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Appreciate the comments! left one thing out - We picked up a small rock chip in the windshield somewhere - Insurance will handle a repair Another thing came out after we got home. We were at the Rest Area on I-70 west in Maryland on the same day that the snipers utilized the facility - at a different hour of course.
Reference the Post by Edie on A/S Dogs - Our two dogs, a Lab and a Lhasa Apsa made the whole trip with us, and enjoyed it all the way - I don't think either one of them wanted to come home. Another bit of information gleaned at the factory - we were advised that failure to turn off the step(Switch on galley wall) will definitely run down your engine battery.