LC FE Heritage Blue with 18 inch tires - no other mods yet except to remove the engine emblem
Just finished driving 1400 miles over 12 days, towing our 2OOO lb camper from Seattle to Humboldt County CA, to Bend OR and back.
MPG was 17.2 overall. Our trip included some steep grades, with a few passes about 5000 feet and head winds. Kept it in tow haul mode and normal mode most of the time when towing.
Discovered the seat extended on the driver's side. Pull out handle in front of seat for an extended seat for anyone with long legs
Towing: Have to remember to acitvate the tow haul and deactivate some of the safety systems each time. Read the manual as this was complicated the first few times. And is a pain in the neck when stopped for a quick gas fill up or other less then 15 minute stop.
It was a comfortable drive the whole way and handled our small trailer easily.
Surprisingly I grew to like to the cooler. It came in handy to have cold water or to pack up P'nut Butter/Jelly/Banana's and bread to make up a few sandwiches when we were unhitched, as well as a few eggs/cheese protein boxes bought in the morning and consumed later in the day. I'm now a fan of the cooler when we are out camping and long road trips.
The round vents in the cabin were great at specifically directing air/heat as needed.
The vented seats aren't as strong as on our previous TV.
Drove on beaches. forest service roads, logging roads and some local roads that were gravel, or with huge wash outs using the MTS function on Auto. Worked well and felt secure traction, braking and acceleration . We could feel and hear when the Turbo kicked in!
The windshield is a bug catcher and seemed it never got clean after auto car washes along the way.
We used the 120 plug while driving and found out you have to activate it via the "120 V" button on the left side of front console.
The back hatch is low when opened- It's a head banger and needs to redesigned.
Just finished driving 1400 miles over 12 days, towing our 2OOO lb camper from Seattle to Humboldt County CA, to Bend OR and back.
MPG was 17.2 overall. Our trip included some steep grades, with a few passes about 5000 feet and head winds. Kept it in tow haul mode and normal mode most of the time when towing.
Discovered the seat extended on the driver's side. Pull out handle in front of seat for an extended seat for anyone with long legs
Towing: Have to remember to acitvate the tow haul and deactivate some of the safety systems each time. Read the manual as this was complicated the first few times. And is a pain in the neck when stopped for a quick gas fill up or other less then 15 minute stop.
It was a comfortable drive the whole way and handled our small trailer easily.
Surprisingly I grew to like to the cooler. It came in handy to have cold water or to pack up P'nut Butter/Jelly/Banana's and bread to make up a few sandwiches when we were unhitched, as well as a few eggs/cheese protein boxes bought in the morning and consumed later in the day. I'm now a fan of the cooler when we are out camping and long road trips.
The round vents in the cabin were great at specifically directing air/heat as needed.
The vented seats aren't as strong as on our previous TV.
Drove on beaches. forest service roads, logging roads and some local roads that were gravel, or with huge wash outs using the MTS function on Auto. Worked well and felt secure traction, braking and acceleration . We could feel and hear when the Turbo kicked in!
The windshield is a bug catcher and seemed it never got clean after auto car washes along the way.
We used the 120 plug while driving and found out you have to activate it via the "120 V" button on the left side of front console.
The back hatch is low when opened- It's a head banger and needs to redesigned.
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