On my 2025 I installed a Bison soft rollup. I have been very satisfied with it. The cost was $400 Cnd.
which is much cheaper than the American brands. I do not have a side by side to compare, but it preformed very well on my Cross Canada Trip. It rolled up neatly when required to access the...
I have sort of hacked a route from Chilliwack to St John's NL. It does not show my jump over to PEI. I guess I made too many changes to the route it picked and would not let me. The return route is on
another map.
I do not have a map of my route at the moment but I will try to make one when I get some time.
I just ran through my spreadsheet that I kept during the trip and here are the results:
Total Fuel Used - 1331 litres or 352 USgal
Total Cost of Fuel - $1932 Cnd.
Average cost per litre for trip -...
The RTT was great for me. It was quick to setup and take down. I found I could do it in about the time it took to boil and make a coffee! About 5-6 minutes.
A couple of times I stayed for a couple of days and had to fold the tent up when I went for drives during the day. This something that is...
The Mav is a great long distance touring vehicle. The dislikes were few mostly around the touch screen and Nav System. I would like more voice commands. You can set the interior temp by voice but not much else that I have figured out so far. It would be nice to be able to set the screen on...
I found a number of nice local Diners along the way. These are a dying breed unfortunately as the Franchise Chains are moving in. Most were at privately held gas stations. The corporate ones had Tim's and other chains.
No drive-ins but did go to a Prairie Small town bar for a beer and...
I have just returned from my West to East to West trip across Canada. This will be an overview of the trip with general impressions.
The last time I did anything similar to this was an Edmonton to Toronto and back trip in the early 70's. I was at that time driving a Citroen,
believe it or...
I have a ‘25 Hybrid and currently in New Brunswick on my Cross Canada Tour. I have averaged so far 6.4l per 100km for about 11,000 km. I am astounded!
On a side note, did anyone notice that Trip 2 Rolls over at 9,999 in my case km?
BP
Yes, I am into my third week of travel. I am currently in Lloydminster after traveling from Victoria up the Island to the Prince Rupert ferry. Then on to Highway 37 to Watson Lake Yukon. That will be my furthest point north. From there down to Ft Saint John and the big Site C damn. From there to...
I use it most of the time. However it is not as smooth as the same feature on my Leaf BEV.
It is especially rough when backing out of my rather steep driveway.
I personally think adding creep to electric drives is dumb as dirt, but people seem to want it.
You do not add creep to a manual...
Airdrie? I have not driven Calgary - Edmonton for years. Does Airdrie still have its Water Tower? I’m now in Chilliwack BC enjoying my 25 Lariat. Welcome and I hope you enjoy your XLT.
Nice rack and extension over the cab. I wanted my RTT not to be above the roofline too much so went with a lower rack for my Maverick. I bought a local to Vancouver rack which is similar to the Billybar rack, but significantly cheaper for me. My Tonneau is a soft roll up and can squeeze...
I have a 25 Mav and overall the screen controls do not make me hate the system. However I find that it takes my eyes away from the road longer than with physical knobs that hold my fingers in place. I have adjusted the temperature up/down and inadvertently turned the heated seats on, wondered...
Congratulations from Chilliwack:
I have nearly the same truck in white. I am on my second tank of fuel, third overall, and my average
fuel economy is 6.0l/100, not bad after 1700 Km. I have seen as high as 4.9 when driving the construction between Vancouver and Chilliwack. Love the colour...