Will This 17 Year Old LAND ROVER Make it 6,000 Miles Across the U.S.?

It's an epic road trip... if we can make it. We're attempting to bring a 17 year old Land Rover Discover 3 on a 6,000 mile cross-country road trip.
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[@WaldosWorld]

Beware of scammers in the comments impersonating me. I only have one KZbin account and it has a verified checkmark. I won't ask you to message me on telegram, saying that you've won a prize. Stay safe out there 👍

[@kstimberwolf1588]

Got it !! Thank ya sir!

[@kstimberwolf1588]

@@thelifeaquatica and so what if he is? Really so F-ing what? I support Trump !! And I support Waldo. So how about you go climb back into your liberal snowflake basement owned by your mom and dad, and enjoy your high gas prices and inflation. Elections have consequences and you are seeing them right now.

[@sjbdeebo2]

Liz is going to get Trump locked up

[@tonymerrett]

@@hottopics7561 come on ! that expression is from Hill Street Blues original series - I am in UK and even I know that

[@hottopics7561]

@@tonymerrett i dont watch TV so i really dont know that , anyway its trite and is now a hijacked expression of faux care

[@bertbertmann5823]

As someone who only knows the US from movies and tv it‘s great to see all those locations without all those stupid color filters. New England isn‘t gray, New Mexico isn‘t yellow, Montana isn‘t dull, absolutely marvellous.

[@letttttttssssss_gooooooo]

I am here for the mechanical and fabrication however, an occasional break like this is great. Especially when you are running with something I got to watch a series of repairs and troubleshooting on. Good stuff.

[@WaldosWorld]

Thank you!

[@Stephen8601]

@@WaldosWorld Especially what I like is a bloke that goes right out his skin (comfort zone) and does something totally opposite to what he was actually taught and trained for, and then gets pretty good at it.👍

[@applicable9682]

The way he explain i think of start a car garage by seeing stuff😂

[@alanmay7929]

And the quality of the videos never ceases to impress me too.

[@coffee3million714]

I'm from the UK and seeing a video like this is great. You get a real raw insight into what it's like to travel the US. Great video Waldo!

[@MJ-uk6lu]

USA is enormous and has so much variety of nature

[@Muddicker]

I'm from New Zealand and I thought NZ was beautiful. I would love to come to the USA and do a road trip. Looks beautiful. Was there in the 80's

[@TheJONNYSHADOW]

I'm also in the UK, loved the video. More of the same please..

[@xray606]

It never fails.... You read some scary off-roading sign that acts like anything short of an Abrams tank isn't going to cut it... Then after driving 20 miles into the middle of nowhere, you see the dude with a 2wd econo box that's 2 inches off the ground.

[@KikiV-rv6js]

Haha,noticed too

[@AndrewBrowner]

"you miss out on things like these when you dont bring a 4wd to a national park" 5 seconds later a front wheel drive hatchback is infront of them

[@jonlee2553]

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I ended up stuck behind a mustang scraping his way through a bumpy and rutty NF road up here in Washington. Poor guy lol.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

It's likely very different when wet

[@funnypranker34]

@@jonlee2553 my 2wd car with a set of at’s would do it

[@Paronak]

the vastness of US's landscape is fascinating, forgot it was a video about the Land Rover

[@rickybobby9255]

Waldo, are you insane? Why would you take a 17 year old Land Rover on a cross country road trip, when you're probably going to break down and have to complete part of your journey on the back of a tow truck??

[@WaldosWorld]

That's exactly what I was thinking! 😬

[@ckm-mkc]

Makes good youtube?

[@danielkingery2894]

Bwahahaha

[@BigBlockCaprice]

honestly, I'm really hoping this is sarcasm.

[@chad6080]

@@BigBlockCaprice did you watch the video?

[@technerdy]

Michigan native here, your dog warmed my heart and made me smile the entire video. Love to see she was included.

[@MythicalMonk3y]

The windshield company really should have informed you about the pillar trim mistake instead of trying to band-aid it.

[@DiscoGruffalo]

When I get new windscreens on my Discos, they come with new A pillar trims and clips. Always use new clips when fitting an A pillar cover.

[@kevinritchie9227]

Our country is very beautiful. Thanks for taking us along. Its great to see the Land Rover make it with barely an issue! Looking forward to more builds, too!

