I drove down to SLC to towed it home on a flatbed trailer with my Touareg. Once I got there, getting the truck on the trailer was a bit of a struggle and I have to thank Ron again for organizing a neighborhood mechanic to come over and patch it up enough to drive up the flatbed.

Towing it home was a great experience. The Touareg pulled great, it was steady at 70 mph and got 14 mpg. There was plenty of power to pass in the passes. Also, being alone on the road like that was a pleasant change up from helping Serene raise three kids under four years old. Not saying that I did not miss them.... but you know.

I have pictures of the GMC on the flatbed behind the Touareg. I'll have to find them.

Now, here is the truck up in Seattle.

The first order of business was to get started right away...

So a few months later I actually start to do something. My brother Darren and I start small with fixing the door latches and windows. works like a charm.

Then we tried to start it up.... nothing. Not a click, not a 'rrr', nadda. Turns out it is a good idea to charge the battery.