The Time Is Close for Our Departure

Just as they promised the coach was finished late Tuesday afternoon. I picked it up about 5:30PM and brought it home. The shades are a great improvement over the pleated shades that came standard. I failed to take a picture of the old pleated shades before we replaced them, but here's a picture of the new AutoMotion shades we had installed.

The upgrades we wanted on the coach are complete now and we have a couple of days to finish getting the motorhome loaded and the house cleaned out. We have to finish and be out of here sometime Friday.

The next couple of days are really going to be busy.

Until next time...

Front End Alignment and Back to Classic Coach

I picked up the motorhome from Classic Coach on Friday and took it back to the house so we could load some of our stuff into it over the weekend. The refrigerator was finished and it really looks good. 50% more space in roughly the same space as our old Norcold 12 cu. ft. fridge and an ice maker that can keep up with us. 

This is a photo of our old Norcold 12 cu. ft. refrigerator before we replaced it with the Samsung residential model.

 

And here is the new Samsung model RF197 residential refrigerator we had installed.

We're very happy with the new refrigerator. What we like the most is it is an 18 cu. ft refrigerator vs. the 12 cu ft Norcold, It stays colder in the fridge and freezer and is less dependent upon the outside temperature swings as the Norcold is, and the ice maker makes plenty of ice for the two of us. We use a lot of ice and the ice maker stays full of ice.

We worked on loading the motorhome over the weekend and on Monday morning we took the motorhome to Josam's for the front end alignment. When we left Josam's to head back home I noticed right away there was a drastic change in the steering and handling. I'm very pleased with the work they did. It was like driving a totally different RV home. 

Alan called me Monday afternoon and confirmed that the shades did ship and would arrive at Classic Coach on Tuesday morning before 10:30AM. I dropped the coach off at 8:00AM on Tuesday morning and I am suppose to be able to pick it up sometime this afternoon.

A Bit of a Change in Plans

I dropped the coach off at Classic Coach on Tuesday morning to have the refrigerator installed and the shades replaced. The coach was suppose to be finished by Friday and ready for pick up. We were going to pack some things over the weekend in preparation for our departure. Then on Monday take the coach to Orlando to JOSAM's for the alignment. Then we would be finished with the coach modifications. We would have 3 days left to finish packing before we were to leave. 

I received a call from Alan on Wednesday to let me know that the shades that were suppose to arrive on Thursday did not ship. It seems the manufacturer has an issue receiving some part of the mount for the shade from their supplier. The shades were ready but couldn't be shipped until the part for the mount was installed. The shades would not ship until Monday, May 7th. They would be shipped overnight at the manufacturer's expense. They should arrive no later than 10:30AM on Tuesday and they would be installed the same day. Now I'm worried again. Alan assured me the technicians would stay until the job was finished and I would take the coach home on Tuesday night. 

I told Alan I had an appointment at JOSAM's on Monday morning for an alignment. He told me the refrigerator would be finished by Friday and we could pick it up so we would have it for the weekend to be able to pack and return it to them Tuesday morning to have the shades installed. What a plan!!! If it all comes to fruition as planned.

That will give us two days to finish loading everything in the motorhome we're taking with us and get the house cleaned out. We'll have to see how this all works out.