Do you remember this vehicle? Well, it has been since the day after Christmas that we have been able to use it. I'm starting to forget what the interior actually looks like. It all started about a year ago now since I got it stuck and destroyed the rear-end. That had a very negative affect on the transfer case, which leads us to today's situation.
First.. A little background This is a transfer case. It's purpose is to enable the vehicle to have the 4x4 function. Pictured, is my old transfer case. It was also damaged when I messed up the rear-end. Now, I need to make one thing clear here - The vehicle has about 65,000 miles on it. I purchased it from the second owner who was the CFO of HP here in Costa Rica - my stupidity was that I was so anxious to get the truck, I didn't completely check the vehicle history. I later found that it was purchased by a diving equipment company who ran the ever-loving hell out of it along the Pacific Coast. - I have had over 50 vehicles in my life, and never, never had problems like I have had with this one. Now, on with story of the transfer case. Our mechanic Luis tried and tried to fix the old one with any part he could find, but it finally gave out completely the day after Christmas when I was on the way to drop some gifts off to some friends.
Time to find a replacement - no such luck in Costa Rica in spite of all the Terracans running around throughout the country. The Hyundai dealer here is a complete waste of time when looking for parts. I even went to their Regional Office, but to get all the parts needed to rebuild the case, they wanted $3,800 - Are you kidding me!!
I finally found a remanufactured unit in Oakland, California - these guys were great and got me one shipped out to our CR Courier in Miami. (There will be a special post on these guys soon) - Then the courier brought it into Costa Rica. You are not going to believe this, but I get an email yesterday saying the part is damaged. I think what happened was that someone in Customs when they took it out of the box for inspection dropped it on the concrete floor and broke a piece of it off from the case. Check out the picture of it below. SOMEONE IS OUT TO GET ME!!
Luis thinks the part can be welded back onto the unit, so we are going to go to Customs to check it out. God, do I hope everything works out. In addition, the courier company has said that they will pay for all the repairs. Wish me Luck, because I need it!!
One thing that I need to mention at this time - This truck has gained a reputation in town - My friends no longer call it the Hyundai, or the Terracan
They call it the "H" truck
What I am going to do if everything turns out good is
Paint it Black so No One Will Recognize It
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