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Me and my kids will be out for two weeks and for about 7000 miles doing some exploring.
Last year it was my FJ and this year it is the RAV4's turn to prove itself on a little smaller scale though !!
I will post pics once done. There will be no visits to the civilized areas at all if possible. I will carry lots of gasoline also.
I think it should be ok. It uses about a quart of oil every 1000 miles so I will carry oil. Power steering fluid disappears a little so I will carry that. Going across the rockies may slow me down with lots of load on the vehicle and it being an old 2.0. I plan to stay behind 18 wheelers on high grade climbs. Plan is not to go above 70mph regardless because of high reving engine. High RPMs just freak me out.
I will start loading my vehicle in a few days with all the camping and in the middle of nowhere survival gear.
It will be used to its limit for sure but three will be no deliberate stupid abuse. I will off road as long as my RAV is comfortable. I don't want any issues on such long distance.
Any tips/ideas from RAVers are welcome !
Last year it was my FJ and this year it is the RAV4's turn to prove itself on a little smaller scale though !!
I will post pics once done. There will be no visits to the civilized areas at all if possible. I will carry lots of gasoline also.
I think it should be ok. It uses about a quart of oil every 1000 miles so I will carry oil. Power steering fluid disappears a little so I will carry that. Going across the rockies may slow me down with lots of load on the vehicle and it being an old 2.0. I plan to stay behind 18 wheelers on high grade climbs. Plan is not to go above 70mph regardless because of high reving engine. High RPMs just freak me out.
I will start loading my vehicle in a few days with all the camping and in the middle of nowhere survival gear.
It will be used to its limit for sure but three will be no deliberate stupid abuse. I will off road as long as my RAV is comfortable. I don't want any issues on such long distance.
Any tips/ideas from RAVers are welcome !