Hi,
four months is pretty ambitious but possible. You shouldn't go for Scandinavia before May. My experience is that May is still pretty fresh, but the weather is quite stable, June/July lots of rain and from August onwards better again, but then it's holiday time.
Travelling on secondary roads is of course the best option to see much. In this case it does make sense to use a navigation system with a European map programme like "Tom Tom" etc. because they are specialised on Europe. It makes travelling much easier if you don't have to stop at every second crossing to check the road map.
The Lonely Planet should assist you in finding accomodation at different price categories. During the main holiday season (July/Aug) it might be difficult to get a room in some places though.
Regarding your question where to go or not ist just about impossible for the whole of Europe :-( I believe every country has its specials. So just go end enjoy.
Hans
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