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Squamish BC Recommendation: We recently took a trip we would heartily
recommend others avoid at all costs. Travelling in a well-maintained 1991
Damon Challenger motorhome with a 454 engine and towing a Hyundai Accent, we leſt from West Kelowna for Squamish via Hwy 97C, otherwise known as “T e Connector”, upon which we were forced to stop several times to let the engine cool down and watched helplessly as a new Volvo carrying bicycles cut back in front of us much too soon and sent a large rock fl ying into our windscreen. T at is still an unknown as to the need
for a new windscreen. Aſt er Merritt, we had the questionable
pleasure of embarking on Hwy 8 to Spences Bridge, a short spell on Hwy 1 to Lytton and then Hwy 12 to Lillooet. T ese roads would be an embarrassment to our current Government if they were capable of such an emotion. When we got to Lillooet, we were actually fondly remembering Hwy 3 from Christina Lake to Osoyoos, T e real fun starts in Lillooet as we take
on Hwy 99 to Pemberton by way of BC’s Duff y Lake.
I do not possess the literary skills to
adequately describe the switchbacks and percent degree of the descents. Suffi ce to say that the Mexican roads we drove in the past were starting to look pretty good. Upon arriving in Squamish on the newly
fi nished Olympic boondoggle Hwy 99 which unfortunately is overrated in places and already needs attention, we discovered our relatively new front brakes were burnt out completely and our rear seals were shot as well, making the perfectly good rear brakes completely ineff ective. Now we come to a better place in time
and the reason for this letter, in addition to warning other RVs away from the previously described roads. Our niece and her family live in
Squamish and when I called them for advice on repairs, they recommended Hunters Automotive at 39002 Discovery Way. I phoned and talked to Ken Adams, who told me they were booked for the day, but to come by. T ey had our RV on a liſt in short order and Ken showed me the results of our follies in trying those roads. T e front brakes needed replacing from the hubs out and new seals on the rears. T at’s a tall order with all those parts having to be found and delivered. T ese guys found everything and despite one
supplier sending a wrong part and having to wait for it to be replaced, we were leaving Squamish for Vancouver at 4:30 PM. Although fully booked, Hunters
Automotive put two men on our job almost all day and did a wonderful job for a reasonable price. We truly appreciate their eff orts and apologize to anyone who may have had to wait a bit for their vehicle because of us. If you have a problem anywhere near Squamish, take my advice and call Hunters Automotive, toll-free at 1- 866-609-4683. My extra suggestion: avoid travelling on Hwy 99 below Lillooet. For those who think I’m a wimp and
an alarmist, I refer you to my friend and fellow RVer, who upon hearing this story, told me about burning out his brakes there as well. He, however, was driving a small Mazda
pickup, containing only him and his cat and not towing anything. I rest my case. H. (Greg) Gregoire Kelowna, BC
Interesting History: In the 1500s, the fl oor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.
Hence the saying: “Dirt poor”.
12 RVT 144 • NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011
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