We rode it into town and back without a problem, but it's not running right. A little disappointed, but already spoke to the mechanic and will be bringing it back to him on Monday.
On the bright side, the brakes work much better, and the handling is better too.
We get an afternoon storm here every day. Really enjoying the thunder and lightning!
After the storm.
A little news on our South American camper build. I've been in contact with a sales location for the cab and chassis and the guy I'm dealing with is really good. He says the unit I want is a standard "in stock" unit for them, and even sent photos of one they have in stock right now.
Even has the air intake snorkel for driving through deep water!
So, that part of the research is pretty much complete. There's really nothing more than can be done until December/January when we will actually make the deal with them on a specific unit and pay for it between then and April when we will fly to Chile, pick it up, and deliver it to the camper builder.
But, we've been watching lots of videos about other peoples overland vehicles getting ideas about how to organize the interior. Lots of decisions to be made in that regard, and of course we'll be working closely (from afar!) with the guy doing the build. Fun times, but it's certainly a long term project since we don't plan on actually being able to drive it until October 2027!
In other news, Ruth thought she had retired. But now that we have the house, I sked if we should buy a cheap hair cutting kit. The price of a haircut in this area is about 150 pesos ($12.20 CAD, $8.75 USD), and the hair cutting kit was 450 pesos. So it will only take three haircuts to pay for itself. She did the first one yesterday, and boy was it overdue. (Just to clarify, this is just to cut my own hair... not other peoples!)
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And in Canada...
I've been cutting Barry's hair with a standard hair-clipping kit for years. It has traveled with us all over the US, Belize, and Mexico. I can't even begin to calculate how much we've saved in haircut costs over the past many years. It's a good thing, too, because he has so little hair it seems kind of ridiculous to pay someone to cut it. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI have almost always cut Kevin's hair, that's how we actually met. When we sold Max in Europe, I left my haircutting equipment behind because we only had carry-on bags and I would not have been allowed to bring the scissors with me. Since then I either use the clippers at our daughters when we visit or a friend of mine lends me hers to cut Kevin's hair or he has to pay to have it done. Most of those countries have been very cheap but haircuts aren't so cheap here in Mexico anymore, plus he isn't always happy with the cut, so now I am back to cutting his hair. As you said it certainly saves a lot of money over the years.
DeleteHI Ruth, I am glad that you left the kit with Max. It gets used on a regular basis!!!
DeleteI am so glad that you are making good use of them!
DeleteWhy are all the campers white? Seems like they could choose a more dirt-friendly colour.
ReplyDeleteThose are truck cabs and chassis, most of them will never be made into campers they will be used for commercial use. Whoever buys them can have them painted but many companies chose to use white trucks.
DeleteKevin did mention that when it comes to campers, white is the most efficient colour with heat as it doesn't absorb the heat as much as a coloured vehicle.