My daily driver (VW Golf Sportwagen) crapped the bed on me and I ended up needing a new DD before I was planning on buying a new vehicle. We are in the middle of searching for/buying a new house and I was waiting to buy a nice pre-owned Range Rover L405 or Volvo XC90. I originally bought my new 2019 BU Sport 4x4 as just a cheap stop gap vehicle, it looks nice, gets decent fuel economy, was less than $20k out the door, and I could soft road with it. Frankly it was the least feminine of the small SUVs to me! Well those factors are why it’s becoming my favorite little vehicle! I’ve yet to find anything in my style of overlanding it can’t handle and I like the size. I still have my Range Rovers and enjoy the enhanced capabilities my P38 has for when I may need it.
So far I’ve added 225/65R17 BF Goodrich KO2 tires, cross bars and mud flaps. I’ve ordered a full-size spare, two 5L jerry cans and a roof rack. The Rocky Road Outfitters 1 5/8 lift is my next modification. I will be adding the Renegade ready hitch here soon so I have a decent recover point on the rear of the vehicle and it will be nice to tow my canoe/scooters on a small utility trailer.
Here is my BU the night I brought it home, all stock. It’s a Sport 4x4 with appearance package, remote start and proximity entry:
Here is our first off-road trip after I installed cross bars, you can see the limited wheel articulation here. Still on stock eco tires in this photo:
After I had the BF Goodrich KO2 tires installed:
Here are some photos from our various adventures the last few weeks:
So far I’ve added 225/65R17 BF Goodrich KO2 tires, cross bars and mud flaps. I’ve ordered a full-size spare, two 5L jerry cans and a roof rack. The Rocky Road Outfitters 1 5/8 lift is my next modification. I will be adding the Renegade ready hitch here soon so I have a decent recover point on the rear of the vehicle and it will be nice to tow my canoe/scooters on a small utility trailer.
Here is my BU the night I brought it home, all stock. It’s a Sport 4x4 with appearance package, remote start and proximity entry:
Here is our first off-road trip after I installed cross bars, you can see the limited wheel articulation here. Still on stock eco tires in this photo:
After I had the BF Goodrich KO2 tires installed:
Here are some photos from our various adventures the last few weeks:
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