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Post by horen2tas on May 13, 2012 23:17:30 GMT -5
Goodbye FL making my way back up to the Shawangunk Mountains, pulling the twoie back home on a UHaul.
Just hit Georgia and shut down to spend the night, get a fresh start in the morning, one more night on the road and hopefully home by Tuesday.
Would have liked to have driven the twoie but just got it running again this week and didn't have the time to check it out for a long run!
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Post by horen2tas on May 14, 2012 21:30:09 GMT -5
Today 2 hours of sun through Georgia then 6 hours of driving rain extreme thunder/lightning storms plus typhoon warnings over the radio, made it to Richmond, VA and the waterproof cover managed to stay on (strapped down) the twoie, otherwise it would have turned into an aquarium.
Hope to make it back home by tomorrow evening.
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Post by big bob on May 16, 2012 9:24:42 GMT -5
did you make it back???!?!
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Post by horen2tas on May 17, 2012 8:56:32 GMT -5
Yep, got back Tues about 5:30 pm, but the aggravation started the next morning when I took the Brad off the car carrier and found that the beautiful exhaust system crafted by Steve was pushed back on one side and cracked in the middle. Made me sick to my stomach!
Called UHaul and complained on two counts:
1. The equipment they rented me was old and not set up for a vehicle with low ground clearance
2. Uhaul dealer guided me onto the carrier and saw that my muffler hit a raised tab on the trailer and didn't say anything.
Uhaul offered to deduct $50.00 from the bill and give me a $40.00 gift certificate on my next rental. I told them I didn't want to be charged anything for the rental -- the drop off dealer up here in NY couldn't believe they gave me such an old rig to travel the distance I did. Fortunately he was on my side and noted all the things that were wrong with the trailer.
When I called again after I dropped off the trailer they said my case was closed since I had declined their offer. I complained again about the damage and they referred me to their insurance carrier to set up a claim--Republic Western when I called them Igor answered and I asked if they were the ones that covered claims with Uhaul and he became evaisive, so I hung up and called Hagerty, my insurance co and they were very understanding, and set up a claim.
They said an adjuster would get to me within 24 hours and they would proceed from there, so that's where I am right now.
In order to make it right the passenger side muffler will have to be bent back in place and a new weld laid into the seam and then most likely need re-plating. Fortunately my Hagerty policy is zero deductible so I'm hopeful to get it fixed back to original.
Anyway that's why I haven't posted my arrival back--been occupied with the hassle with Uhaul.
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Post by big bob on May 22, 2012 13:10:58 GMT -5
ahhhh, bummer....
glad you're fighting it. companies know if they make it a hassle, you the customer will eventually give up... sux
glad you made it. keep us posted.
big bob
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Post by horen2tas on May 22, 2012 19:20:41 GMT -5
Thanks big bob, as luck would have it I paid for the trailer with my wife's Amex card and decided to call them and run the whole tale past them. The Amex rep said they would take over the dispute with Uhaul and that the arbitration would take 6-8 weeks, he left me with the feeling that they were not going to back down and pay them! Today an adjuster/ assessor from Hagerty showed up and took pictures and measurements (required by Hagerty's) and also left me with the impression that they were going to cover the repair--I've got zero deductable. I also found what looks like a great shop to do the welding and straightening on Steve's muffler-creation, the owner Andy Gray said he'd love to do the work on it. Here's his website-- very Zany guy! www.leftfieldengineering.com/Life is Good!! |
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Post by horen2tas on May 30, 2012 20:18:40 GMT -5
Well dropped the muffler off in Chicopee Mass. Then wandered down to Berlin Connecticut to Bug City, www.bugcity.com/a pretty amazing parts and repair shop for vintage VW. Worth checking out Picked up a Bugpack glasspack to hold me over until my staniless beauty gets fixed. It fit perfectly under the Brad and when the muffler repair is done I'll put it in with a "never-built" GT2 kit that I'll be selling in a few weeks on CL. |
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