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Mike: Yet again I am impressed and very appreciative of your well thought out and detailed response.
My comments added below.

Quote from: mikeh on March 10, 2019, 11:00:30 pm

OK Jim,

--Mirror w/Compass.  Didn't buy this $300+ option since you can't see behind the coach with the mirror anyway (and I have a compass heading on my Garmin GPS).  I assumed this would mean there would be no rear view mirror at all--but one is installed--just no compass heading in it.  I'm fine with that. Ok, just moved that into the NO column.

Interesting Mike.

More thoughts on Jim's list.
- Not sure if you deleting the slide out or modifying the configuration within the slide out. Not deleting the slide. Based on the online pricing tool, the 2552 comes standard with slide and dinette. so I selected the option to change the dinette to the sofa and pantry. This is actually a price reduction option.
- 6V AGM batteries are $500 above and beyond conventional 6V batteries?  At that price it seems no credit was given to the conventional batteries.  I would opt for conventional technology, get whatever years you can from them, then replace them with Duracal AGM 6V batteries from Costco for $350 for the pair.  That is a $350 savings.  Spend the $350 on something else for your PC.
- What shades come if not getting Magna shades?  I thought Magna was standard. I believe Magna Shade (not MCD) is an option that provides a cover on the outside of the windshield and side windows that is held on by magnets. Don't think I'll need them but if I do they are available directly from the Magna Shade company and look fairly easy to install.
- Water accumulator tank.  I installed a Home Depot 2 gallon tank and love it, love, it, love it.  I highly recommend the stainless 2 gallon tank version with feet.  Spend some of the $350 battery savings on that one. I Will! 
- Thicker marine plywood, most certainly.  It seems a lot though, but would still get it.  I wonder why they went thinner? That price was just my guess and now that you mention it it does seem very high.
- Get the biggest awning you can.  Bigger is better.
- Ask about fabric-matching upholstered zippered mattress covers making them look more like couch cushions instead of mattresses. Interesting, I'll talk to Marge about this. Thanks
Here is ours that matches the material on the dinette.

- This one bothered me (and still does) with our 2007 PC.  Our bedroom curtains and headboard do not match our living area.  I would ask so you know what to expect.  CLICK HERE and go through my interior pictures and notice the differences.  I don't know what Phoenix was thinking.  I would have loved to have our PC finished the same throughout.  It's not so big to be decorating rooms differently.  I feel it's like having the family sedan with mismatched front and back seats. Thanks for mentioning this. We will certainly take a closer look and clarify with PC.

Here is the 2 gallon accumulator tank I like.  It actually holds 0.7 gallons of water.  The rest is compressed air for water pressure.  They used to be found much cheaper.  The lowest I found just now is HERE for $139.  If the compartment in your PC for it has "height" mount the pump on top of it which would have been ideal for our PC.


Here is the "Home Depot equivalent" accumulator I installed in 2008.  It has never given us trouble, only nice consistent water pressure, good pump cycling, and quiet pump operation.


Here it is shrouded for protection against stuff being in the outdoor compartment under our rear corner double bed.

Appreciate all the details and pics Ron. This forum is making PC shopping a lot of fun. Now I've just got to pry open my wallet and order one! 

Quote from: jim.godfrey on March 13, 2019, 09:59:33 pm

Mike: Yet again I am impressed and very appreciative of your well thought out and detailed response.
My comments added below.

Quote from: mikeh on March 10, 2019, 11:00:30 pm

OK Jim,

--Mirror w/Compass.  Didn't buy this $300+ option since you can't see behind the coach with the mirror anyway (and I have a compass heading on my Garmin GPS).  I assumed this would mean there would be no rear view mirror at all--but one is installed--just no compass heading in it.  I'm fine with that. Ok, just moved that into the NO column.

About the compass and outside temperature center mirror.  For years I thought I made a mistake by not getting it.  That was until I took down the generic center mirror and installed the rear view monitor in it's place.  This was one of my better ideas.  For our older 2007 chassis, the Scan Gauge-II is handy.  You can see it sitting on top of the monitor.  We are both very pleased in how it well it has been working for us.

--Backup Monitor.  Phoenix spec sheet said it was a "Sony Monitor".  Unit installed in mine turned out to be a Boyo 7-inch monitor manufactured by Vision Tech America.  Seems to be OK; yes, it can be run continuously. I took a look at the Boyo on Crutchfield and they look like a quality unit. Does yours have multi-input capability?

--Awning.  Believe your listing is the regular awning option for the 2552.  My build sheet from Phoenix lists only the 18-foot awning as the option for the 2552 (the 17-foot is listed as the option for the 2551).  There is the second option for the wind sensor and remote control. ok, didn't realize an awning was an option. And thought the standard was 17'. Thought maybe the 18' listed on the pricing tool was some kind of longer, upgraded option. So I have to pay that option if i want any awning?
     

Alcoa wheel option                                                             Like the look, wondering cost and maintenance requirements
Upgrade refrigerator to 12v compressor                            Thought I wanted this but not sure why
Best regards, Jim Godfrey

Is a propane oven an option, or has anyone installed one post-factory? We like to camp in no-generator National Forest campgrounds ( we enjoy the quiet of nature, not the noise of crowded campgrounds where in the absence of electrical hook-ups, folks run generators most of the day and night).

Oh, oh, oh, I forgot one thing.

If your black tank is the bigger of the two waste tanks, request duplicate waste valve switches be mounted inside your PC.

I will be adding duplicate waste tank switches located inside our bathroom sink base cabinet so I can flood the larger black tank with bath water from the smaller gray tank to maximize the waste tanks between dumps.  The gray tank always fills up at the worst opportune time, when taking a shower.  Having duplicate switches located inside will save me from running outside half dressed after my shower, while Irene is taking her shower.  Otherwise the shower pan fills up with water for her.