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Casper4104

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Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 9:07 am:   

Good Sams success story,

I bought my 4104 back in March, and the shakedown run was 1000 miles bringing her home from Florida. Now the bus was inspected and looked good/ready to roll, but I’m crazy – not stupid (this is 48 year old equipment we’re talking about here) so I went ahead and joined Good Sams.

Brought the bus home with no problems and I’ve been having a ball with it ever since. Bussin’ is fun.

My 17 year old daughter drives my Ford Explorer to school. Now she’s a good kid, but a little scatterbrained sometimes. I had 2 keys to the Ford. She lost one, so I gave her mine with instructions to hit Wallyworld and get a new key cut ASAP. ASAP is like tomorrow or the mythic “Round-Tuit”, so of course it never came.

This morning she came back into the house with an unhappy look. She had locked the (only) key in the truck the night before. Here’s what happened next.

07:45 - I called Good Sams,,, “Please hold”
07:47 – Sams operator picks up, takes info.
07:53 – Local auto service calls house with a few questions.
08:10 – Local auto service truck parks in my driveway.
08:20 – Local auto service guy is done and gone, my Ford is open for business.
08:27 – Good Sams operator calls back, “Is everything Ok? Do you need anything else”.

Now that’s just cool. I haven’t needed them for a bus problem, and hope I never do, but I was really happy with what happened this morning.

Casper4104
JW Smythe (Jwsmythe)

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Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 4:40 pm:   

A lot of that is dependant on the local shop doing the work. With my Firebirds, the worst part is getting someone who's proficient at popping the lock. I've only seen one guy pop it in less than 5 minutes. Most take 1/2 hour or so.

As far as the phone parts go, AAA usually treats me the same way. I'm good enough to keep my keys outside the car when I lock it, because I always lock my doors with the remote. :-) Other people who have driven my cars have worse habits.

As for your daughter, forgive her. She'll make the same mistake a few more times, before she makes it habit to be SURE she has the keys in her hand. If she's still doing it when she hits 30, smack her in the head.


I'll probably be getting a Good Sams membership when the bus hits the road. They cover towing our beasts, right?
John Jewett (Jayjay)

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Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 1:08 am:   

Good Sam has an enviable track record concerning bus service. As for the daughter...when it's 37deg. F, dark and raining hard, she's at the far end of the large parking lot, and her cell phone AND keys are on the front seat is when she'll reform!!!
...JJ

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