Riding Day 8 As I write this morning, I’m sitting in the customer lounge at Camelback Toyota in Phoenix. Around noon yesterday, as Odie and I were pedaling through the Tonto Basin on Highway 188, The Bob was sitting on the side of the road a few miles ahead of us pondering the implications of the “check engine” and “VCS” lights that had just illuminated on the dashboard. He flagged us down as we approached, and we took a break to discuss our options. The decision was made to keep riding to Globe, AZ and then return to Phoenix to get the OREM looked at. We’re just about to enter a part of the country where small towns spaced far apart and with limited services are the norm, so it was a “no-brainer.” The OREM is our shelter from whatever storms, both literal and figurative, might come our way.
Damn the engine light! Toyotas can handle a little engine light. After several fixes and several "fixes and come back ons" mine ran the last years of her 320k miles with the damn thing just going on and off as she wished... getting treated to miraculously pass smog and pop back on again.🤷 I know this isn't the time to ride the engine light. I'm hoping she will get patched up for you all. 🙏 Safe travels, warm showers and cold milkshakes!
Ughhh! No one enjoys the mechanicals! Hope it gets resolved relatively quickly and cheaply so that you can continue with the fun aspects of your two-wheeled tour.
Sure hope the OREM makes a quick recovery. Cheering for you guys!
Damn the engine light! Toyotas can handle a little engine light. After several fixes and several "fixes and come back ons" mine ran the last years of her 320k miles with the damn thing just going on and off as she wished... getting treated to miraculously pass smog and pop back on again.🤷 I know this isn't the time to ride the engine light. I'm hoping she will get patched up for you all. 🙏 Safe travels, warm showers and cold milkshakes!
Sounds like a great trip so far!
Fun stuff. We flew to Phoenix in 2007 to buy our RAV4 because it had a 3rd row. They were a fair dealership back then. Good Luck!
Ughhh! No one enjoys the mechanicals! Hope it gets resolved relatively quickly and cheaply so that you can continue with the fun aspects of your two-wheeled tour.