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Title: Long trip, good ride
Post by: mavapa on June 25, 2004, 08:36:38 AM

I just got back from a 3400 mile trip to New Mexico and Colorado in my '97 Tracker. I averaged 27-30 mpg and used about a half quart of oil, and that with an engine with 80,000 miles. I had just put in $200 worth of sound deadening material and it made a difference. The tracker is a completely reasonable and realistic long-distance ride.

Now, as to 4-wheeling, I did only about two miles on a forest road that petered out to nothing on a hilltop. With a mixture of dust and forest fire ash about a foot deep, I found that I could use a limited slip or locking differential.

Maybe one of these days I'll get to take it off road more. But until then, it's a nice little traveler.

Title: Re: Long trip, good ride
Post by: Zukipilot on June 25, 2004, 08:43:20 AM

Great to hear you had a good trip. 3400 miles in a tracker :o WOW. I hope you took a few weeks to do it.

Zig