Then he called to discuss the 5th wheel package. Ted had asked a lot of questions about what that entailed before we made the deal and because it wasn't explained in the brochure. It included things we needed such as the electrical set up to plug in the electrical for the trailer and more. But what they didn't tell us, it had rails underneath the truck that only fit the hitch that you would have to buy from Ford. We have a hitch that we really like and didn't want to buy a new one. No problem! The problem came when they found that what was installed underneath the truck did not allow our hitch to fit. Ted told them to remove it, he had looked at it and thought they would only have to remove the exhaust pipes and a few bolts and that would be it. Well, yesterday when John called he said they would have to remove the bed, remove the rails and reinstall the bed. Ted told him this was a show stopper, that they had all of our money they were going to get! When he called back he had approval for $350 toward it and the rate would be at the mechanics rate not the Ford rate. Then, within an hour he called and said it was done, that 5 techs got under there and removed the bolts, lifted it out, removed the rails and were bolting it back in place when he called! So we'll see how much they charge us.
Gloria is getting ready for her trip. Yesterday we went shopping and when we got home she made a Mississippi Mud Cake. Boy are they fattening but delicious! Max is happy to have green grass in the back yard, squirrels, birds and a dog next door to chase!
Tomorrow morning we will head back up to Canyon, Texas, about 500 miles north and a little west of us. We are keeping our fingers crossed everything will be okay with the new truck! I'll post a picture when we get it!
Trials and tribulations of buying a new vehicle..."Ain't Life Grand!"
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