John - man, the AZ crew rocks! Sent an email to Ryan B, asking him if he's interested in picking her up, so let me pull on that string a little bit and see where it goes. If that falls through, I'll confirm the shipping price and get her on the move to Phoenix.

Thanks again for the offer to help get her back on the road!

Just replied to your e-mail socal - sorry, I don't get on my computer except in the evening, I would have replied sooner.

I cannot justify buying it right now, although I wish could. It sounds like the AZ crew is going to help you out which will probably be the best option for you anyway.

Thank you very much for offering it to me though, hope everything works out for you.

Ryan

Well, as much as I hate to say this, I've decided to sell the LWB to the shop owner where it's at there in Amarillo, for the princely sum of $500. Going to cut my losses and chalk it up to experience. I think he's going to fix it and possible resell it, or part it out, don't think it's going to the crusher or salvage yard.

There are some potential Montys for sale near me here in So Cal, which are already smogged and registered, so I'll put that $500 towards a potential purchase. Here are a couple of samples I found on Craig's List. The SWB has a satin black paint job, about 40K on the motor (2.6 with MT), 170K overall, tires are 32x11.50 MTs, etc. The LWB has about 40K on the motor (V6 with AT), 234K overall, new paint, newer shocks and tires, roof rack, DVD player, driving lights, etc:
http://ventura.craigslist.org/cto/2436790902.html
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/2457244294.html

Thanks for all the feedback, advice, opinions, and most of all, offers of help, especially from the AZ crew!

Wow, Robert. I was thinking more on this today. I may have missed it, but is there a Mitsu dealer in Amarillo?

If so, had you considered having them pick it up, fix it and then you could let us know when it's ready to roll? We could get it there to you one way or the other.

Just asking.

John B.

Hey John - the flatbed driver that got me into Amarillo told me there wasn't a dealer there, and the nearest one was quite a distance away. Not sure if that's true or not, but since I rode with him for almost two hours, I got a good vibe from him, so I believed him.

Yeah, it was a VERY difficult decision for me to make, but this was proving too difficult and expensive to try and fix via long distance. At least I still have my SWB back in Norfolk waiting for me!

Clovis, NM, 94 miles. Hamilton Mitsubishi, (575)935-9305

Lubbock, TX, 117 miles. Pioneer Mitsubishi, (806)794-4040

Just a thought, man.

John B.