Evening All
Thought I'd drop an update on the truck as had a 280 mile round trip to the NEC yesterday and the first long run.
As I backed out the drive yesterday morning, first mod to be done will be an aux reverse lamp as rubbish, took me three attempts and sure I woke the dog and the wife up!
I was on A roads for the first 45 minutes and yes, it seems comfortable ride. Getting use to the gear box and my first impressions that they are quite wide apart seems to now not be an issue, you get use to anything quick enough.
I did scare myself on the first decent bend as suddenly saw I was doing about 60 and found the truck took an age to get round and thought it seemed a bit of a fight to get the back round, same bend in an X5 is simple.
Got stuck behind a milk tanker and a lorry on a good straight so went to over take and ..... nothing happened...:eyeball. then slowly started to go pass. Although a good straight just managed the tanker, so although gets up to cruising speed nicely and without stress, doesn't have the kick of the X5 (durgghhh, really?) or from memory my old D40. Think we may investigate a remap.
Into Bristol and again, thought it was really easy to drive in traffic, roundabouts and very comfy and car like.
Hit the motorway and stayed a steady 75-80. Didn't notice the wind noise until I searched for it, and yes a little but not really worth mentioning especially with the radio on.
Sat nav was good and each turn was highlighted on the dashboard between the rpm and mph. Have set the screen to mph which is a lot easier to look at than the dial which is on the right, normally the left isn't it?
Made a few phone calls and crystal without echo or feedback. Still love the keyless entry as had keys in my bag when I left the house and only found them this morning when delved in to said bag again.
Pretty much the same on the way home, used the cruise and set it to 82, sat very happily and easy to use on the steering wheel.
Comfort wise, yes very nice and no aches and pains, used the lumber support and actually found I was sitting with back against the seat rather than my normal slouching.
The trip read 30.2 for that journey and 32 for the tank (still trying to work out which trip is what) and tank reads 355 and 8ish to go, so looking at a 430 mile tank, but will fill up and calculate manually when I need to. (This is better than the X5 where it read religiously 27.9 mpg as an average per tank) and I didn't think I missed any speed, only on the overtake early on. It stayed with the M5 traffic no problem and felt like there was more to offer. 80mph sat on 3,000 revs, so should be more in there comfortably.
Oh yes, wipers! God I miss the arutowipers, but I am still here to write the tail so isn't as life threatening as first thought.
All in all, comfy ride, missed the punch but its a truck standing big and tall and proud so for me - a suit in a ute, think it will fit the bill.
I think it would be worthwhile for someone to write a review for those that actually use it as a working truck, then would be an all around review. Best to all.
Thought I'd drop an update on the truck as had a 280 mile round trip to the NEC yesterday and the first long run.
As I backed out the drive yesterday morning, first mod to be done will be an aux reverse lamp as rubbish, took me three attempts and sure I woke the dog and the wife up!
I was on A roads for the first 45 minutes and yes, it seems comfortable ride. Getting use to the gear box and my first impressions that they are quite wide apart seems to now not be an issue, you get use to anything quick enough.
I did scare myself on the first decent bend as suddenly saw I was doing about 60 and found the truck took an age to get round and thought it seemed a bit of a fight to get the back round, same bend in an X5 is simple.
Got stuck behind a milk tanker and a lorry on a good straight so went to over take and ..... nothing happened...:eyeball. then slowly started to go pass. Although a good straight just managed the tanker, so although gets up to cruising speed nicely and without stress, doesn't have the kick of the X5 (durgghhh, really?) or from memory my old D40. Think we may investigate a remap.
Into Bristol and again, thought it was really easy to drive in traffic, roundabouts and very comfy and car like.
Hit the motorway and stayed a steady 75-80. Didn't notice the wind noise until I searched for it, and yes a little but not really worth mentioning especially with the radio on.
Sat nav was good and each turn was highlighted on the dashboard between the rpm and mph. Have set the screen to mph which is a lot easier to look at than the dial which is on the right, normally the left isn't it?
Made a few phone calls and crystal without echo or feedback. Still love the keyless entry as had keys in my bag when I left the house and only found them this morning when delved in to said bag again.
Pretty much the same on the way home, used the cruise and set it to 82, sat very happily and easy to use on the steering wheel.
Comfort wise, yes very nice and no aches and pains, used the lumber support and actually found I was sitting with back against the seat rather than my normal slouching.
The trip read 30.2 for that journey and 32 for the tank (still trying to work out which trip is what) and tank reads 355 and 8ish to go, so looking at a 430 mile tank, but will fill up and calculate manually when I need to. (This is better than the X5 where it read religiously 27.9 mpg as an average per tank) and I didn't think I missed any speed, only on the overtake early on. It stayed with the M5 traffic no problem and felt like there was more to offer. 80mph sat on 3,000 revs, so should be more in there comfortably.
Oh yes, wipers! God I miss the arutowipers, but I am still here to write the tail so isn't as life threatening as first thought.
All in all, comfy ride, missed the punch but its a truck standing big and tall and proud so for me - a suit in a ute, think it will fit the bill.
I think it would be worthwhile for someone to write a review for those that actually use it as a working truck, then would be an all around review. Best to all.