[@ruizbadi]

for a foreigner watching your videos I would say keep them coming! love to see how beautiful the United States is outside of cities... thanks for sharing your trip with us! greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Hopefully you can come here in the future and travel, you'd be absolutely blown away by the unbridled beauty outside of the cities.

[@Bassanova100]

>codriver we never see >Tank tops >Lives in NH These dots connect, I just can't tell how.

[@HachiMatt]

gay trumper 😅

[@karenbearden6198]

I don't own a Land Rover, never intend to buy one and I'm not a mechanic.....however, I watched the entire series and loved every minute of it. Thanks so much, great channel!

[@wholeNwon]

Almost like being there. Thanks! BTW, you're absolutely right about the bow tie. I was once at a party where the guest of honor was then the most famous man in the world. He pointed at me from about 20' away, smiled, pointed at his own black tie and then pointed again at mine. I understood and we shared thumbs up. A man should never wear a clip-on bow tie.

[@120Livi]

This was a brilliant video. Thanks for taking us along and feel free to share more!

[@matty7375]

Being from the UK, loved the fact you took a 17 year old Land Rover on this trip. Land Rovers are great when they are working!!

[@paulwatson255]

As I say u take care of a landrover it will take care of u my opinion from Jamaica kooool

[@richardguse3410]

Greetings from Ontario, Canada. Great road trip in your Disco 3. Thanks for taking us along for the tour.

[@genius2000]

ive done 3 trips this year in my 06 LR3, total of 8500 miles and i did not get stranded even once! (well once but I was able to clear it with code reader). I have the original air suspension from 2005 and it did great both on and off road! This thing is perfect for road trips, as long as it is in good well taken cared condition!

[@MorrisBurch]

I also have a 17 year old LR3 that I have had from new. It has done 180,000 miles and has undergone full-scale crash testing by some of my kids. It is a marvelous vehicle and I would certainly trust it on another long road trip. It recently went cross-country from San Francisco to Houston towing a large, full, U-Haul trailer in a couple of days. It didn't miss a beat. They are GREAT vehicles.

[@Bernardomeneghini732]

This videos was so well made. Thank you for bringing joy to us, Waldo!

[@calholli]

The "MASS AIR FLOW" --- is the sensor that is on the big intake tube, right after the air filter. It has a sensitive little sensor that can get a small piece of lint or bug or piece of grass, etc.. right onto the sensor, and mess it all up. You can pull them off easily, and look down inside it-- and you'll see a little resistor looking thing -- make sure there isn't anything obvious on that thing. and you can clean it out with some spray that evaporates, and it can work fine again many times. Sometimes, you can just unplug the MAF, and the car will run off of a pre-set default and still run really well, and get you home. That's a good test for them too -- just to unplug it and see if it clears things up. Edit: never mind -- you already did it. lol

[@user-oe1mb9hu9i]

Isn't that exactly what he did days before your comment ? or am I tied up in some time warp here ....... LOL.

[@calholli]

@@user-oe1mb9hu9i Maybe.. I dont' always watch everything in order

[@markvelarde321]

What a great trip! Thank you for taking us all along with you. We live in such a beautiful country. Your LR held up pretty darn great. It looks big and pretty comfortable. After that trip you definitely get a good feel for a vehicle. Looking forward to more content!

[@soil-aint-dirt4903]

Waldo…this was a fabulous adventure! I’m so glad you decided to go forward with it, especially with the, essentially, un-roadtested Rover! Thank you so much for taking us along and making us a part of your special journey! Hope you take us along again next time!

[@horstszibulski19]

Yes! More road trips, more scenic views and even more of Aspen... 🤣🤣🤣 The usual wrenching is a nice add-on for sure! Thx a lot for taking us with you! 👍👍👍

[@JB-mf1zc]

Thanh you Waldo for bringing us along that was a scenic trip!! Love them mountain and lake views!! God Bless!!

[@goptools]

Hi Waldo. I enjoyed the video. Got to see some cool places I've never been to. We are fortunate to live in such a beautiful country. Glad that the Land Rover made the trip without much trouble. Looking forward to more fabrication work, as well. Thanks for the video! -mike

[@WaldosWorld]

Thanks Mike! It sure is a beautiful country 👍

[@bobbyLovesTech]

Fun Fact when it says 20% and rain, it means how much of the area will covered in rainy clouds, not the chances of rain. So IT WILL RAIN 100% but only over 20% of the area. Love the videos btw - new subscriber. So enjoyable.

