[DeTomaso] Why you should always DRIVE your Pantera somewhere!

[Jerry Knotts]

Michael,

I certainly have to agree with you.  Two weeks ago I made the trip to 
hell and back to pick up a car.  I traveled from Nowata Oklahoma to 
Houston Texas to pic up a car.  I blew the alternator on the truck 
Friday at 4pm 12 miles north of Tomball.  The trailer was left in 
Tomball and the truck was left in Madisonville to get a new alternator 
on Saturday.  My daughter and grandson drove from Katy to pick me up 
(100 miles).  The next morning she drove me to Friendswood to pick up 
the car and drive it back to Katy (120 round trip).  Then she drove me 
to Madisonville to pick up the finished truck so I could go to Tomball 
and wait for over an hour for them to open the storage lot to get the 
trailer and drive back to Katy to load the car(230 round trip).  Sunday 
I took I10 to I35 so as not to have to wait at the many toll gate 
lines.  I got to 610 loop and it took over an hour to get to Tidwell.  I 
then blew a trailer tire on the other side of Centerville.  The wrecker 
was dispatched thinking it was a truck tire.  We had to dismount the car 
for me to drive and start the pickup in neutral so he could tow the 
truck with the trailer with the blown tire 25 miles to Fairfield.  
Arrived about 4 Sunday afternoon and had a new tire and was back on the 
road with the car reloaded by 6.  Sunday I left Dallas and got within 15 
miles of the house and blew another trailer tire on the other side .  I 
drove it in on the flat.

I was  specific on Texas places for our Texas bretheren.

Driven lots of miles hauling a trailer without problems.  The only 
saving grace is I didn't have a cattle trailer full.

I go with a trailer every time.
jerry knotts


On 5/19/2014 8:07 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
>     I couldn't agree more, while I love driving the Pantera, had I a
>     trailer to hitch onto the Excursion, I would have towed as well.
>     Why,A
>     1) in the event that one or more of us had issues, a remedy would have
>     been available.
>     2) I also needed to be back on time
>     3) The Excursion is far more comfortable and gets the same MPG
>     4) Less wear and tear on the car
>     5) If something did happen, I could bring it home to a trusted repair
>     person, not stay with it or leave it with some Goober.
>     I am quietly looking for deals on a trailer, my problem is storage, I
>     already have way too many trailers, cars, RV taking upA
>     very limited space.
>     Michael Shortt
>
>     On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Rob Dumoulin <[1]rob at dumoulins.net>
>     wrote:
>
>