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An Expensive Day
May. 6th, 2023 09:04 pmToday I had plans for some errands, most importantly to prepare the Astro for this summer's road trips. But first, after getting breakfast from the Wigwam, there was an attempt to get a haircut.
( Foiled Haircut )
Now I need a new barber. However, the need is only pressing, not urgent, and I'd already planned to take the Astro to Sparks to get the oil changed and the tires rotated.
( More than just oil )
With the fluids changed, it was on the Big O, where I was due for a free tire rotation. As I drove into their parking lot, I realized that I would be around a promotion that I'd heard on the local sports radio station with University of Nevada, Reno. (The "Wolfpack.")
( A long and expensive day, but I did get a free hot dog )
So that's around $1800 in repairs and maintenance. I keep telling myself it's better than a breakdown on the road, which we've had before, and that a major failure in the vehicle suspension would likely be much more expensive than this level of preventative maintenance. But I don't have to like it.
I had not called Lisa (who knew I was planning to go get the oil change) because I thought she might be asleep. She wasn't, and when I got home, she asked where the van was and what happened to me. I brought her up to speed. Our current plan is to use the Rolling Stone to take us to Sparks next week when the Astro is ready, and (if they have the US-made tires we want) to take the RV to have new tires put on it. But there are many "ifs" in that statement, the biggest is whether a dealer can get the non-Chinese tires that we want.
( Foiled Haircut )
Now I need a new barber. However, the need is only pressing, not urgent, and I'd already planned to take the Astro to Sparks to get the oil changed and the tires rotated.
( More than just oil )
With the fluids changed, it was on the Big O, where I was due for a free tire rotation. As I drove into their parking lot, I realized that I would be around a promotion that I'd heard on the local sports radio station with University of Nevada, Reno. (The "Wolfpack.")
( A long and expensive day, but I did get a free hot dog )
So that's around $1800 in repairs and maintenance. I keep telling myself it's better than a breakdown on the road, which we've had before, and that a major failure in the vehicle suspension would likely be much more expensive than this level of preventative maintenance. But I don't have to like it.
I had not called Lisa (who knew I was planning to go get the oil change) because I thought she might be asleep. She wasn't, and when I got home, she asked where the van was and what happened to me. I brought her up to speed. Our current plan is to use the Rolling Stone to take us to Sparks next week when the Astro is ready, and (if they have the US-made tires we want) to take the RV to have new tires put on it. But there are many "ifs" in that statement, the biggest is whether a dealer can get the non-Chinese tires that we want.
