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| Transmission problem | Mel Shapiro | 7/18/08
We are sitting here at Freightliner Service center in Anchorage, Alaska having lost the transmission due to a faulty Country Coach design to the transmission/radiator cooler assembly. The tranny cooler is integral to the engine radiator; it sprung a leak, internally, allowing engine coolant and tranny oil to mix and enter the Allison tranny - - ruining the tranny. The rebuild of the transmission is $7,000 and does not include labor to remove and replace it, fluid flushing or new fluids. Additionally Country coach does not have a replacement part and indicated that one might be available in 4 to 10 weeks!!!!!!!
I have since learned that numerous others have had similar problems with this bad design; Country Coach has denied responsibility. Our 2003 Lexa has only 35,000 miles on it. If Country Coach goes broke, how am I to get the coach rolling again? Are there any other radiator/transmission coolers available that will fit the coach?
Mel Shapiro
melvinshapiro@yahoo.com | See RoTi item |
| Would love to meet someone | Carole | I love these stories of how you met and are happy, gives me hope that the right man is out there (again) for me. I lived on a saliboat for years, so I like small spaces and the ability to be a gypsy and I am ready to meet someone and go again, or go alone if I must. I am 67, slim, attractive, in good shape, non-confrontational,not religious, non-smoker, I live a healhty lifestyle. Right now I live in N. CO and since my kids are moving to Fairbanks, Alaska, (I can't live there!), I am free to go and do anything. I am restless and would love to meet someone who is considerate, kind, funny, loving and fun. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Alaska by RV | Rob and Darleen | We're planning this trip this year and welcome all this and any other advice. Thanks Darrell and Mary for your advice, we also travel with 2 labradors and we're also retired. | See RoTi item |
| LTV RV experience | David | I can't speak to the Freedom II, but we have a 2005 LTV FreeSpirit 210B 3S that we have put 47,000 miles on and definitely would make the same purchase again. The Sprinter chassis is a delight to drive and LTVs warranty service for the few small issues we have had has been great. And we have averaged 20.16 MPG over that 47K miles, much in the mountains of the east and west and on a trip to Alaska in 2006. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | Ron | Every other country that produces OIL offers discounts to their own residents. Mexico has cheap fuel. Same with Iraq, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, etc. Not the USA. Even tho the USA does not belong to OPEC, every barrel of oil that comes out of Alaska, Texas, or the Gulf of Mexico is sold to US citizens at the OPEC price per barrel. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Alaska by RV | Lori | We're debating between driving the Alaskan Hwy in a small car with great gas mileage and staying in hotels along the way, or pulling our 26 foot travel trailer to save hotel costs. Any recommendations from those who have driven the Alaskan Hwy would be deeply appreciated. Please email me at mikebandlorip@aol.com | See RoTi item |
| Re: Alaska by RV | Mike | I'd love to hear more firsthand accounts on driving the Alaskan Highway from Washington to Anchorage/Fairbanks, etc. Please email me at Mikebandlorip@aol.com | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | BZ | Just got back from another trip to Anchorage and Alaska diesel prices have caught up with the rest of the country. Diesel is now more than premimum gas. It is still a little less than Oregon or Washington. I find it interesting that this site has to do with RV Sales. Anyone care to guess how RV Sales will go this summer, or RV traffic on the Alcan ?? You folks asking why we own and drive diesel trucks. In my case, both my 3/4 ton Ford and Dodge gets almost 20 mph when not hauling anything. When diesel was less than regular gas, it was the logical way to go. Not now, however we are stuck with the trucks. I think diesel truck and car sales in the US will also be way down this year. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | Sonny | Around 2004, the city council of San Diego had some oil execs on the hot seat wanting them to "explain why petroleum products were higher in San Diego than just about anywhere else." The execs avoided the question until one council member would not let it go. Finally, one of the execs said: "because we can." He went on to say that they will charge whatever the market will bear and cited the cost of government required additives as being partly responsible. Of course, when the government wanted one of those additives removed, the industry said "it will cost money to take it out". If government is responsible for anything dealing with the cost of petroleum, it is in regulating the producers of same to death and consistently denying their request to drill for new large oil reserves in the continential US - especially Alaska. The oil industry in America made about 150 Billion dollars in profit last year alone. So any excuse you hear about refineries being off line, storms at sea, blah blah blah is just a big fabrication. For the last twenty years, our government has been become a big friend to radical left wing enviromentalists and turned its back to the American oil industry. Result? The industry has lost all sense of loyalty. So what is our answer? Let's regulate them some more. When will we ever learn? | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | unclej | Did any notice that the house of representatives passed a 81 billion tax on the oil companys and cut the tax to citgo cheves of venezuela does this make sense. Why has the congress done nothing? They set back and ring their hands. Also why arent we drilling in anwar alaska wants to but the tree huggers wont let it happen. So quit bad mouthing pesident bush and put the blame where it belongs | See RoTi item |
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