[@mwaurawanyoike6974]

I'm a Land Rover buff and was amazed by its performance in your trip. 🇰🇪Kenya!

[@NordicAdvRider]

The editing of this video was awesome

[@deanohit]

This was a great change to your regular videos, I'm well impressed with how the Disco went

[@stco2426]

I agree with the upper comments. Well done for bringing us along with you on this trip and doing so with a great perspective of country, scenery and your take on the world. The parks, the sites, the hotels and food, plus the initial purpose. We viewed through your eyes and this was different to your regular vids that are more focused to mechanicals. Glad the LR made it. Will be back for more.

[@brownhouse16]

Thanks for taking us along. Spectacular views. Relaxed commentary. And a dog to die for. I certainly enjoyed it. Oh and cars too!😀👍

[@deebee3901]

Waldo, I really loved this video. Watching it during Winter in Melbourne Australia really cheered me up and showed me so much of USA. That Land Rover really held up much better than I expected and I hope you fix up those few things to make it a better car and a keeper. I look forward to more of your videos especially the other Land Rover.

[@WaldosWorld]

Thank you, glad to hear it! 👍

[@Hard_Right]

seriously every time they just have to tell you they are from australia

[@deebee3901]

@@Hard_Right its because it is Winter here and Summer over there - no other reason.

[@ragnarocking]

@@Hard_Right you can definitely say the same about Americans when viewing content provided by non-Americans.

[@ragnarocking]

@@deebee3901 I had no idea that there are some regions of Australia that get snowfall. I'd personally love to visit Australia - I just don't look forward to the three flights I'd have to take from Chicago to get there 😁.

[@johnshaw4140]

Cute doggies , cute presenter too , don't tell my bf I said that , brilliant series on range rover and merc S class too , you've gained another subscriber Waldo , take care , woof woof Aspen and thingy

[@mooman86]

Ugh a place without rusted out old trucks. So amazing

[@hotenenko]

I want to thank you for excellent, clear english. I, as non-speaker english, can understand every single word. I wish Mighty Car Mods would be able to speak english as good as you.

[@TantersD3]

Love this! Amazing country for a road trip. Just finished a trip from WA to CA. Oregon was beautiful! The Disco 3 is so comfortable and not all the horror stories are true. Keep them serviced and they’ll last a very long time 👍

[@markbielawski]

Nice to see the LR Time sticker on the back. I love watching Vera's and Christian's videos, too! 😀 I'm also hoping to do a similar road trip someday, but I'll give myself 4-6 weeks to sightsee.

[@bishen67]

Me too.

[@rlsaxton1]

No guts, no glory! Loved the video. Great job.

[@dustyphillips3166]

Aspen is the goodest of good girls. I'm glad you took her. What a grand adventure for a dog.

[@michaelheimbrand5424]

Really liked this one. Being Swedish I´ve only been to the US once (Miami). It´s really nice to see an overview like this of the different states. Some of these places seem pretty amazing. Thanks!

[@jimmymanan5997]

Thank you Waldo for taking us along on this interesting and terrific trip. Why dont we see your accompanying driver, is she/he camera shy? 😊

[@chriscraft999]

No personal pronouns please!

[@Mardsds]

@@chriscraft999 dont try to cencor the english language dweeb

[@moeiniusa]

I just see your video, and I like your personality and your adventures, and I like to see more video of you.

[@yolysun7420]

Bravo in documenting this road trip. Nicely done and I hope to see more of these road trips. Thanks for uploading this video!

[@andyisyoda]

Phenomenal editing. Well done. That must of taken ages to put together! A great documentary!

[@WaldosWorld]

Thank you! It did take quite a few days of editing 😂

[@tmph1814]

That's a very enjoyable change especially with the excellent videography and high resolution, capturing many parts of America I haven't visit 👍🏻. Surprise to see the RR didn't break down.

[@mickrmick]

Your travel log of your trip out west is excellent. I realize it is not in keeping with your regular mechanical, fabrication, and thoughtful engineering perspective, but it is one of the best video captures of middle America and out west I have seen. I was very pleased and thoroughly appreciative of what you did. Thanks for taking on something different.

