NWMF
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:15 pm
I just got back from NWMF and not very many pinzies there this year. I drove up in the pinz. Left San Diego 8/4 for Vallejo and had the crew at Expedition Imports do a bit of work to solve an oil leak at the oil cooler.
Went through Lassen Volcanic park, stopped at my land near Alturas, went through Crater Lake Park and stopped at Waldersee farm, just to locate it for the event. Then drove up the coast and stopped at a beautiful streamside campground and met a couple from Denmark that were very familiar with pinzies. They were sure surprised to see one next to them in a campsite.
Visited my friend in Portland for a day and went to our new house in Suquamish WA, (no rain). Back to NWMF for 5 days, they were still cutting the field when I got there to find a site to camp.
Left Sheridan to go to visit my friend Mike Pop in Eureka, NV for a few days, then back to San Diego.
I now know the pinz will travel well and makes a great camper. I averaged about 13.5 to 14.5 mpg on the highway, which I think is pretty good for a 710. Total milage door to door was 5360 km. I quit keeping track of the gas after Seattle as I was very often using the cans for refilling, especially in Oregon. Just did not seem important, as I would check mpg randomly if I filled up at a station.
It was a great trip, lots of friendly curious people and wildlife (deer, elk, antelope, rabbits, etc the whole way. The pinz ran well and other than an idle issue (whick could be a linkage question) there were no problems. I do want to get a good radio, there were some very quiet streaches through Nevada and the Mojave, and music would have helped.
...and yes, I would do it again.
Cheers all,
Morris
Went through Lassen Volcanic park, stopped at my land near Alturas, went through Crater Lake Park and stopped at Waldersee farm, just to locate it for the event. Then drove up the coast and stopped at a beautiful streamside campground and met a couple from Denmark that were very familiar with pinzies. They were sure surprised to see one next to them in a campsite.
Visited my friend in Portland for a day and went to our new house in Suquamish WA, (no rain). Back to NWMF for 5 days, they were still cutting the field when I got there to find a site to camp.
Left Sheridan to go to visit my friend Mike Pop in Eureka, NV for a few days, then back to San Diego.
I now know the pinz will travel well and makes a great camper. I averaged about 13.5 to 14.5 mpg on the highway, which I think is pretty good for a 710. Total milage door to door was 5360 km. I quit keeping track of the gas after Seattle as I was very often using the cans for refilling, especially in Oregon. Just did not seem important, as I would check mpg randomly if I filled up at a station.
It was a great trip, lots of friendly curious people and wildlife (deer, elk, antelope, rabbits, etc the whole way. The pinz ran well and other than an idle issue (whick could be a linkage question) there were no problems. I do want to get a good radio, there were some very quiet streaches through Nevada and the Mojave, and music would have helped.
...and yes, I would do it again.
Cheers all,
Morris