RnMAdventures
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We were in our 1997 Coachment Catalina
My wife wanted to go to the beach before it go too hot so I thought a short trip to Mustang Island State Park would be cool. We headed out Monday about 12:45 and got there about 7PM. We enjoyed the beach that night and the next morning. We decided to explore the area a little and get some lunch? that?s when the adventure started.
After getting lunch we headed to Padre Island National Sea shore. As we were in the park someone waved us down and I put on the brakes. Well my mother in law was changing seats about the same time and fell. She cut her foot so we took her to minor emergency and she got eleven stitches. We decided to head back home early since we planned to leave in the morning anyway. So we left about 8:00PM and headed home. When got just north of Woodsboro and the light started flashing on the overdrive button. I pulled off the highway into a DPS check point and stopped. There was smoke bellowing out from under the RV. I crawled under it and saw transmission fluid pouring out of the starter and bell housing. We did not have a tow vehicle, so I had to call a cab to get my family safely home. Geico roadside assistance paid to have it towed to a transmission shop in Corpus. The tow truck driver dinged the front of our RV, not sure how much that will cost, but the insurance will cover it. The transmission will be a factory rebuilt E4OD with a 3 year 100,000 mile warranty.
So far, the tab is for the trip is $4,131.00 for one night in Mustang Island State Park.
Lessons learned:
1) Never leave home without a tow vehicle (unless it is a local trip).
2) Make sure everyone knows the hazards of walking while underway.
3) On any trip make sure we have a couple of days on the end of the trip just in case something happens.
My wife wanted to go to the beach before it go too hot so I thought a short trip to Mustang Island State Park would be cool. We headed out Monday about 12:45 and got there about 7PM. We enjoyed the beach that night and the next morning. We decided to explore the area a little and get some lunch? that?s when the adventure started.
After getting lunch we headed to Padre Island National Sea shore. As we were in the park someone waved us down and I put on the brakes. Well my mother in law was changing seats about the same time and fell. She cut her foot so we took her to minor emergency and she got eleven stitches. We decided to head back home early since we planned to leave in the morning anyway. So we left about 8:00PM and headed home. When got just north of Woodsboro and the light started flashing on the overdrive button. I pulled off the highway into a DPS check point and stopped. There was smoke bellowing out from under the RV. I crawled under it and saw transmission fluid pouring out of the starter and bell housing. We did not have a tow vehicle, so I had to call a cab to get my family safely home. Geico roadside assistance paid to have it towed to a transmission shop in Corpus. The tow truck driver dinged the front of our RV, not sure how much that will cost, but the insurance will cover it. The transmission will be a factory rebuilt E4OD with a 3 year 100,000 mile warranty.
So far, the tab is for the trip is $4,131.00 for one night in Mustang Island State Park.
Lessons learned:
1) Never leave home without a tow vehicle (unless it is a local trip).
2) Make sure everyone knows the hazards of walking while underway.
3) On any trip make sure we have a couple of days on the end of the trip just in case something happens.
