Patriot homes

[Melody]

I have another question regarding Patriot homes...well, 2 actually....one is, are they good? I seem to like the floorplans (i know it is not what you choose a home on) but from what I read on their page, they seem to have the best construction as a standard, as opposed to some of the things they offer being options with other comanies.
However, there is not a patriot dealer in my area. The closest to my home is approx 150 miles away. Can I order from the factory? Would I lose out on things like setup and other things like skirting, stairs that seem to come when you get from the dealers locally?
Would you suggest Patriot as a good company and a well made product or is it mostly just good advertising?
I hope I have phrased this correctly...any help is appreciated!

[rmurray]

Melody..There is a privately maintained web site of a very proud responsible manufactured home owner that yopu can find at the following address...Tim..seems to be a fan of this manufacturer...His site can give you lots of good info and some ideas as well...Check it out here..

http://www.angelfire.com/mi/TimsManufacturedHome/

You will have to find a dealer in your area..the plant will only sell through a dealer..Your choice of dealer is juat as important as the choice of home...

Good Luck