Friday, February 29, 2008

"A Problem Starting the Car"

DAS was supposed to be delivering the car to me today but instead, she still sits in Minneapolis. On Monday (25th), I called DAS to voice-verify what the web page was saying. The automated phone system said the delivery date was now 3/5/08. So I menued to get to a representative, and she told me that there was a problem starting the car. Gee, we have certainly been here before! And at the very same terminal! (This place must be like the Devil's Triangle or something. Cars get pulled in and disappear for weeks!) To summarize, the plugs weren't getting spark; the terminal had a mechanic who could work on it, if they knew what to look for; I faxed (763-253-1569) the ignition troubleshooting chart from the shop manual to them; by-and-by the mechanic got around to looking at it. So Thursday (28th) morning the DAS dude (Carl, 763-253-1568) at the terminal called to say it was running outside his office as we spoke. He contacted DAS in Texas to let them know and I followed up myself later. Later in the afternoon, status updated to "To Be Loaded" again, with an ETA of 3/7/08.

Repairs per invoice from the terminal were replacing the cap, rotor, coil and module (practically everything), and 2.5 hours of labor, for a total of about $300.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

"To Be Loaded"

DAS site now says "To Be Loaded".

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

At Terminal

DAS updated their web site to show the car is at the terminal in Fridley, MN (Minneapolis). Registered the vehicle with DMV and paid the fees. Needs to have the VIN verified and the smog check done.

Monday, February 18, 2008

DAS Pickup

2008-02-18: DAS picked up the car today... (delayed from the 16th) but the web site has not been updated yet. Gene called me as soon as DAS left with it and informed me he had gotten a second set of keys made and put in the glove box along with the original window sticker with all the options and prices listed. Cool!
 

Friday, February 15, 2008

Title

Title arrived from seller. Along with the title, the seller sent this fun little document that apparently was with the car when new:
 

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Payment

Seller received check and sent the title back to me. Move scheduled with DAS. (Armando Alanzo, 866-327-3229 X1410. Door-to-door price $886.)

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Purchase

[68808] Purchased eBay item number 170190725230 and sent the check.