My first service cost.

[mbr37746]

My first service has cost my Dad about $50k!!
I've taken my van for its first service and my Father decided he'd come for a drive to keep me company, top old fella he is! Anyway while I was talking to the service centre manager Dad decides to have a look about the yard. He's spotted a couple of vans he liked, took some photos of some pre loved vans to take home and show the treasurer as they were thinking of upgrading in a year or so.
That was yesterday.......
I get a text come through today to say, oops I think I just bought a new Starcraft!
Dad and the treasurer had driven their van up to the dealer for an idea on trade price and driven away with a deal on a new van.
Consequently he's blaming me for answering yes to the question "do you want me to come for the run up to keep you company?"

 

[Bank of Dad]

Gold!

 

[Capt. Gadget]

It happens!!

 

[dagree]

My old man always said kids were expensive

 

[achjimmy]

Classic

 

[Pace]

My first service has cost my Dad about $50k!!
I've taken my van for its first service and my Father decided he'd come for a drive to keep me company, top old fella he is! Anyway while I was talking to the service centre manager Dad decides to have a look about the yard. He's spotted a couple of vans he liked, took some photos of some pre loved vans to take home and show the treasurer as they were thinking of upgrading in a year or so.
That was yesterday.......
I get a text come through today to say, oops I think I just bought a new Starcraft!
Dad and the treasurer had driven their van up to the dealer for an idea on trade price and driven away with a deal on a new van.
Consequently he's blaming me for answering yes to the question "do you want me to come for the run up to keep you company?"

Oh well, I guess when he takes in his new van for service and you decide to keep him company, you'll get a new van and the cycle will continue..........

 

[Stan53]

Priceless!

 

[mbr37746]

Oh well, I guess when he takes in his new van for service and you decide to keep him company, you'll get a new van and the cycle will continue..........

Hmmm a new van every 3mnths! I won't have time to mod each one up. That would save me the money I'd lose on changeover.

 

[Julie Halls]

Wow! I would love to do that

 

[Gavin and Brooke]

That's great to hear, when does delivery take place? You can always tell him to take it ack

Gavin

 

[mbr37746]

Handover has been arranged for this Thursday, both he and the treasurer are a little exited.
I've already been enlisted to do another diesel heater installation.

 

[17triton]

Yeah that`s gotta be one of the dearest 1st services for sure!:encouragement:

 

[mbr37746]

@17triton I'm going to have to catch up with you next time I'm down your way. Last time I was there it took me 3 hrs to do a plant tour and I couldn't eat until the next day! :eek-53: Eyes were bigger than belly!

 

[Bank of Dad]

Just had our van serviced and I have had to put new bearings and bushes in. Van's travelled 13,500 km total!

If I had to change the wheel bearings every service in my car, I'd be pretty annoyed.

Bloody cheap Chinese Junko / Jayco crap. Timkins in now! Why don't Jayco just put proper bearings in instead of poncing around with gimmicks like bloody nitrogen?

Rant over; I'm better now!

 

[twscoot]

That's no good. I've had no problems with Jayco bearings in the past. Must have been badly adjusted before hand. I thought the axle setup was Alko gear?

 

[mfexpanda]

Just had our van serviced and I have had to put new bearings and bushes in. Van's travelled 13,500 km total!

If I had to change the wheel bearings every service in my car, I'd be pretty annoyed.

Bloody cheap Chinese Junko / Jayco crap. Timkins in now! Why don't Jayco just put proper bearings in instead of poncing around with gimmicks like bloody nitrogen?

Rant over; I'm better now!

Something wrong there seems I'd be ringing jayco about itas long as no one else has played with the wheel bearings

 

[Bank of Dad]

Always serviced by Jayco Bayswater.

Bought new.

I know that they fit them with cheap and nasty don't be rude bearings from the factory.

 

[dagree]

Cheap chinese crap or not..... Just lucky they picked them up in the workshop and you didn't have to pick them up in the middle of nowhere!!

 

[Bank of Dad]

Yep.

Firm believer in regular servicing!

 

[Colsar]

I reckon that as well, bit of servicing, can save hassles down the track!
Wheel bearings are one of those things that can be a pain if they bugger up away from home.
So can tyres when they explode, especially old ones , check your dates , tyres have a life span of approx five years before they perish, split and crack etc, dates on the side wall ( 3209) = 32 week of 2009.