Road Ready (But Broke)

Today (Wednesday) I took our Honda (in camper language the TV (tow vehicle))to Venice Honda to have the transmission cooler installed. I had made a deal with them over the phone on Monday and they matched Charlotte Honda's price. I got there early because they said it would take a couple hours to install. After waiting about an hour the service manager came out and said that the transmission cooler could not be installed because it had to be bolted where the factory power steering cooler is. But, if I wanted to pay an additional $170.00 they could install a heavy duty power steering cooler just above the transmission cooler. (Are you confused yet?)I had him get the parts manager and the three of us went out to the automobile bay so they could show me what they were saying. After the explanation I decided that I didn't have much of a choice if I wanted the transmission cooler. We did a little negotiating and they agreed to install the power steering cooler for less than $100.00 including tax.

They had a Honda Odyssey up on the rack with the front bumper off and the undercarriage unsnapped ready to install the coolers. The problem was it wasn't our Odyssey. Oops. Sure enough it was someone else's. Good thing I went out there or my coolers would be on some other Odyssey. Boy were they embarrassed. Sat and read old magazines and drank luke-warm weak coffee for three hours waiting for them to finish.

This afternoon we took the Odyssey back to the hitch guy so he could raise the electrical connector and yes, you guessed it. The one that came with the hitch they installed couldn't be mounted higher so I had to purchase a different one but he was gracious enough to give me credit for the other one, but once again Ka-Ching! - another $75 bucks. Then we went to the DMV to get our camper licensed. We had to pay sales tax on the total purchase price plus tax - Ka-Ching - Ka-Ching - Ka-Ching!!!

Anyway, we were so glad to get home so we didn't have to spend any more money. At least for today. Until tomorrow....