Well, I have had the treg since November 2008 (2004 V8 with all options and now 51k on the clock), and we're about to leave on its first official road trip! We're leaving Washington state for Colorado for a week: Heading thru Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and CO.
I've been massively busy with mods for this trip:
1. trailer hitch install for full size spare carrier (and the eventual boat..
)
2. New Brakes from Alretta Truck Parts all around
3. New serpentine belt
4. Brake fluid flush
5. Rotated tires
6. Replaced Bi-Xenon lamps
7. enabled "6-light Salute!"
8. replaced cabin filter
9. replaced both engine air filters
10. Replaced all wipers (now I have spares if they fly off like on another thread here...)
I cant think of any other maintenance items or parts to check and resolve before a long trip: took it to the dealer last week to have a courtesy inspection done after the work and it passed everything, including coolant tests.
Can anybody give wise pieces of advice for the trip? I have done many trips before but not in a sweet SUV like this!
Very interested to hear experiences on what failed on you during a trip.
I've been massively busy with mods for this trip:
1. trailer hitch install for full size spare carrier (and the eventual boat..
)2. New Brakes from Alretta Truck Parts all around
3. New serpentine belt
4. Brake fluid flush
5. Rotated tires
6. Replaced Bi-Xenon lamps
7. enabled "6-light Salute!"
8. replaced cabin filter
9. replaced both engine air filters
10. Replaced all wipers (now I have spares if they fly off like on another thread here...)
I cant think of any other maintenance items or parts to check and resolve before a long trip: took it to the dealer last week to have a courtesy inspection done after the work and it passed everything, including coolant tests.
Can anybody give wise pieces of advice for the trip? I have done many trips before but not in a sweet SUV like this!
Very interested to hear experiences on what failed on you during a trip.
