{"id":63,"date":"2017-07-13T14:15:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T14:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dmjsystems.co.uk\/rvblog\/?p=63"},"modified":"2017-07-13T14:18:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T14:18:45","slug":"the-day-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmjsystems.co.uk\/rvblog\/2017\/07\/13\/the-day-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"The day arrived …….."},"content":{"rendered":"

Well it finally happened we picked up the RV!!<\/p>\n

Got to Palm Beach RV a little early and we sorted out a couple of payments for some outstanding items, and then we set off on a test drive and lesson on driving. All went well, learnt how to avoid overhanging trees (it is 12ft 6in tall) and that doing a U turn in an RV of this length is not possible (just go around the block!!). Got to remember the rear end swings out as at least 9ft of the coach is beyond the rear wheels!! It was then we noticed a vibration from the front wheel, but more of that later.<\/p>\n

Got all that sorted out and then returned to Palm Baech Rv to find that they still hadn’t emptied the black\/grey tanks, or filled up the LPG and gas tank. So they emptied the tanks, went to AmeriGas to fill up the LPG tank and then to Racetrack garage to fill up the gas(petrol) tank.<\/p>\n

Filling the gas tank was an experience vying with all the other people to get a 35ft bus alongside a pump, but eventually got there. You also can only go to the larger garages as you have to get a 12ft 6in bus under the canopy!! Then we started to fill and fill and fill the tank. Bear in mind it was just under half full when we started, but about 5 minutes later the pump final slowed and clicked off and we had a full tank and 45 gallons extra (US fuel pumps seem to go extremely slowly but luckily they have this nifty catch that allows the pump to carry on working without you having to hold it). Total bill $99 at $2.09 per gallon, which is 3 .78 litres approximately (that is about 45p per litre!!). I have seen it lower that at $1.99 so thank god for low prices!!<\/p>\n

All done so we drive back to Christopher’s to drop of the Spark and then he drove us back to Palm Beach RV to finally drive the RV to Christopher’s. We had already mentioned the vibration and they said they would arrange a tech, but I am glad we did as on the drive back up I95 we couldn’t get above 50mph because the vibration got horrendous. Christopher pulled alongside on I95 and he could see the wheel was bouncing, so we backed off to 45mph and drove home. We then looked at the tyres (tires in the US!!) and the nearside had multiple flat spots and the offside had a few less but still had some. So I am back to Palm Beach to tell them we need 2 new front tyres and I am not paying for them ($450 a tyre!!).<\/p>\n

We got the RV on the drive and with Christopher’s help and a lot of wooden blocks we got “big beast” (as Anne calls it) level on the auto hydraulic levelling system, so we could run the bedroom and living room slides out. We were hoping to use one of the house 30amp sockets to power the static RV but its not that simple in the US as the house sockets seem to have a different configuration to the RV 30 and 50amp sockets, another thing to ask.<\/p>\n

So day ended with us running the RV on the generator, which since it has only got 94 hours use on it is no big deal.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 Rear Bedroom Slide out.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 Only a few wooden blocks.<\/p>\n

On a level site we shouldn’t have to use any.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 “little beast” and “big beast” !!<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0 Living room slide out.<\/p>\n

Today we are starting to put all the “stuff” we have bought into the RV and figure out what we still need and I am back to Palm Beach RV to get the Spark front bumper sorted and tell them about the tyres!!<\/p>\n

Onwards and upwards!! In spite of all this we are way ahead of where we expected to be, so hopefully we will be going to our first “shake down” RV campground next week.<\/p>\n

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Well it finally happened we picked up the RV!! Got to Palm Beach RV a little early and we sorted out a couple of payments for some outstanding items, and then we set off on a test drive and lesson on driving. All went well, learnt how to avoid overhanging trees (it is 12ft 6in … <\/p>\n

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