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#4511 of 4512 Doing what Landies were made for by pfolk Aug 05, 2009 (11:02 pm)
Just got back from a week-long camping trip on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. My 07 LR3 made the trip to our campsite over many miles of unpaved Forest Service roads a very smooth and easy drive. Raised the suspension to avoid the occasional tranny-basher rock but no other serious hazards except dust so thick we had to slow down to avoid losing sight of the vehicles in front of us.   I can't say enough good things about how this truck performed. I went from 1500 feet to 8700 feet in elevation on this trip with no lack of power. Fuel mileage going up was in the 18-19 mpg range and over 22 mpg coming back down to Phoenix again. Handled our typical summer weather 111-115 degrees F.without a complaint.The coolant temperature gauge was locked at the center of the dial (as it always is) for the entire trip.   Even the paint held up well to the brush that crowded the edge of the forest track. I thought I was going to have "desert pinstripes" before I washed off all the dirt. No serious scratches. Just washed and waxed it when I got back to Phoenix and it's fit for the daily commute again.   And the best part of the trip was spending a week under Ponderosa pines and brilliant blue skies; hardly saw another soul except the members of our group. Now if we could do something to ground those blankety-blank helicopter tours over the Canyon, life would be perfect.   This is why we own Land Rovers. Replies to this message: steve_ (Aug 06, 2009 3:42 pm)
#4512 of 4512 Re: Doing what Landies were made for [pfolk] by steve_ HOST Aug 06, 2009 (3:42 pm)
Replying to: pfolk (Aug 05, 2009 11:02 pm) Now if we could do something to ground those blankety-blank helicopter tours over the Canyon   A big amen to that! Fun trip report.

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