Been there done that.
Isuzu Amigo (not mine), Rear main seal, Flagstaff Arizona, 4:45pm Friday in winter.
Yeah, right...
The dealer would not even be open untill monday, and we had to pay extra because it was after hours, for everything, towwing, storage, you name it.
Monday morning we rented a Uhaul, and a trailer and hauled it back to California. That was a looong trip.
Stories like that suck at the time, but looking back at them, it helps define you and your willingness to drive, often forgetting just how bad things got.
Oh, did I forget to mention it was footbal championships that weekend, hosted in Flagstaff? First hotel we checked had 1 room. we checked 4 more, all booked, called the first again, they were now booked. We ended up staying in the biggest shithole of a hotel for over $90 a night. This was 9 years ago, you could get a decent hotel for $40. Motel 6 for $29.
How bad was this hotel, lets just say it was right on Route 66 through town, probably as old as Route 66, and had a hole a foot in diameter in the bathroom door. It also had unclean sheets and the blankets had holes in them. Teh shower curtain did not work, toilet barely did. Far as I know, the hotel is still there. We worried about rats eating us, honestly, it was that bad.
We could not even get a cab, it was raining, we had luggage, which we could not leave in the car, and there were no cabs.
Yep, fun night.
I sorta liked Flagstaff, untill that weekend.
