We finally heard from Lexus today and they have inspected the engine and found that the engine block needs to be replaced, so they ordered a new engine instead. It should be here by the middle of next week, and they will begin the installation. All of this is going to be covered free of charge under their warranty!
Isn’t God good! We didn’t expect anything from them, as they didn’t have any legal obligation since we couldn’t prove the oil had been changed at their intervals. Most cases like ours have been rejected, especially on a vehicle with 130K miles. We are continuing to pray that the repairs they do will be performed with integrity and that the quality of the work will be excellent. We can’t ask for much better than to have the work done at a Lexus dealership.
As we have thought back on all the ways God has been good through this, we have to stand in awe at how well He knows our needs, even the ones we don’t know about.
1. God didn’t allow the engine to fail until we arrived here in Missouri. That includes two trips across the county, one of which was pulling a trailer.
2. God allowed the problem to surface here in Missouri, where we have a very well equipped auto shop, a flatbed trailer, a truck to pull it with and a Lexus dealership only sixty miles away. It is not only a Lexus dealership, but one that is distinguished as “Elite of Lexus.”
3. God has provided for our transportation through several vehicles. We have never needed to go somewhere, or even wanted to go somewhere that we couldn’t find a car to get there with.
4. Everything from towing the car down to Springfield, to the inspection, to the engine and the labor is going to be free of charge!
Amazing! Even if God didn’t provide everything free of charge, He would still be good, and His reasons for not providing would be great too. Thank you so much for your prayers. This has lifted a HUGE burden off of our shoulders!