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Outback adventure 3000 miles.
13 May 2024 09:20 #255936
by Bob9863
Replied by Bob9863 on topic Outback adventure 3000 miles.
I will dig up a few more photos and add them later on, a few things about the car, around town I get 460km from 30lt, on the way up with a good tail wind we got 430km, but on the way back into the wind we got only 380km.
As mentioned if the weather turns really wet, or there's dew on the windscreen, the cameras that operate the adaptive cruise control has a hissy fit and 3 lights and a warning message shows up on the dash. The big problem is when that happens it also starts to break which is really annoying, so when conditions get bad you have to turn off the adaptive cruise control while stationary. It also happened while having a little fun on an empty dirt road while trying to see how much you could make it slide before the traction control kicked in.
But space wise it was surprisingly good despite way over packing, with all the road side rest stops with diners so we packet over twice as much food as needed, and way more cooking gear as well.
But lesson learned and I'm going to re pack with what we actually used to see how much space that frees up.
The ride was really comfortable, it just cruised on without problem, I found up hills to save it from reving up high I would just switch off the cruise control and drive it a bit more relaxed even if I was only doing 95kmh up a hill.
The adaptive cruise control was worth its weight in gold of an evening when the kangaroos were out in force, I'd just sit behind a truck and let it lead the way clearing the roof out of the way.
But it's let me identify changes that I want to make, and the gear we want to take away, but I will get into that in another post.
As mentioned if the weather turns really wet, or there's dew on the windscreen, the cameras that operate the adaptive cruise control has a hissy fit and 3 lights and a warning message shows up on the dash. The big problem is when that happens it also starts to break which is really annoying, so when conditions get bad you have to turn off the adaptive cruise control while stationary. It also happened while having a little fun on an empty dirt road while trying to see how much you could make it slide before the traction control kicked in.
But space wise it was surprisingly good despite way over packing, with all the road side rest stops with diners so we packet over twice as much food as needed, and way more cooking gear as well.
But lesson learned and I'm going to re pack with what we actually used to see how much space that frees up.
The ride was really comfortable, it just cruised on without problem, I found up hills to save it from reving up high I would just switch off the cruise control and drive it a bit more relaxed even if I was only doing 95kmh up a hill.
The adaptive cruise control was worth its weight in gold of an evening when the kangaroos were out in force, I'd just sit behind a truck and let it lead the way clearing the roof out of the way.
But it's let me identify changes that I want to make, and the gear we want to take away, but I will get into that in another post.
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13 May 2024 19:12 - 13 May 2024 19:12 #255947
by Soeley
Black 2019 Jimny SZ5
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Black 2019 Jimny SZ5
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14 May 2024 00:44 #255950
by Bob9863
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14 May 2024 00:49 #255951
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