Tom, all that driving and then to be done in by a little old lady in a parking
lot?! How's the repair coming?
Tom Winslow wrote:
> IMHO, AAA is all you need. Have faith in your LBC. My wife and I drove a
> rental car to Arkansas from North Carolina when we purchased our 1966 TR4A
> IRS. The PO was shocked to find out that I was going to drive the car home.
> We had a jack, a good spare tire, and our AAA card. We opened her up heading
> East on I-40, eyeball-to-lugnut, with those 18wheelers on a pothole filled
> I-40. We spent the first night on Memphis (stopped to see Elvis), the second
> night in Knoxville, and the next day home in NC. We drove 55 -65 all the
> way.
>
> We have also done Atlanta, several rallyes, and this year we will be driving
> to the BMW plant in SC (Good Lord willing).
>
> Go for it! Enjoy your car. Be sure you have AAA Plus. (BTW, let me know what
> you come up with for an emergency kit.)
>
> tw
>
> --
> Thomas P. Winslow
> 1966 TR4A IRS - CTC57665L <> 1968 TR250 - CD4783L <> 1968 TR250 - CD5272L <>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of HMENTZEN@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 6:30 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Emergency Kit
>
> I'm planning a 5 - 6 hour drive to Maine this May. I've had my Spit for a
> little over 2 years now, but have never gone more than 100- 150 miles at
> any
> one time. I've stayed off the Interstates because of concerns about running
> the car at higher rpm's and the interstates aren't any fun. What I'd like
> to
> do is put together an emergency kit and was looking for advice from the
> experienced listers.( Not to be pessimistic , my AAA is paid up .)
> Actually
> the only breakdown I've experienced on the road was a broken accelerator
> cable. I enjoy reading about other people's cars and repairs but I
> really
> like hearing about where people drive their cars.
> Hans Mentzen
> 79 Spitfire (still looking for a name)
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Michael Ferguson
Vernon CT
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