New Thread: What's Your Best Story Of Breaking Down Or Hitch-hiking Stories???

My in-laws had a motorhome and used to tow a car behind it. My father-in law NEVER did any pm on anything...drive them till they drop, then call me. While on a trip to New Hampshire they decide to ask my wife and sister-inlaw to drive the car back. Terri (my wife) sees a chance to get away from the kids and is off in a flash. I have a bad feeling!! They fly to Boston, miss the only flight to the lake and decide to rent a car to finish the trip...no cars available! They wind up hitching a ride with some teacher headed north (he got the last car) and made it to the lake later that night. My father-inlaw picked them up in the motor home and took them to the camp grounds...they should have smelled a rat then! The next day they started back down the turnpike headed towards Boston, got about 60 miles when the car wouldn't accelerate, the motor just revved. They coasted down the exit ramp to a gas station and found they were 4 qts short of transmission fluid. It was leaking out almost as fast as they put it in. They found they could go about 60 miles before it needed another 3 qts..and thats how they made it to my brothers place...it died there. But it was in New Jersey!!! I had it towed to a friends garage, he knew my father-inlaw!! We gave it last rites, it was an amazing car.