Fail.

We thought we'd do another highway drive, out to the rest area and back, to see if we could induce the stumbling again and perhaps pinpoint the problem.

It happened again alright. With a vengeance.

 My feelings exactly, E.

 Around these parts they let you steer the rig off the flatbed your own self.

Later, an attempt to jump the vehicle by spanning the bolts on the starter ended up barbecuing some wires under the dash. And still, the stumbling! We surrender! 

It'll be awhile before Ludwig gets back into the swing of things. In the meantime, who wants to see pictures from our non-VW-powered trip to Denver and back?