A few USA roadtrip pics from the last year - and au revoir..
Well, the day has finally come....
After 13 years of LR3 / LR4 ownership, 250k+ miles and a few calendar covers I sold my 2013 LR4 at the weekend.
I still have my 1980 series (and 2001 Jag) but for a daily driver 10 years old is my limit. Time for a change.
We’ve bought a new Tesla model Y performance. Price cut and tax rebate here made it a pretty compelling purchase for our circumstances right now. It’s really rather impressive - and bloody fast! It might not be everyone’s cup of tea on here but I’m very happy with it. Over the last couple of years most of our mileage been freeway miles from Utah to our homes in Arizona - we’ll stop to charge in exactly the same spots we currently do for gas.
I’ll miss driving past a trail or dirt road and just going for an explore (which always led to much rolling of eyes from her indoors ), but I’m balancing that against maintenance and gas costs. We may go for a new Defender in a year or two, we'll see.
Anyway here’s a few pics from the last year:
And here's a final one from me for now. Thanks to Martin, the Admins and all members. See you down the road
'80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
Ex '85 110 County V8 (left in Oz)
1st Mar 2023 2:05 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73132
U still doing RTs in the Y. And hopefully just au revoir to the D4, not us!
Only got it two weeks ago so no road-trips yet! But yes, we’ll be using it for them. Time will tell how that goes. Off to Vegas in a month to see Sting, so first long drive.
I’ll still be checking in every now and again '80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
Ex '85 110 County V8 (left in Oz)
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1st Mar 2023 2:57 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73132
Looking forward to pics. And good to here you’re hanging around.
1st Mar 2023 3:04 am
HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: North Essex
Posts: 704
He'll have plenty of time for road trip pics with the Tesla.
Has to stop every few hundred miles for an hour to recharge the car.
I wonder how photogenic a location Tesla choose for the charging stations?A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an is still an EV. Strictly speaking its SWMBO.
1st Mar 2023 8:47 am
JordsDisco
Member Since: 22 May 2020
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1626
Thanks for the photos, I’ve been seriously impressed with them. Good luck with the new car.
It’s a bit like the end of a wedding reception on the forum, plenty once upon a time, but as the night wore on, one or two lingered, but a lot went home!
1st Mar 2023 9:01 am
ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 2154
Have really enjoyed your photos of the road trips.
Hopefully there will more to come Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH
Thanks for the photos, I’ve been seriously impressed with them. Good luck with the new car.
It’s a bit like the end of a wedding reception on the forum, plenty once upon a time, but as the night wore on, one or two lingered, but a lot went home!
'80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
Ex '85 110 County V8 (left in Oz)
1st Mar 2023 9:12 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
Always admired and had high-level jealousy of your access to what we can only dream of in S Ville UK. Don't have to feel you have to leave.21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
Cheers DG. I'll pop in every now and again!'80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
Ex '85 110 County V8 (left in Oz)
1st Mar 2023 9:45 pm
Oswiperus D3 Decade
Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Posts: 1600
We’ll still expect more of your excellent photos even if they feature the Tesla! Stu
2016 D4 Landmark current
2022 Defender D300 SE Gone
D4 2014 XS Commercial - Gone
D4 2016 hse lux montalcino red - Gone
D3 2005 se java black - current
D3 2005 base manual - gone
D2 1999 TD5 E white - current
Haha I'll post a few on this thread after the next roadtrip. '80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
Ex '85 110 County V8 (left in Oz)
1st Mar 2023 10:02 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
Wonderful photos, as ever, and thanks for sharing. Long may you continue to do so.
At least you’ll still have a Land Rover, but I’ll be surprised if like me you don’t miss still having an LR3/4.
You’ll have fun in the Tesla though. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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I’m in no doubt there will be occasions I miss the landy. They really are great cars.
I do have a hankering for a new defender, but you never know - could by a cybertruck next…'80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
Ex '85 110 County V8 (left in Oz)
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I sold my 2013 LR4 at the weekend. 
), but I’m balancing that against maintenance and gas costs. We may go for a new Defender in a year or two, we'll see.
And hopefully just au revoir to the D4, not us! 
Ville UK. Don't have to feel you have to leave.
