What happens when you break down in the USA?

[HankMauel]

+1 on the "avoid I5" advice, especially in California. The Central Valley (Redding through Sacramento, ending south of Bakersfield) can get over 100 degrees this time of year, and into September. Additionally, it has little to visually stimulate anyone...miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles.:ack:

 

The Coast route is far more pleasant, neat towns (Eureka, Ft. Bragg, Bodega Bay, San Francisco...BIG TOWN, Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara) to stop in along the way, good lodgings and meals. Most always will have some ocean view, except for the inland portion of Hwy1 that skirts the "Lost Coast" area.

 

Good luck and have fun!

[DeanG]

Drove the coast road from Seattle to LA in our Lotus M100 in 2011. It is much better than I-5 although it has been sanitized quite a bit in since I drove it back in the late 70's.

 

For any road trip I suggest that you join http://www.lotuscarclub.org/ Lotus Ltd. The members roster contains a geographical list of people who are willing to help out a fellow member. Although it focuses on Lotus it is open to all forms of Se7ens.

[s2k7]

How come no one drives to my sunny florida?

Say from Orlando all the way to key west --- october thru may is the best month.

[xcarguy]

How come no one drives to my sunny florida?

Say from Orlando all the way to key west --- october thru may is the best month.

 

s2k7,

 

You should hook up with a fellow named Mario. He lives in Longboat Key and has a Stalker. If you want contact info, send me a PM.

 

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[Andy Green]

Oh the irony......,.,

 

My right rear brake calliper is leaking at the hand brake actuator

 

Caterham USA is overnighting the part

 

Currently in Battle Ground WA

[Toyotus 7]

If you have the opportunity to drive along to drive along Chuckanut Drive in Washington, do it. It's between a very small but interesting town named Edison and Bellingham. The Olympic Peninsula is as lovely as Vancouver Island, and highway 1 in California is breathtaking.

[scannon]

Every Seven that did the whole route on the GBB had a breakdown of some kind. All were fixed and back on the road the next day including the one that hit a bear and bent the frame. We all jumped in to fix whatever was needed.

 

My breakdown was a seeping fuel injection hose. It was replaced last December so I don't understand where the multitude of small cracks came from, a few of which were seeping gasoline. A quick trip to the NAPA store in Jasper scored a new piece of fuel injection hose for only $17 for 1.5 feet.

 

The only vehicles on the full trip that didn't need repairs were John's Ram pickup pulling the sweep trailer and a Mustang 'vert rented by a British couple who didn't ship over their Seven.

[Kitcat]

"Hit a bear"? 'Bent the frame"? What is the rest of that story:)?

[scannon]

I'll let Taber tell the story. Neither he nor Joan were hurt as the bear launched up and over the car.