[@jaygrosse8365]

Just found this channel several days ago and am thoroughly enjoying it. Loved the travel account; very entertaining and well-filmed. This brought back fond memories of my own travel to many of these areas on my BMW motorcycle.

[@ZachariahLawson]

Loved the video. Great editing! I know how hard that can be! (I'm not very good with it lol.) I love your normal videos, but it is also good to watch videos like these! Just keep doing what you enjoy man! I'll keep watching no matter what you post. As long as you keep putting the effort in! 👍

[@dlees14]

Great video, I have an 2006 LR3 since 2013 and was having the same codes recently. Cleaned the MAF as well and cleared the code. Waiting to see if it comes back. These are such great vehicles, keep up the content.

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

In my old 924, bought it with 70K miles and in good kit, we did LA to Brooklyn in 49.5 hours. Not to set any ('Cannonball')records but to make my Cousin's Wedding. The return was a leisurely two weeks just touring, Northern routes and a little Canada as well. Everyone said we were nuts. A 10 year old notoriously unreliable Porsche on an extended road trip. The car and the trip were near perfect... To add; it is amazing what how much gear you can cram into a 924 and how comfy they are for a long journey.

[@littin3671]

Porsche is a reliable car

[@williamdalbey4867]

Glad your trip went so well. Looks like the 3 of you had a great time.

[@jlibb099]

I have enjoyed your travels through the western U.S. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[@WaldosWorld]

Thanks for watching!

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Loved, Loved the trip waldo! Beautiful !

[@stuartwilliams2693]

Hi Waldo, from the UK, I find this kind of video great, not just from the technical Range Rover side of things but also from a touristic point of view, we have a friend who lives in Clorado and this has made us more determined than ever to get out there to spend some time with her.

[@ScottSellsSoCal]

I’ve only recently found your channel. I don’t have a backhoe, I don’t weld or make trailers…. But I love to work with my hands, loveeeeee cool vehicles like you, and especially lean towards the European ones. I’m making my way through your content and it’s excellent. Thank you for taking us along with you guys!

[@PDXAv8ter]

Great video. I love road trips. Can't wait to see where you go next.

[@micahotts326]

LR3s are amazing cars. They don’t deserve the bad rep they are given and are quite reliable! Just make sure you give it the love it needs and it will treat you right. Just took mine from tx to colorado round trip with absolutely no problems!

[@patpending8134]

Yes, I liked the video and please do more. Your country is vast and stunningly beautiful (and so is your dog, Aspen). Greetings from the UK.

[@gregholloway2656]

Great video, Waldo. Over the years, I’ve covered about half of the route you took. Glad your LR made it. I like other commenters thinking that sudden elevation change could have tripped the fault code.

[@Nick2cd]

This was a great video. Glad the Land Rover made it. You were so close to Glacier National Park….you woulda loved that one! Keep doing what you’re doing! Love the videos

[@WaldosWorld]

I'm going to have to visit Glacier NP one of these days! 👍

[@letttttttssssss_gooooooo]

Forecast of awesomeness!

[@lzappa9109]

Fabrication, Mechanical & analysis are what I like about your channel. Thank you from Australia.

[@chew643]

Absolutely loved this video. Especially the stop in Manistique! I grew up there and you pronounced it spot on!!! Thanks for taking us along for the ride

[@iandagk6387]

We would love to see you make more cross country road trip

[@johnhamilton9229]

Ok here it is. Totally not the video I was expecting, but I watched every second. It was great to see a different part of your life in this road-trip. I would look for to more of this content but in a 70% fabrication 30% anything you care to share. I’m in Pinehurst NC if you need suggestions on accommodations for future road trips 👍

[@sarahdell4042]

Looks like a wonderful trip! I’ve done a very similar route before. Brought back some good memories

[@kndd96]

Although I am a fairly new subscriber who has enjoyed the builds and repairs on your various vehicles and equipment, this was a great change of pace. Enjoy all of your videos because you do a great job with the story of the video. Great co tent and keep it up!

[@ryantheentrepreneur4040]

What a amazing adventure you guys had 🔥

[@sergiodavila5112]

Took almost the same roads I take from Chicago to Los Angeles while trucking. Nice to see someone else sees the exact same roads the same way I see them 🤙🏼

[@TheRoadhammer379]

You're absolutely right, we see the country in a way that most may never experience in a lifetime.

