[DeTomaso] Why you should always DRIVE your Pantera somewhere!
Kirby Schrader
kirby.schrader at gmail.com
Tue May 20 15:49:59 EDT 2014
Jerry,
Trip to hell and back, indeed. Pretty lousy weekend!
Trying to follow your trip....
12 miles directly north of Tomball is REAL close to where I live!
The local Pantera gang would have been more than happy to have helped.
I'm curious why you ended up in Madisonville with the truck when it died in
Tomball?
That's a long way to go without an alternator?
And don't you mean you took I10 to I45? I35 is over in San Antonio and
Austin...
And Centerville, Madisonville and Fairfield are all on I45.
Just being pedantic....
Glad you made it back in one piece!
Regards,
Kirby
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Jerry Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com> wrote:
>
> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>
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Jerry,
Trip to hell and back, indeed. Pretty lousy weekend!
Trying to follow your trip....
12 miles directly north of Tomball is REAL close to where I live!
The local Pantera gang would have been more than happy to have helped.
I'm curious why you ended up in Madisonville with the truck when it
died in Tomball?
That's a long way to go without an alternator?
And don't you mean you took I10 to I45? I35 is over in San Antonio and
Austin...
And Centerville, Madisonville and Fairfield are all on I45.
Just being pedantic....
Glad you made it back in one piece!
Regards,
Kirby
On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Jerry Knotts <[1]knottsj at galstar.com>
wrote:
Michael,
I certainly have to agree with you. A Two weeks ago I made the trip
to hell and back to pick up a car. A I traveled from Nowata Oklahoma
to Houston Texas to pic up a car. A I blew the alternator on the
truck Friday at 4pm 12 miles north of Tomball. A The trailer was
left in Tomball and the truck was left in Madisonville to get a new
alternator on Saturday. A My daughter and grandson drove from Katy
to pick me up (100 miles). A The next morning she drove me to
Friendswood to pick up the car and drive it back to Katy (120 round
trip). A 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). A Sunday I took I10 to I35 so as not
to have to wait at the many toll gate lines. A I got to 610 loop and
it took over an hour to get to Tidwell. A I then blew a trailer tire
on the other side of Centerville. A The wrecker was dispatched
thinking it was a truck tire. A 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. A Arrived
about 4 Sunday afternoon and had a new tire and was back on the road
with the car reloaded by 6. A Sunday I left Dallas and got within 15
miles of the house and blew another trailer tire on the other side .
A I drove it in on the flat.
I was A specific on Texas places for our Texas bretheren.
Driven lots of miles hauling a trailer without problems. A 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, [2]michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
A A I couldn't agree more, while I love driving the Pantera, had I
a
A A trailer to hitch onto the Excursion, I would have towed as
well.
A A Why,A
A A 1) in the event that one or more of us had issues, a remedy
would have
A A been available.
A A 2) I also needed to be back on time
A A 3) The Excursion is far more comfortable and gets the same MPG
A A 4) Less wear and tear on the car
A A 5) If something did happen, I could bring it home to a trusted
repair
A A person, not stay with it or leave it with some Goober.
A A I am quietly looking for deals on a trailer, my problem is
storage, I
A A already have way too many trailers, cars, RV taking upA
A A very limited space.
A A Michael Shortt
A A On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Rob Dumoulin
<[1][3]rob at dumoulins.net>
A A wrote:
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