A ‘New’ Man & Truck!

LOL! I’m just making a play on words 🙂 Remember the engine light that went on in the truck whilst we were traveling to Ohio recently? A dealer up there told us there that there was a problem with the transmission. Totally incredible that the truck took us all the way there & back pulling our rig without one complaint or issue. We took it to Corwin, our Springfield dealer, a week ago last Monday. By the Tuesday, they had it stripped down and were working on getting the transmission rebuilt! Unknown to us it also had a major oil leak on the front of the engine!

We picked the truck up today! Yes, they did it that quick! It was actually ready on Wednesday but we couldn’t go up until today. (The dealer in Ohio had told us it could take 6 months!) The service manager told us that we essentially had a brand new truck as the transmission was completely rebuilt, all that is the original is the casing! Not only that, all the gaskets on the front of the engine have been replaced! Our cost? Very little, thanks to it still being under warranty. We just had to pay for a gear box filter and the fuel filters which were due for replacement after our trip. Totally INCREDIBLE! If you are looking for a reliable & honest dealer, go to Corwin! We have purchased our last 2 vehicles from them and they have always done us right.

Now, to my new man! Hee! Richard is doing really well after having his mitral valve “rebuilt” 4 weeks ago. His nerves have been coming back to life this week so he has been in quite a bit of pain but it is getting better each day! On our way to get the truck this morning, we stopped to get him a new stetson. He had one years ago but it was time for a new one. As we are out walking more, keeping the sun off our heads is important.

Hope you have a fantastic weekend, 

Liz