Made it to sunny North Carolina in the first trip with Renee (get it?). Hit 388 in first tank and filled as soon as light came on, so I'm sure there was another 25 or so miles on it. So, with a, what is it, 20gallon tank? So, est. 20mpg through huge mountains ain't too bad. Couple questions/issues, or things I've noticed while getting acquainted with my baby with a 12hour drive:
1. When I *FIRST* start the jeep (hot or cold), I hear weird "valvetrain-like" chattering coming from passenger side, not associated with engine speed. Could need passenger side valves adjusted, not knocking.
2. I can *feel* a very faint.....eh.... clunking? Coming from around the front cabin/floor area. I can grip the shifter kinda tight, put my foot on the gas a little, and can "sense" the clunk, even though it's not very apparent at all-- but when you have been around ragged edge race cars all your career, you learn to how to "feel" your car. Could be a joint issue with the drive shaft, or front diff issues, not a big enough problem to be able to diagnose yet.
3. Declines. Through the hills of w. VA or VA. I'm not sure if its just my first heavier vehicle or what not, but on 95% of the steep grades, I had to keep my foot on the accelerator to keep speed. Makes me think brakes or something, but gas milage is still up so who knows.
4. Clarion GPS navi--- IS THE doo doo. No problems, what so ever, took me the correct route, if I made a wrong turn in a city, it would correct, find food, the works. I recommend it to any libby owner, they are on sale at Crutchfield for under 500 w/ the install kit-- and looks SOOO much hotter than the oem version, and you get a dvd player
Thats about it guys, gonna go have some fun on the beach-- and try to go find some scenic shots to take the renny.
AJ