JUST CHECKING IN!
HELLO, JUST CHECKING IN!
YESTERDAY I TOOK OUR VAN IN BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A THUNKING NOISE (IF THAT'S SUCH A WORD). LOL! THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. SO THEY FIXED IT AND THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED BY THE INSURANCE I TOOK OUT SO I ONLY HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND $24.95 FOR OIL CHANGE. I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE IT HOME. IT SOUNDED SO QUIET.
WENT TO BREAKFEAST THIS MORNING. GUESS WHAT! THAT THUNKING NOISE WAS STILL THERE. WE ATE OUR BREAKFEAST AND VISITED WITH THE GROUP WE MEET THERE. AFTER WE LEAVE WE TAKE IT BACK TO WHERE WE GOT IT FIXED. ALL THE WAY THERE IT MADE THE NOISE. I STOPPED THE VAN AND TALKED TO THE MECHANIC. HE RODE WITH ME TO SEE IF HE COULD HEAR THE NOISE AND SEE WHAT IT WAS. GUESS WHAT! WE DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES AND IT WOULDN'T DO IT. LOL! OF COURSE!
THE MECHANIC DID SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME TRUCK TIRES THAT WHEN THEY'RE COLD THEY DO THAT AND WHEN THEY GET WARMER IT GOES AWAY. I LEFT IT THERE AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK IT. ABOUT 4:30 THEY CHECKED IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. SO I GOT IT BACK AND JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT. IT'LL NEED TIRES SOON BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT'S MY CHECK-IN FOR TODAY. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. HUGS, CHRIS
YESTERDAY I TOOK OUR VAN IN BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A THUNKING NOISE (IF THAT'S SUCH A WORD). LOL! THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. SO THEY FIXED IT AND THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED BY THE INSURANCE I TOOK OUT SO I ONLY HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE AND $24.95 FOR OIL CHANGE. I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE IT HOME. IT SOUNDED SO QUIET.
WENT TO BREAKFEAST THIS MORNING. GUESS WHAT! THAT THUNKING NOISE WAS STILL THERE. WE ATE OUR BREAKFEAST AND VISITED WITH THE GROUP WE MEET THERE. AFTER WE LEAVE WE TAKE IT BACK TO WHERE WE GOT IT FIXED. ALL THE WAY THERE IT MADE THE NOISE. I STOPPED THE VAN AND TALKED TO THE MECHANIC. HE RODE WITH ME TO SEE IF HE COULD HEAR THE NOISE AND SEE WHAT IT WAS. GUESS WHAT! WE DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES AND IT WOULDN'T DO IT. LOL! OF COURSE!
THE MECHANIC DID SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME TRUCK TIRES THAT WHEN THEY'RE COLD THEY DO THAT AND WHEN THEY GET WARMER IT GOES AWAY. I LEFT IT THERE AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK IT. ABOUT 4:30 THEY CHECKED IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. SO I GOT IT BACK AND JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT. IT'LL NEED TIRES SOON BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT'S MY CHECK-IN FOR TODAY. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. HUGS, CHRIS
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I hope you have a great night, also!
HELLO, THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU DO TOO. HUGS, CHRIS
Isn\'t that frustrating! Amazing how the noise goes away with other people around. Hope you have a great weekend!!! :) Jeannie
HELLO, YES IT IS FRUSTRRATING. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU\'RE HEARING TO KNOW WHAT\'S GOING ON. LOL! HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND TOO. HUGS, CHRIS
HELLO, YES IT IS FRUSTRRATING. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU\'RE HEARING TO KNOW WHAT\'S GOING ON. LOL! HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND TOO. HUGS, CHRIS
It\'s like going to the dentist, isn\'t it? Does\'t the pain always go away, just as soon as you sit in the chair!! LOL
Hope you got your money\'s worth and your truck tires don\'t need to be replaced!! oxo
HELLO, YES THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. LOL! I WILL HOPEFULLY GET BY WITH THE TIRES UNTIL THE END OF JULY. INSPECTION IS DUE THEN AND THAT\'LL GIVE ME TIME TO SAVE UP FOR THEM. POSSIBLY BRAKES, TOO. THESE THINGS AREN\'T COVERED BY EXTRA INSURANCE I TOOK OUT. LOL! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. HUGS, CHRIS