Posted this note on rangerovers.net so thought I would add it here.
Hard to belive but my 24 day trip through the Western US has amounted to 9828 kilometers/6106 miles. I have never driven that far in one trip before. The old P38 was solid the whole way not counting my broken air spring on the Colorado off-road trail. My SAI is acting up again and triggering the SES light but that has no effect on running. Over the whole distance I averaged 18.67 Imp mpg, 15.546 US mpg, 6.6 km/L. Used about 4 litres of oil.
$2473 Cdn for all that gas. Probably $1,000 in food and campsite fees. Campsites were generally around $20 US. Stayed there as it was hard to spot places where you could pull off, at least on the minor highways i usually took. Appreciated the washrooms and occasional showers. Crossed the vorder from Idaho into BC near Creston and drove back on Hwy 3 as far as Princeton. Hwy 3 was not a bad drive at all. I must have been lucky with traffic. Had to get a tooth pulled while in Colorado, $655Cdn. Ouch in more ways than one. Good to not be on the move so much
My only complaints with the P38 are not enough power for those long mountain climbs and a cooling system that causes me to worry too much. I could see temperature going up 30F on the climbs. Usually topped out at 205F on my Autometer Guage which has the sensor in the lower radiator hose. Turned off the AC many times to aid the cooling. Some photos: Carlsbad Caverns, North Rim of Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon
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24 days, 9,828km / 6,106 miles through SW USA
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Gordwedman
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Re: 24 days, 9,828km / 6,106 miles through SW USA
Wow looks like an amazing trip I'd love to do it at some point. I'm impressed with the good ol p38, but I agree something more modern like an LR3 would be much better climbing mountains and overtaking on the highway
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Gordwedman
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Re: 24 days, 9,828km / 6,106 miles through SW USA
I am wondering if I should keep the P38 and spend more money on it or buy an early LR3. I have a lot of spare parts for the P38 and know it doesn't have any major issues so I will probably keep it. On the highway it is quite comfortable to drive and not unbearably slow. Planning on going to the Baja again for winter 2023.
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