Steelhog
Nov 23, 2013Explorer
New Lance Dealer in Huntsvlle Alabama
About a month ago I noticed a single Lance TC on the Bankston lot on Jordan Lane/Hwy 53. Now there are several more. I have not done a lot of business with these folks but them seem to enjoy a good reputation and have always had whatever goodies I needed at the time.
I will say that I try to do as much business with them as possible as they REALLY helped our family with a family health crisis. My wife's aunt had gone to Houston for a heart valve replacement and though the surgery was successful she had complications with some other organs. After nearly a month the doctors (and the aunt) concluded that it was a losing battle and she had a matter of hours or days. My wife's aunt was adamant about not dying in Texas and wanted to see her house and puppy one last time. She was not able to travel by plane or in a car and needed a constant O2 supply. My wife told me it was now or never, so on that Thursday night I called Bankston looking for a class C rental as we needed a large side entry door. The rental manager had already left for the day but the guy who answered the phone said he would get working on it. (turned out to be Mr. Bankston himself answering the phone at 6PM)!! The next morning at 7:30 their rental manager called to let me know a unit was en-route to Huntsville from Nashville for pickup that morning in Huntsville. I drove solo to Houston and picked up Aunt Willie Jean, my wife, sister-in-law and a nurse practitioner friend who had been at her bedside in Houston for a month and we high-tailed it for Alabama. By 6AM Sunday morning Aunt Willie was in her own bed in Greensboro, AL, her puppy dog in her lap and surrounded by friends and family and happy as a clam. Two hours later she decided to take a "nap" and passed away on her own terms. Don't know how this affects buying a TC but God bless folks like Bankston who went above and beyond.
I will say that I try to do as much business with them as possible as they REALLY helped our family with a family health crisis. My wife's aunt had gone to Houston for a heart valve replacement and though the surgery was successful she had complications with some other organs. After nearly a month the doctors (and the aunt) concluded that it was a losing battle and she had a matter of hours or days. My wife's aunt was adamant about not dying in Texas and wanted to see her house and puppy one last time. She was not able to travel by plane or in a car and needed a constant O2 supply. My wife told me it was now or never, so on that Thursday night I called Bankston looking for a class C rental as we needed a large side entry door. The rental manager had already left for the day but the guy who answered the phone said he would get working on it. (turned out to be Mr. Bankston himself answering the phone at 6PM)!! The next morning at 7:30 their rental manager called to let me know a unit was en-route to Huntsville from Nashville for pickup that morning in Huntsville. I drove solo to Houston and picked up Aunt Willie Jean, my wife, sister-in-law and a nurse practitioner friend who had been at her bedside in Houston for a month and we high-tailed it for Alabama. By 6AM Sunday morning Aunt Willie was in her own bed in Greensboro, AL, her puppy dog in her lap and surrounded by friends and family and happy as a clam. Two hours later she decided to take a "nap" and passed away on her own terms. Don't know how this affects buying a TC but God bless folks like Bankston who went above and beyond.