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you don't realize how important something is to you until you
suddenly don't have it. One evening we went from camping in
our AVION to not having it or a second vehicle. My wife was
sure she was done with trailering forever. I was depressed but
already thinking about buying another AVION. That is when I
found Dr. G's web site and began looking at Avion's for sale.
To visit Dr. G' Click here.
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The
body damage on our 1987 model 32S is beyond most owners
capabilities. This is an excellent example of the work
done at Cayo Repair. Telling this story was the reason
this web site was created. Now it has taken on a life
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September
20, 2002. We were on our way for a short weekend camping trip.
We had just left home and were merging onto I271. Suddenly
we realized that the trailer was on its own controlling us.
Our theory is that a defective weld on the platform caused
the trailer to break loose from the truck. |
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mud and the ditch saved us and the trailer. The truck
turned perpendicular to the road and flipped twice.
This allowed the passenger compartment good protection
as it was over the ditch. All three of us walked away.
Both the truck and trailer had to be pulled out using
a wrecker and cables.
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The
big concern for the guys working the wrecker was rolling
the trailer curbside as they worked it up the incline
of the deep, v-shape muddy ditch. Two of us worked the
road side with our hands on the trailer. Our job was
to scream if the trailer started to pitch. These were
some nervous moments. The rain was coming down hard
leaving all of us cold in the dark autumn evening. |
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The wrecker guys took us and the trailer to a parking
lot. As we waited for our ride we took some more pictures.
We hoped things would look better in the daylight. |
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