Our Accident

[Chuck Wheeler]

Thanks Ron!

- Chuck
Wheeler-

1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX

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From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ronmarabito2002

Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 3:11
PM

To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re:
Our Accident

Chuck: They are located on Frye St. south of DFW Airport.
Talk to John or Bubba at 817-685-0250



R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas,
TX 92WB40



--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com",
"Chuck Wheeler" .> wrote:

>

> Where is Prevost Car located. I may try to get a estimate from them to go

> along with the one from North Texas RV.

>

> - Chuck Wheeler-

> 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth
TX

>

>

> _____

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> From: "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"

> [mailto:"WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"]
On Behalf Of ronmarabito2002

> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 7:53 PM

> To: "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"

> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Our Accident

>

>

>

>

> Sorry to hear of your accident. Hope it isn't as bad as it sounds. I still

> don't have my coach back from Prevost Car in Ft. Worth.
We have passed 2

> months not having the coach.

>

> R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas,
TX 92WB40

>

> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ Forum%40yahoogroups.com>

> yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Wheeler" wrote:

> >

> > Since I am looking for parts for out Wanderlodge, folks will probably
want

> > to know what happened. So here goes:

> >

> >

> >

> > Last week Kathy and I were headed to Nebraska
from Fort Worth.
We had

> > stopped in Guthrie, OK and I had checked the tires, etc. About mile
post

> > 231, north bound on I-35, we were in a single lane construction zone

> between

> > concrete dividers. I hit a piece of metal that couldn't be avoided
and it

> > made a great deal of noise. While I was thing that I would take the
nest

> > off ramp and see if there was any damage the left steer tire
exploded. We

> > were only about 2 feet from the concrete divider and we hit that at
about

> > 50mph. "Bouncing" off that pointed us toward an off ramp
which we took to

> > exit the highway.

> >

> >

> >

> > Damage was to the front left of the bumper and the body. The dump
plumbing

> > (gone), front left docking light (gone), front of the grey water

> tank(valve

> > and tank fitting pulled out), battery door and hinge damage, and the
left

> > outside rear tire damage from being scraped along the concrete..

> >

> >

> >

> > Had road service installed a new tire and we drove it 308 miles back
to

> Fort

> > Worth. The road service person said that "your RV must be built
like a

> > tank! I have seen a lot of accidents along here and most of them are
not

> > drivable." I don't think a plastic coach or even a car would
have survived

> > hitting as hard as we did.

> >

> >

> >

> > Insurance is coming out to look at it. It will be interesting to see
what

> > they come up with. I could do most of the repairs if I had a place to
work

> > on it.

> >

> >

> >

> > I am looking for Tom Eastman to see if he still has Rick Archie's
salvaged

> > Wanderlodge. If any one has contact information for Tom I would
appreciate

> > it.

> >

> >

> > - Chuck Wheeler-

> > 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth
TX

> >

>