Harvey51
Sep 23, 2018Explorer
Careful at the truck wash!
I took our small C to the carwash for the first time. It was a nice place with wand wash/rinse/wax and foam brush. I did a nice job with those tools, paid the attendant, then pushed the button to open the big door, sat in the driver’s seat and watched the door go up and disappear. Of course the cabover obscured the view fatally. Then very slowly drove forward. Scraping noises from the roof! I got out to see the door bottom caught on the air conditioner.
It turned out that the door opener was under powered for such a big door so it moved up much slower than the one on the car side which I am familiar with. And the operator was hoping to get a new door on my insurance policy, even though the door still worked and only some rusty old hinges were broken or had their screws pulled out of the wood panels. The MH had a cracked clearance light.
I left my name and number. After supper I went back and offered to help the overhead door guy with his repair. He said the door didn’t need to be replaced, just a few hinges. The deal was I would pay for the labour and the carwash the parts. I agreed to that and was motivated to help the repair guy work faster. I ended up paying $150.
After working together we kind of hit it off and he offered to look at my garage door which didn’t seal well. It cost me another $600 but I got a nearly new insulated door professionally installed.
Good ending!
It turned out that the door opener was under powered for such a big door so it moved up much slower than the one on the car side which I am familiar with. And the operator was hoping to get a new door on my insurance policy, even though the door still worked and only some rusty old hinges were broken or had their screws pulled out of the wood panels. The MH had a cracked clearance light.
I left my name and number. After supper I went back and offered to help the overhead door guy with his repair. He said the door didn’t need to be replaced, just a few hinges. The deal was I would pay for the labour and the carwash the parts. I agreed to that and was motivated to help the repair guy work faster. I ended up paying $150.
After working together we kind of hit it off and he offered to look at my garage door which didn’t seal well. It cost me another $600 but I got a nearly new insulated door professionally installed.
Good ending!