{"id":761,"date":"2019-05-20T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gulfstreamcoach.com\/blog\/?p=761"},"modified":"2019-05-20T16:10:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T16:10:40","slug":"you-bought-a-new-rv-congratulations-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gulfstreamcoach.com\/blog\/you-bought-a-new-rv-congratulations-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"You Bought a New RV &#8211; Congratulations! . . .        (Now what?)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you the proud new owner of a Gulf Stream Coach travel trailer or motor home?  THANKS for your business!  We know there are many alternatives when you go shopping for an RV, and we&#8217;re gratified that you chose one of ours.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Putting a new RV on the road is a big step, full of details, expectations, and challenges.  In fact, whether you&#8217;re on a months-long trek or just enjoying quick weekend trips, you&#8217;re learning a whole new way of living.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enjoy the adventure!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you have experience using travel trailers, or owning a motor home, your new rig has things to discover and learn.  Like any new adventure, it&#8217;s wise to be prepared for the unexpected.  It also helps to get advice from people with more experience than you.  Fortunately, in today&#8217;s Internet-driven world, help is just a few searches and clicks away.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like ALL online information, you&#8217;ll want to sort through the sources, and find the ones that you trust.  They&#8217;re out there, to be sure!  In fact, you can become an armchair &#8216;expert&#8217; in a matter of a few well-spent hours online.  Looking for a starting point?  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It&#8217;s the Gulf Stream Coach dealership where you purchased your new RV.  That dealer has a strong interest in maintaining a long, beneficial relationship with you.  Your dealer can answer MANY of those &#8220;how do we &#8230;.&#8221; questions.  Not only that, the dealer has the accessories, parts, and tech experts you need to do what you want to do! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Gulf Stream Coach Website is a good resource too.  Here are a few highlights:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Not close to home?  You can use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfstreamcoach.com\/dealer-locator\">Dealer Locator<\/a> to find any Gulf Stream Coach dealer in the U.S. and Canada!<\/li><li>Need a copy of your Owner\u2019s Manual?  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfstreamcoach.com\/manuals\">Click here<\/a> to get one from the Owner Resources area on our Website.  You&#8217;ll contact info for suppliers on the same page too, along with instructions and manuals for many RV components and appliances. <\/li><li>Have a question or issue that your dealer can\u2019t solve?  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfstreamcoach.com\/contact-us\">Here\u2019s a link<\/a> to our Customer Service team.  <\/li><li>Have great pictures of your travels and camping experiences?  We\u2019d love to see them &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfstreamcoach.com\/ownersstories\">Upload them here.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Share your new RV experience with us!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we&#8217;d love to know what you think of your new Gulf Stream Coach product.  You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfstreamcoach.com\/quickreview\">start by taking our super-quick 2-question survey right here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THANKS again for choosing Gulf Stream Coach!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you the proud new owner of a Gulf Stream Coach travel trailer or motor home? THANKS for your business! We know there are many alternatives when you go shopping for an RV, and we&#8217;re gratified that you chose one of ours. 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