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06-04-2008, 14:22

Bruce,

Now your making me jealous, there's nothing like new. Four

slides has gotta blow your mind. I've been in a few and the

space is impressive. It sounds good and it looks good too; I

checked out the Monaco website. I'm interested to see what

kind of factory service they have. Certainly CCW is doing

wonderful things with Wanderlodge factory service, but prior

to them we bird owners definitely suffered in that category.

A friend with a Prevost tells me about the free parts shipping

and the automatic line of credit...

About the '99 LXi, I'd expect the non-slide LXi's not to have

the galloping problem. The non-slide BB's have a 1.75" anti-

sway bar. While still too stiff in my opinion, it's a whole lot

lighter than the 2.125" diameter bar on the slide equipped LXi's.

The difference in stiffness is a factor of two: 4000lb/in versus

2000lb/in spring rate.

David

'02 LXi, NC

birdshill123 wrote:

Hi David:

It appears that my suggestion is worthless. I tried. I hope you guys

get that problem totally solved. Ther is a fellow who hnags ou on

RV.net and is also the President of the Yahoo Cat forum. Handle is

Wolfe 10 or wolf 10. He is very knowledgeble and owns a Foretravel. I

do remeber that he worked with Roadmaster sway bars. BTW: Do you use

the urethane bushings? The 99 LXI that I drove was probably the best

handling large vehicle I have ever driven.

My new Monaco: We are loving it but there is a huge larning curve.

Lts of electroncs that are new to me. Today I was telling my wife I

will have to install the Pressure pro system when I discoverd the

Alladin computer has a basic TP feature. All the wiring, both coach

and chassis are multiplexed. Everything is interconnected. You cannot

open the drivers door until the engine is off or the park brake is

applied. This is a 4 slide unit. The drivers chair automatically

moves forward when you bring in that slide. This is no BB but the

build quaity seems excellent.Lots of hardwoods, excellent drawer

construction, hige Jenn Air residential fridge, 37 inch LCD and

another 27 inch in the bedroom ( Sharp Aquos), energy management

system, 2800 Magnum tru sine, electric hose And power reels, lots of

leather, one piece windshield, semi monocoque, 10 air bags and 8

shocks. Where it is lacking as compared to a Bird is the 12 volt

system. only 6 6volt wet batteries for the coach. The BB's I looked

at had 4 or more 4D glass mats. BB also uses a huge alternator. I

think mine is 200 amps. But I do notice a lot of small things that

are not up to snuff. I guess I shouldnt compare it to my Bird. If it

had Sporlan valves I would feelat home!!! I am confident we will get

lots of enjoyment from this baby. We are currently at the J in Beloit

on our way to Canada.

Bruce

1988 FC
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