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Definitely different! I was debating taking the more economical MB e350 wagon (.23 per mile in premium fuel costs) vs (.44 per mile of regular on the Suburban) while I'm there for a year for flight school. But, after looking around on Google Earth, there is just so much more to explore and drive...

All you have to do now is add the dual spares to the back of the box and you'll be Australian outback ready!

Very nice! I have always loved the Xterra. Such a cool platform to build on and the 4.0 v6 is a solid engine. Maximizing fuel economy will always be a challenge when almost all of our goals includes adding weight/increasing drag lol. I just gave up on that front and just accept what I get. I...

That's crazy! I didn't even know they made things like that.

Very nice setup! I like the rooftop setup and stance that your Forester has. The wheels look great with that paint color too!

The roof rack I went with is the bolt together Defender rack from Smittybilt. I ordered the 4.5'x6x.5' model. I purchased the mounting equipment that kept the factory roof rails. I have not installed the shovel/axe mount yet due to theft concerns. Overall I'm pretty happy with it. It has added...

Unfortunately I could not find a light control box that could handle five lights with 100w bulbs each. I had to swap out the traditional h3 bulbs with LED equivalents from the most reputable brand I could find that would fit in the housing.

Because I couldn't find a 5th light in the black finish, I ended up having to find a stainless steel model. I sanded it, used some textured black spray paint and finished it with some uv resistant clear coat. It turned out pretty good and we will see how it fairs.

I decided I wanted a more traditional look when it came to aftermarket lighting. It was very difficult finding older style lights since nearly everyone has transitioned to the more efficient LED bar types. I was only able to find 4 of the 6x9 lights by Eagle Eye lights in the black finish after...

To protect the hood from getting damaged again, i purchased a hood shield from AVS. It's held up pretty well so far and I don't see any potential issues with it in the future.

Before I had the roof rack and lights installed, I wanted to have the roof and hood paint issues corrected. The roof and hood had many rock chips that started to oxidize. I dropped it off to have it all sanded down and repainted. Luckily with black cars, color matching is rarely an issue.

Just the lower plastic air dam. 2 small notches had to be made.

The WARN Trans4mer mounting system.

It's been good to me and the wedge really does prevent it from shaking around back there. I've only tightened it twice during my time with it and it really didn't need it. Getting the locking pin out to service the wedge is the only annoying part about it. That and it has to be a drop hitch to...

From MD to SC was about 412 miles. 8.8 MPG Average

Averaged 11 MPG from MD to NJ over about 220 miles. Not bad!

About two years ago, the original muffler was damaged and developed a rattle at certain rpm. So I decided to revisit an old favorite of mine. The Flowmaster 40 Series Delta Flow. It was a direct muffler swap. Single in, dual out. Here is a short clip that I took last year. While it sounds...