks who don't know what they are doing, but in actuality that is a good thing sometimes as they many times take it very cautiously to make sure they don't get charged for damage at the end of the rental period. And who is to say buying from a private party did not abuse the motorhome or lend it out to others who mistreated it? By the way in my last communications with El Monte, they told me they would reduce the sale price by what it costs for one person to travel to any of their places as Cruise America does. I was also concerned in the fact that most El Monte places are in states with sales taxes up to almost 9 percent. We have them also in my home state. I was concerned that I would have to pay sales taxes in both states which could be thousands of dollars. But the guy at the Texas El Monte place told me that in their case, they can get me a certificate from the state that will allow me not to pay sales tax to Texas and only have to pay to my home state. That is good news to me. I have had motorhomes before and no matter what you had better be prepared to have things break down from time to time have to fix them or get them fixed. Just part of the ball game. Even if the engine and transmission were to blow up and you would have to replace them both, you would still be money ahead in my opinion.
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w3ozwizard,
Thanks for the info. I guess I hadn't read closely enough. I though I needed to go West of the Rockies for El Monte. I would have a time/speed/distance problem sitting around for a few days if there were issues and then driving back across country in 10 days off from work. I have family in Louisiana and visit there most years. My RV will also be registered in LA (military, permanent resident in LA) so that would be easy to complete the registration. LA is one of the states that can have 8+% sales tax rates but I benefit from low state taxes relative to most everyone except the no tax states.
On Cruise America vs El Monte, I would like to be in the low 100's tops on mileage. Seems like Cruise America is all 150k plus. El Monte doesn't put mileage but they have RVs at various price points so I'm making a guess. I also like that El Monte offers a variety of brands and models.
With a quick google, El Monte is in Dallas. That is a much more doable return trip for me.
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Follow-up question. Rental RVs are going to be modestly equipped.
- Can you add a ladder if it wasn't factory installed?
- Can you hang an LCD TV if there isn't one already, particularly if there was the location but not included?
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