Back on the road. Lease purchase with JB Hunt

They're starting to call me "Darlin'" at the truck shop now. Especially after I responded to them finding yet another repair by saying, " Oh! I just feel like crying." I was sincere but that will terrify any southern male.

 

Today made 7 days in the shop. And there's at least one more day...and who knows they may discover some new breakage. I'm kinda stuck.

 

Of course it is Dave. Here's the deal.

The things that are being repaired are legitimately broken. The truck was abused and neglected before I got it and has a bad case of rust corrosion. I was one week into it when I realized the severity of it. Rust is pervasive and alive. Bcl made a deal with JB to provide refurbished solid trucks that were thoroughly gone through and all this stuff done already..like shocks and seals and brakes etc etc. Not only did bcl not do that. All they did was slap new rubber and brake shoes on it..and hit it with paint to disguise the rust. This clunker should never have been in the mix and they knew it.

The repairs I had done and paid for up front were as you illustrated above. For example. New shocks a tire and alignment dropped off at 17:00 picked up next morning 10:00.

The stuff I had to take to freightliner and get bcl to pay out of my escrow...
a day or two to get in.
another day to get estimate. another day or two for bcl to approve.
Another day to repair.
another 6 or 7 hrs for bcl to actually choke up the payment.

The current situation bcl is being required to pay out of their own pocket not mine thanks to pressure from Jb. I told this shop not to let this truck go until they had freakin' fixed everything that was broken while bcl pockets were open. But the repairs have to be made in stages..A must be fixed before B can be fixed before C can be discovered. And each step of the journey bcl insists on doing their little dance. Estimate, photos, justification, wrestle with selectruck to see if warrantee can be found. Whilst I sit.

At least I'm in a motel that Jb is paying for out of their own pocket. This could be worse.

At this point I'm praying that bcl give up on their lemon and let me the hell out of the lease but the dance goes on. Everyday we are told just one more repair and then something else appears and the cycle repeats.

Very soon I am going to be at a point where I say. Enough! But by allowing it to play out I can do it with JB blessing. I either drive this truck away or get into that new truck lease I talked about through JB. I would have done it 3 days ago if bcl hadnt schmoozed Jb into giving them another shot at salvaging this mess.

And so..the band plays on.

It is understood, with Jb's blessing, that if I do get back into this truck..the next breakdown of this nature I am walking away from the truck. Period.

 

Pm me. I will give you my number. Looks like I'll be here Friday.