In short: took my bus around Devon and Cornwall at the end of last month. Had an amazing time. Broke down a bit. Shot some video. Made a quick compilation of highs and lows. I've got 91gb of footage to go through, but there will be a proper vlog-style video at some point (maybe!).
It's definitely all part of the learning process and I was braced for a few hiccups. Though there was a 12-hour wait for a tow truck at one point that tested my sanity a little!
Phoned the RAC at 2.33pm. Patrol arrived about 6.15pm, couldn't make any progress and so called for recovery. Low-loader arrived at 2.30am. That was a long day!
Liked the video.. got me worried .. TLBers are meant to break down in Framce not Cornwall... and we are off to Cornwall in a month.. and Bristol next weekend and the weekend after , in the bus.. .. perhaps a T2D bootcamp could have saved you some roadside downtime, if you drove away from both breakdowns..
I've done the Midland prototype bay bootcamp and drove away from one of them, but it ultimately ended with a tow truck and a courtesy car . The bus is currently with my local mechanic but my gut feeling is it's not too bad (just new plugs and leads needed, hopefully). All part of the learning curve!
My closest call was driving the bus home with a terminal engine fault that developed 5 miles from home, about 2 days after driving 1800 miles round France. Mumbles to self .... Should not race against lowered Caddy pickups up hills on motorways... he cant go fast because scraping.. I shouldnt.