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  1. BigBriDogGuy

    New to the group Just bought a used 2011 RR Sport Supercharged for my wife to drive in the winter

    Does that mean you'll be driving it in the summer? ;)
  2. BigBriDogGuy

    Increased Performance

    My take away: A brand new tube of toothpaste may last longer than a half-squeezed tube of toothpaste, but it's not going to do a better job of cleaning your teeth.
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    Increased Performance

    @itsaguything thanks for your detailed response. "It is what it is." That's good to know. Sets the bar for my expectations. Helps me to know what to shoot for in my planned maintenance overhaul. And, no, I'm not into needlessly throwing money away. Understand, I wasn't suggesting a...
  4. BigBriDogGuy

    Increased Performance

    I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts or experience with doing things that increased or improved performance on their LR4? I'm hoping to do a full overhaul of the vehicle in the near future. Preventative maintenance to avoid catastrophic failure is a necessary evil. It doesn't move the...
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  5. BigBriDogGuy

    Rear Wiper

    Learned something new about my 2011 LR4 Lux tonight. It was raining pretty hard and when I backed up, the rear wiper came on, even though I had it off. I guess the car figured that if I am backing up in the rain the rear wiper needs to be on so I can see what's behind me. Normally, when I...
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    • automatic intermittent rain rear wiper reverse sensor swipe
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  6. BigBriDogGuy

    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    Thanks to everyone for chiming in with your comments and advice. That was a lot of fun. The roads are clear again and it's likely that we won't see another significant snow for the rest of the year. On a side note, a lot of people say that the LR4 should be used as a fun occasional vehicle...
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    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    @ktm525 We're just south of Surrey, BC on the USA side. Occasionally, we will get a Nor'easter blowing frigid air and winter storms in from the Fraser River Valley up north in BC. When that happens, we'll get some snow for sure, but I'd say it's only on the ground for a couple weeks per year...
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    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    @Longtrail and @mm3846 thanks for the helpful replies. Next winter, I am definitely going to invest in a set of premium snow tires. Not sure if studs would be helpful, but they might. As far as the programs go, I was thinking along the same lines. Wasn't sure what the right work around might...
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    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    I'll admit that part of my challenges may come down to operator error. I've always had vehicles that took advantage of momentum when driving in snow, but I am finding that's the opposite with the LR4. I took it out again this morning to get some more ice melt and found it would go through...
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    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    @ftillier and @ktm525 and @Nechaken thanks for your responses. I tend to have overblown expectations and push things a little too far. Not a great combination when driving on snow. The LR4 got me where I wanted to go and did so reliably as long as I took it easy and drove carefully. Plus, it...
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    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    I drove the LR4 in the snow today for the first time since I bought it last March. I have Goodyear DuraTrac A/T tires with good tread on 19" wheels. I was using special programs - snow, gravel, grass. It was the first snow of the season and about 8-9 inches deep. The main roads got ploughed...
  12. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    Used the LR4 to pull a utility trailer around the property. I recently hand cleared a huge blackberry mound that had grown onto the roof and into the side of a 100 plus year old outbuilding. I decided to put the LR4 to work as a farm vehicle. It did great. I kept it in elevated off-road...
  13. BigBriDogGuy

    Made an appointment for timing chain fix

    Insurance companies see a vehicle as an economic commodity. The only "value" it has is whatever "the market will bear". I wouldn't buy a $5,000 designer handbag, but apparently that's what it's "worth" since someone will pay it.
  14. BigBriDogGuy

    Made an appointment for timing chain fix

    @powershift I'll be excited to hear how this all works out once the dust settles. I've been contemplating having the normal major preventative maintenance done sometime over the next 12 months. Right now, I'm going through a good patch. Everything work and it runs just fine. Usually, I'm a...
  15. BigBriDogGuy

    Happy Thanksgiving

    Wanted to thank everyone that has been so helpful to me over the last year. It's made owning my LR4 a blast. There was a lot of hand holding early on, but things eventually smoothed out. Just last weekend, I moved everything out of a 20' x 8' x 15' storage unit to my new place. Used a 12' x...
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    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    @ktm525 It was heavy going clearing it. Canary reed grass, blackberry bushes and creeping vines, saplings, and field grass. Nothing that a few goats staked out for a week or two couldn't handle. The pics are a bit deceptive. There are raised tuffs of grass and soft spots. Also, there is a...
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    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    Well, I used a plain ol' w-e-e-d eater with 4 long electrical cords attached to the house and a Toro lawn mower, but I was able to clear a trail wide enough for the LR4 to roll through to the side road on the back of the property I was looking to access. Drove it a couple of times and was...
  18. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    @ktm525 I'm not sure I ever will do any "real" towing. Towing around a U-Haul trailer full of heavy furniture and household items demonstrated the LR4 is up to the task. My concern is wear and tear. Next move, I'll just rent a big U-Haul truck. No need to expose my personal vehicle to...
  19. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    Ready to drop off the empty U-Haul trailer tomorrow morning. Was a local move of 6 miles each way (12 round trip). Half the time, the trailer was fully-loaded. The other half, it was empty. There were also some errands that I needed to run and I couldn't drop the trailer, as U-Haul had it...
  20. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    Day 3 of hauling heaving furniture and household items in a 6'x12' U-Haul trailer. Everything seemed to be going just fine, but today I looked at my bolt-on receiver and it looked like the bolts had loosened. I put Loctite on them when I installed them, but there was a gap between where the...
  21. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    Towed with mine for the first time. No problem. All the towing equipment was DIY. Happy it worked out.
  22. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    Walked the property this early evening and tried mowing a path to the side access road. It's going to take a brush hog or a tractor to clear that area out. The pond is in the far back corner and down below where I'm looking to clear for a dirt/gravel road.
  23. BigBriDogGuy

    Where to get genuine crossover pipe for LR4?

    This might be something to look at too.
  24. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    Thanks @LB Bill I'll snap off some picks next time I'm on property. There is a sizable natural pond in the far back corner of the lot. Has to be getting fed from somewhere. The more I think on it, the best course of action would be your loader idea. Even if I can get across that patch...
  25. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    @mm3846 kind of spooked after my first encounter with a grassy field. ;)

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