So here's what happened:
When we went to leave Panama City Beach for Biloxi, my car wouldn't start (the motorhome is in storage and we're driving to Austin). It clickclickclicked but wouldn't turn over. So Monello gave it a jump start and we made it to Biloxi, no problem, and had no problems the four days we were there.
This morning I go to start it so we can head out to Galveston....and it barely cranked over. Hesitated, then slooowly started. But since it did start, we began our journey.
(That's what AAA is for, right?)
Only turned the car off when we got gas, then held our breath when it finally started again. Here we are in Galveston, and of course it's later in the evening and of course tomorrow is Easter. So Monday I'll take it (or have it towed) to the Toyota place to either get a new battery or a new starter, whichever is causing the problem. The good news is we have our bikes and there's a ton of cool stuff right in this general area.
I was freaking because, after the Motel 6 debacle, I'm leery about 3 1/2 stars on TripAdvisor (which this budget LaQuinta has) and obsessing about the bad reviews. So here we are, car on the fritz, walking into a potential disaster of a motel, mentally preparing myself for Hell....
...and our room is great! *yahoo* It's not the Taj Mahal or anything, but it's clean and comfortable and we have a Gulf view from our room. There's a Saltgrass next door and Pleasure Pier about a mile down the road. There's a beachy vacation feel to it that I'm happy with.
So far Galveston looks interesting. It's not PCB, but we will spend four happy days here, I'm sure, unless something is really wrong with my car. But I'm pretty sure it's the battery, and if it's not that it's the starter, both of which can be fixed.
When we went to leave Panama City Beach for Biloxi, my car wouldn't start (the motorhome is in storage and we're driving to Austin). It clickclickclicked but wouldn't turn over. So Monello gave it a jump start and we made it to Biloxi, no problem, and had no problems the four days we were there.
This morning I go to start it so we can head out to Galveston....and it barely cranked over. Hesitated, then slooowly started. But since it did start, we began our journey.
(That's what AAA is for, right?)Only turned the car off when we got gas, then held our breath when it finally started again. Here we are in Galveston, and of course it's later in the evening and of course tomorrow is Easter. So Monday I'll take it (or have it towed) to the Toyota place to either get a new battery or a new starter, whichever is causing the problem. The good news is we have our bikes and there's a ton of cool stuff right in this general area.
I was freaking because, after the Motel 6 debacle, I'm leery about 3 1/2 stars on TripAdvisor (which this budget LaQuinta has) and obsessing about the bad reviews. So here we are, car on the fritz, walking into a potential disaster of a motel, mentally preparing myself for Hell....
...and our room is great! *yahoo* It's not the Taj Mahal or anything, but it's clean and comfortable and we have a Gulf view from our room. There's a Saltgrass next door and Pleasure Pier about a mile down the road. There's a beachy vacation feel to it that I'm happy with.
So far Galveston looks interesting. It's not PCB, but we will spend four happy days here, I'm sure, unless something is really wrong with my car. But I'm pretty sure it's the battery, and if it's not that it's the starter, both of which can be fixed.
