2003KJ
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For those who remember my post this time last year on my trip to the mountains, Sunday I continued where I left off. I got on the Blue Ridge Parkway just south of Boone, and kept going untill Linville Falls, only because part of the parkway is still closed thanks to the road being washed out from Hurricanes a couple of years ago. My hopes were to end in Asheville at the Biltmore Estate, but maybe when the parkway is back open again. Here are the pics I got. I missed the best week of color by one week, but there was still plenty left. They are kind of dark becuase it was somewhat cloudy when I got up there. Only one shot with the KJ.
Over the entire trip, I managed to get 22mpg. Pretty damn impressive if you ask me, considering I was doing 85-90mph the whole way there, and 85-90mph back. Got a little worried as when I hit the mountain and started climbing, the ****** wouldn't downshift. I hit about 35mph in 4th gear still and it slammed into 2nd and the rpm's shot up to 4000 and stayed there till i hit the top of the mountain. I couldn't get it to go into third or anything. Then when I got back to town, I filled up with gas and upon trying to leave the station, I put it in gear and it wouldn't budge. Took several attempts to get going. Once I got home i backed in and when i put it in "park" from "reverse" it stalled out. And did it again later on when I backed it into the garage. Hasn't done it since, so i'm assuming it was just tired of my "abuse" for the day and wasn't happy...lol. But like I said, still managed 22mpg...not too bad if you ask me! \
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Other than the above mentioned "quirks", the lib did good. The more opportunities I get to take trips with it (the mountains twice now, and the beach once), the more and more impressed I am with its performance. It's so easy to drive on the highway at speed, and has so much capeability than your average vehicle. If i wasn't hooked on Jeeps before, I DEFINATELY am now \/
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Over the entire trip, I managed to get 22mpg. Pretty damn impressive if you ask me, considering I was doing 85-90mph the whole way there, and 85-90mph back. Got a little worried as when I hit the mountain and started climbing, the ****** wouldn't downshift. I hit about 35mph in 4th gear still and it slammed into 2nd and the rpm's shot up to 4000 and stayed there till i hit the top of the mountain. I couldn't get it to go into third or anything. Then when I got back to town, I filled up with gas and upon trying to leave the station, I put it in gear and it wouldn't budge. Took several attempts to get going. Once I got home i backed in and when i put it in "park" from "reverse" it stalled out. And did it again later on when I backed it into the garage. Hasn't done it since, so i'm assuming it was just tired of my "abuse" for the day and wasn't happy...lol. But like I said, still managed 22mpg...not too bad if you ask me! \
/ Other than the above mentioned "quirks", the lib did good. The more opportunities I get to take trips with it (the mountains twice now, and the beach once), the more and more impressed I am with its performance. It's so easy to drive on the highway at speed, and has so much capeability than your average vehicle. If i wasn't hooked on Jeeps before, I DEFINATELY am now \
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