Veloce Raptor

Crap. I may not be able to bring the M3 due to a torque converter failure in my tow vehicle. **** **** ****!!!!!!!!!!! I will be there, but probably not driving.

eclou

Dude, AAMCO can change out one of those in about 2 hours.

Veloce Raptor

It's under warranty, and the part is backordered from GM. Normal parts depot is Houston, but nothing's coming out of there right now.

amondc

VR do you have a part number? I have a GM hook up

eclou

Borrow Viking's truck

Veloce Raptor

No I don't. They gave me a nice gigantic Escalade EXV as a loaner car, which tells me that they are not joking. They expected the part to arrive Friday afternoon, which means it won't be fully installed (since the tranny has to be removed from the engine) and road-tested until midday Monday.

Oh, well.

Eugene, Viking is in Houston. I cannot leave my loaner Escalade with him, and there is very little gas en route between Austin and Houston. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

eclou

The 'Slade can tow! You can get uHaul to drop a hitch on that in about 40 minutes.

Veloce Raptor

Yeah...LOL! I am not sure I want to get billed by my dealer for chopping up that big pumper cover that covers where the hitch would go! Believe me, I tried all the angles.

So I'll just instruct, I guess.

eclou

take the whole bumper cover off, you can drive legally without it. Voila!

Veloce Raptor

Problem is, it is full of those ultrasonic proximity sensors that beep when you back up into unsuspecting Priuses.

Veloce Raptor

NEVER MIND: problem solved! I will be droving after all!!!

ervtx

Sent you a pm.... Never mind that too

onefastviking

Escalade for F250 ......... OK !

onefastviking

I'm not sure I'd call what you do driving anyway

Veloce Raptor

Few if anyone would. However, I need to tell myself that in order to sleep at night!