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Originally Posted by Brob
That's a fine looking rig! I really love the clean lines.
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Thanks! Me too. I have to admit, it was a big part of what made me choose this one. Silly, but every time I look around at all of the RVs and trailers around me in a park I tend to think, 'ew'. And I look at the insides and think, "Yeah, even if this costs me another $30,000 to get it into tip-top shape, it was the right choice." After all, I already have an ugly apartment in an ugly building (rent controlled, downtown San Francisco, worth it!) so I might as well have somewhere nice to live when I'm on the road.
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I hope at least they did good work and got you on the road safely.
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Well, now, there's a thing. It seems that there was an iffy air hose back in my engine compartment, and when they recharged the AC and fixed the leaks, they seem to have torqued it badly. I'm sure they didn't notice, hoses flex all the time, but they should have noticed the consequent air leak, loud as it was. (Of course, not being used to the sounds of the vehicle, I had no idea that wasn't 'normal'.)
The air compressor was able to compensate, right up until the middle of Wyoming, when the whole thing went boom.
Fortunately, there were some amazingly awesome people at an amazingly awesome 24-hour truck repair place: mom and son ran into town to get a part while dad worked, fixed the leak, replaced yet another hose that was also toast, and then told me that my air-bag levelers were set wrong and that was why my coach was leaning to the side so much (which I'd noticed but put down to parking lots not being level, which let's face it they never are). And then he set them for me. When I asked him what I owed him, he was ready to tell me to just pay him for the parts but I am not that much of a dick. I still ended up paying less than $120, with $40+ of that being parts.
If you're ever doing 80 through Wyoming, get off at exit 41. There's a great little greasy spoon, the diesel is cheap, and the folks at the repair shop will treat you great.
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Congratulations on the nice looking ride!
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Thanks!