Subsailor
Life is Tough, Stupid makes it Tougher
We left Alaska on 16 July. We had shipped my Wife's VW Bug all the way to Phoenix. We were driving my Brother-in-Law's 2013 Ford F-150. It rained, heavily, from the time we entered Canada until we got to Tacoma Washington. We visited with my youngest Daughter and her husband in Ft. Lewis for a couple of days. A good thing too because we got a call from the shipper that the VW was still sitting in Kent Washington. The shipper screwed up the paperwork, in the end we decide to drive the car and the truck the rest of the way to Arizona.
Going down the I5 to Portland, get on 80 East, 35 miles out of Portland, the clutch totally fails on the bug. 6 days in Portland to get the clutch replaced and we still have problems with 5th gear. the mechanic says it's drivable, just avoid 5th gear. When you get to AZ go to a VW Service Dept and have them finish the repairs. Fortunately, this all ends up being warranty work but we have to apply for a refund.
Go across via I90 now because the wife wants to visit where she grew up around Spokane. A couple of fun days there and we continue on.
Heading down 15 South from Butte to Idaho Falls. More Storms! Lightning, Thunder, High Winds, Low Visibility!
My wife is driving her bug, 15 miles north of Idaho Falls, the sun roof explodes up and out of the car, during the storm. 5 days in Idaho while they replace the sun roof. Not covered by warranty!!!
Currently sitting in a hotel in Peoria AZ while they finish the repairs on the bug; estimated time of repair; 3 to 4 days.
Long story short, we planned on 2 to 2 and a half weeks to get to Arizona. We actually ended up taking just short of 6 weeks to get here.
To top it off the buyer backed out of buying our house in Alaska and we have to wait until it sells to get a place here. We are looking at a 10 acre parcel in
Coyote Springs just north of Prescott Valley.
Going down the I5 to Portland, get on 80 East, 35 miles out of Portland, the clutch totally fails on the bug. 6 days in Portland to get the clutch replaced and we still have problems with 5th gear. the mechanic says it's drivable, just avoid 5th gear. When you get to AZ go to a VW Service Dept and have them finish the repairs. Fortunately, this all ends up being warranty work but we have to apply for a refund.
Go across via I90 now because the wife wants to visit where she grew up around Spokane. A couple of fun days there and we continue on.
Heading down 15 South from Butte to Idaho Falls. More Storms! Lightning, Thunder, High Winds, Low Visibility!
My wife is driving her bug, 15 miles north of Idaho Falls, the sun roof explodes up and out of the car, during the storm. 5 days in Idaho while they replace the sun roof. Not covered by warranty!!!
Currently sitting in a hotel in Peoria AZ while they finish the repairs on the bug; estimated time of repair; 3 to 4 days.
Long story short, we planned on 2 to 2 and a half weeks to get to Arizona. We actually ended up taking just short of 6 weeks to get here.
To top it off the buyer backed out of buying our house in Alaska and we have to wait until it sells to get a place here. We are looking at a 10 acre parcel in
Coyote Springs just north of Prescott Valley.