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Old 08-15-2007, 07:07 AM
talmy talmy is offline
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Default Re: 10 things I learned about my TCH on a long trip

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Originally Posted by Freeze View Post
7. The TCH is NOT an off-road vehicle. I suspect it was the VDIM, but the engine never shut off on a 5 mile section of gravel road, even though we were well under 42 miles per hour (come on, it was a gravel road!) and the SOC was very good.

I had your post in mind when I hit a stretch of gravel road this past weekend and the engine didn't shut off. However after our first stop (this was a wildlife refuge, and we were making multiple stops at POI) it did run on battery and continued to do so virtually the whole visit. We drove at about 20-25 miles per hour and the charge was down to two bars when we hit hard pavement again. Of course the highway mileage was terrible for a while as the battery recharged. TANSTAAFL
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