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    Edge 22 vs Gulfstream Visa 23

    The Gulfstream VISA 23BHD has bunks. The Edge is no longer in production. I have the VISA 23RBK and have been pleased with it so far with no dragging problems. As far as the bias tires, replace them with radials when the time comes. Not a deal breaker one way or the other for us. We had ours...
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    MPG Community - Spring TX

    We used to have a 186. We live in Humble.
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    Just ordered the 185!

    We pulled our MPG186 with a Frontier. 13.5 MPG at 60 mph. I don't think there are very many 186 models floating around as they were changed to the 183 models early on in production.
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    Heard a rumor that 2012 will be the last year for the MPG?

    I tried to trade my MPG 186 in on a Edge M-22 but my dealer and I could not come to terms to my bank account liking. In our case, nothing was wrong with the MPG, except the shortage of space for four people. Had I purchased the MPG with the full time bed, we would probably still have it...
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    Heard a rumor that 2012 will be the last year for the MPG?

    Go to Heartlands web site and look at the different trailers. The Edge and MPG are no longer listed under their products. I also heard on the R-Pod forum that both had been discontinued.
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    Quality Control on MPG's

    Be glad it's not a R-Pod. They are recalling 3 years worth, starting in Canada for lights. The recall will involve the installation of the amber and red lights on the fenders and the three lights across the back of the trailer, all present on the MPG. I received all this info on the R-Pod forum...
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    Experience with wholesalers

    We bought from a local dealer. Cheaper to buy in Ohio, however, when the freight bill was deleted, my local dealer was a little cheaper. Going to Ohio from Texas would have been cheaper to purchase, but I still would have had to pay the freight bill, only in this case, I was also the shipper. My...
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    Experience with wholesalers

    I just bought a new T/T last month. My local dealer sold it to us for $500 less than a wholesaler in Ohio and I did not have to drive 1,000 miles to pick it up. Go to Heartlands web site and look for dealers. Type in your zip code and it will tell you your nearest dealer. Service AFTER the sale...
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    Moving on.

    As best as I could see with a weak flashlight, the tires are 205/75-14 bias tubeless tires. The max payload is 1760 lbs. Multiply that by four and I have a total capacity of 7040 lbs. The trailer weighs 3502 lbs, so the tires are at 50% of their full working load. This is like drag racing. Good...
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    Moving on.

    Today we traded our MPG 186 in on a 23RBK Gulfstream Visa. The MPG is a good little trailer, but it is just that, little. Wanted to move up to the Edge M-22, but our Heartland dealer was so far off on what they offered us in trade-in there was no way we could go with the Edge. $4,000 is a lot of...
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    Mpg 186 (183)

    Anyone need or want a MPG 186 let me know in the next couple of days. Ours is for sale for $13000. Like new, used two trips. Fenders painted to match stripes.
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    The Dome Setup

    MCOTA, could you please supply some info about where you purchased your dome. I saw one on the Dometic web site but do not know if it is the same as the one you have.Right now I use the track to hold a 12 ft rope light for night use. Tent wise all we have is a 10 X 10 Easy Up. We like it because...
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    MPG would be even more desirable if...

    The 186 is the same as the older 183's. All they did was change the number from 186 to 183. The newer 183's have the lift up bottom bunk that one can store a bike or other large object. The 186 bunks do not lift. But yes, the T.V. is mounted in the area that sticks out between the fridge and the...
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    MPG would be even more desirable if...

    I don't think it's too bad where it is. Wait untill you try to listen to it with the air-con on. Next to impossible to hear. If I had a decent way to run the wires, I would add front speakers.
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    Quality Control on MPG's

    We have the 186, which is now the 183. New, the slide did not retract fully, flopping around as we drove down the road. The hose that went from the sink to the gray water tank was too short. Every time we closed the slide it would pop the hose off. The outside trim on each side had to be...
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