> My wife usually snickers and says at the start of a trip with
> amazement "hey it started!"
> and I mutter some derogatory rebuttal between my teeth.

Hi Joel, I fuss and tweak until everything is in perfect order. Then we
start on a trip. By the time we've reached the US/Canadian border, we
have a 'new noise'. By the time our trip is half over, we have at least
one thing that must be fixed as soon as we get home. By the time we get
home, I have a whole new list of things to fuss over and tweak. Without
our van, life would be boring. :-) Now that we have a doublecab as well,
I just couldn't stand all of the excitement so I'm having the major work
done by a professional - thewestyman. -Larry