The Van makes a 2000 mile road trip.
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:50 pm
Well, I got the Van running well enough I had confidence in lending it out to an older relative from Denmark to drive for a month here in the US. They had a great time in it, though they commented it had trouble in the hills. On Vancouver Island, it sprang a leak in the rubber fuel filler hose and some shop there ripped their head off for $497 to replace it. They were pissed, and so am I. I haven't even looked under it, because I don't want to wince at seeing 4 feet of ordinary large diameter fuel hose and a pair of fresh hose clamps for the kind of money you'd spend on a radiator/water pump repair on the road. Grrr...
I've had it back for a week now, and it still puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. Today I came out of the hardware store to a couple in their 80s peering in the window. They thought it was a new type of hyper efficient vehicle. I should have snapped a photo of them cupping their hands on the window and peering in. Priceless.
I've had it back for a week now, and it still puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. Today I came out of the hardware store to a couple in their 80s peering in the window. They thought it was a new type of hyper efficient vehicle. I should have snapped a photo of them cupping their hands on the window and peering in. Priceless.