- There is no Transmission dipstick.
- The Mirrors are powered to fold in - use them to wave at your
friends. Be sure and tell the car wash folks so they won't strip
the gears.
- There are 2 rear cargo doors - one 70% and the other 30%.
- There is a hidden compartment under the rear seat.
- Troopers have an Altimeter. The Multimeter has other functions
but I don't use it much.
- Troopers utilize "Torque on Demand" 4x4 mechanism - Press
a button and you go from 2wd to 4wd - do this under 60mph, please.
- Troopers have much wider driver space than Toyota 4Runner and Ford
Explorer.
- Troopers have a switch - Power and Normal. I always have mine
in Power and at cruising speed the engine RPM is the same in either
setting.
- Troopers have skid plates which protect the underside mechanicals if
you run over something.
- Some new model Troopers have a "steel" wheel spare behind
the hard cover. Odd in that some newer models have the same type
wheel as on the vehicle.
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You need to remove the Spare Tire to change the rear
window wiper blade.
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Troopers 3.5L engine typically gets about 17mpg
highway.
- The Air Conditioning in Troopers is a little weak compared to other
vehicles - solution is to get a Trooper with tinted windows.
- Rear bumpers are weak like all SUV's - so don't back into anything.
- Troopers come with Bridgestone tires - not a problem like the
Firestone tires.
- The tire jack is located ....
- Troopers are built in Japan but the transmission is built in France.
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Wide variation in amount of oil the Trooper Engine
burns. Older style pre 1991 Troopers typically burned 1-2qt per
3,000 miles. Newer model Troopers are unique in that some don't
burn any oil while others even with low milage burn 1qt/1000miles.
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