the Walnut Diary

I posted this photo before my typing skills had returned, so I’ll tap a few notes three weeks later.  Ruby’s visitors, a sister Cayenne S from Ottawa and a diesel Mercedes from Montreal (I dare not guess at the model number) were both purchased as tow vehicles for track expeditions.

Both track haulers fill the rest of their days transporting infant daughters, so their bullet-proof qualities rank high with the new fathers.

UPDATE: 16 DECEMBER, 2017

Whenever the three SUVs get together the drivers update repairs which have occurred over the last interval. A sensor for the Mercedes diesel system has needed attention twice since first writing, and the transmission needed extensive work to cure a leak. My son’s Cayenne needed a suspension part after an altercation with a curb hidden under snow, brake pads and front rotors, and a set of tires. Ruby had an A/C refrigerant top-up.

UPDATE:  2 FEBRUARY, 2019

The Mercedes was the first to go.  The owner got fed up with expensive repairs to the diesel system and he traded it on a Range Rover for greater reliability.  ??????  My son’s silver Cayenne S was replaced by a CPO 2015 BMW 528i with AWD and a turbo-4 for improved fuel efficiency in city traffic.  It’s cleaned up and sitting in the yard, waiting for a spring private sale.  Ruby’s fine.