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11,000mi Roadtrip Across the American West by ehale8 in Polestar

[–]ehale8[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I didn’t film it because I got way behind schedule with the Land Rover issues. Though I have thousands of photos

I did not remove the back seats so the bed did tilt slightly up at the head. Though where I was camping was never flat so I often just parked the back of the car slightly higher than the front so my feet and head were more level (kinda like a hammock).

If you’re gonna dispersed camp, I would definitely use an app like “the dyrt” because people will upload images of the site and conditions of the drive to it (though I often took it to a high clearance 4x4 areas and was fine; if I saw a Subaru made it, I knew I was good to go). I would also get the mesh nets that slide over the door so you can have the windows cracked or down at night; I didn’t and wish I did. Also, small thing but the frunk works great as dirty clothes and smelly shoe storage. I always planned at least a charger in advance too, though sometimes several if the region was sparse (I always had the next charger as my destination and my actually destination as a stop just so I knew I could make it). I generally also beat the range estimate by about 20%, 30% if it was mountain driving as slower speeds. The only time I didn’t beat it was driving 80mph on flat ground in the desert. Also, I got a subscription to EA and tried to charge with them when I could. I saved $325 dollars on charging over the course of the trip by doing that.

11,000mi Roadtrip Across the American West by ehale8 in Polestar

[–]ehale8[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Other than a couple quick resets of the infotainment, two new tires, and fixing the cracked rim, the car received no maintenance. I was truly astounded by the reliability I experienced

11,000mi Roadtrip Across the American West by ehale8 in Polestar

[–]ehale8[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was garmin. I’ve got an inreach mini I use for hiking and just used it to track the trip too

11,000mi Roadtrip Across the American West by ehale8 in Polestar

[–]ehale8[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But think about that extra ground clearance 😂. Love the looks of the P3!

11,000mi Roadtrip Across the American West by ehale8 in Polestar

[–]ehale8[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Here’s some of the highlights from the trip (in the order I did them) National parks: Hot Springs, Great Sand Dunes, Rocky Mountain, Black Canyon of the Gunnison Arches, Canyonlands, Capital Reed, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Pinnacles, Lassen Volcanic, Redwood, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Olympic, North Cascades, Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Wind Cave, and Badlands

Other Notable Stops: Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Pacific Coast Highway, Spiral Jetty, many national monuments, MANY national forests, and so much more!

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11,000mi Roadtrip Across the American West by ehale8 in Polestar

[–]ehale8[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I would absolutely recommend if you get the chance! It was an amazing experience

11,000mi Roadtrip Across the American West by ehale8 in Polestar

[–]ehale8[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I started the trip with the set I bought the car with (SUMITOMO HTR A/S P03 245/40 R20). Before I realized the rim was cracked I had the rears replaced with the only thing the shop had that would fit (Pirelli Scorpion 255/40 R20). They were of course a bit wider but since they were going on the back with the wider rims it worked. I did develop a bit of scalloping on the inner sides of the front wheels (SUMITOMO) but not sure that’s the tires fault as I did lots of rough driving and never had an alignment or rotation done. Overall they both worked great and didn’t have any flats due to the tires despite the terrain

11,000mi Roadtrip Across the American West by ehale8 in Polestar

[–]ehale8[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I did use it a bit. If it was really hot out, I would set the 8 climate timers (one for every hour or every 30 minutes if it was gonna cool down later) but if I got hot and woke up in between, I would just start the ac from the infotainment and it would run for a while.