[@Jshel2009]

Flatbed pickups are very common for ranching and Sheridan, WY is a large ranching community. Your flatbed videos are the reason I subscribed. Also, the giant hay stack that you seen are an older technic used by ranchers. Our area calls them Beaver Stacks but I'm sure they have many names. They use a tall hay ramp with a forked sledge to make them the size of a barn. They start by push a large pile of hay together then move the ramp into position. Next they will push hay into the sledge and pull the sledge up to the top of the ramp where it falls over the edge onto the stack. Workers with pitch forks will start forming the top of the stack. Then the final layer of hay will be weaved into a dome in order to shed water.

[@kevingreen8581]

Great video Waldo. I love it that you call the boot 'the boot' as I am a Brit and was surprised that you did not call it the trunk. I'm guessing it is because you are driving a British car so addressing the boot in reference to its British origin. Thanks.

[@algorhythm1454]

Great trip, great video. 🙂 For me, it's just right in terms of the commentary, the views, the interests, and of course the vehicle aspect. I'm a classic Rover owner and have owned older-style Landys in the past (e.g. 1970 Series 2A). They're fantastic vehicles which do have intermittent issues from time to time. I'm not quite sure why they're so generally despised in the US as much. Keep 'em coming. 🇬🇧

[@sparkyp3715]

owned a few different older style landys and must say never really broke down only had parts come off that can be put back on lol(wheels, boost pipe, ect) so long as they're maintained they'll go forever

[@aaronmurray357]

Packed the kids to go camping in my 06 LR3 this weekend. Blower resistor crapped out.... Classic. Great video

[@garypavis4913]

This road trip video of yours was awesome! Really loved it and completely love your honesty about everything you experienced. Also just thoroughly enjoy all your mechanical videos and the precise nature on which you take on various projects. Your courage as you take on challenges for yourself is an inspiration. Keep the content coming.

[@danielkingery2894]

Waldo, That video was fantastic. The scenery was fascinating and it was a lil exciting in the Rover. It DEFINITELY was different, but it must have been fun to have doggy and your spouse involved in the production. I hope it goes over well so we can see more fun stuff like this....for me, my preference is to find some parts or a project that you just cannot live without, an then build a scenic trip around that errand.😊 Maybe take Billy Bob an the trailer an go get something else to help hold down part of your property. 😜

[@besamjohn]

Ordering a Liz Cheney sign today!

[@Casey.seeK.]

This was a wonderful video! Its the typical roadtrip things you showed I really loved.

[@pastorekletsoalo5682]

Waldo, you really motivate and encourage me to purchase a Land Rover to also enjoy my beautiful African Continent. I also liked your worksmanship on the Jaguar XJ6 on your previous video. Keep it up my man. Tex from SA.

[@hinsdale2]

What's with the crack about Liz Cheney? made me start wondering if your unseen traveling companion might be the trading card Cheeto man?

[@tdsilverado7470]

It was a great video Waldo, Well Done.

[@howardboyd7764]

Man thank you for uploading this content, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and was taking notes of the breathtaking scenery for my RV travels.... cheers mate...

[@ikdannyjansen]

Thank you for sharing this trip. Beautiful sights!!

[@LoloLolo-xb8jt]

Loved this vlog style video keep it up man!!

[@rosebowl33]

This reminds me of when I drove from Michigan to Arkansas, same route and scenery. Makes me want to make another trip

[@Ken-kz5jv]

This video was just so awesome I hope u make something like this again soon!

[@nesighsay7102]

Road trip scenary is so good! THANKS WALDO.

[@TheCreat]

Incredibly nice video, thanks for taking us along! And what beautiful landscape you went through. The shocking part of the summary for me was the fact that you considered 12.76 l/100 km to be reasonable and comparatively low. Also fillng the tank with would cost abnout double here in Europe. Most cares around here, even the big ones, won't break 10 l/100 km. A very common (small) car is likely to be more around 5-6 l/100 km (~40 mpg). That would obviously have less space, being small and all, and won't be an offroad vehicle, but here there is literally zero reason to have an offroad vehicle. I was very surprised to learn that you have sort of trails through national parks that recommend or eve require truely offroad capable vehicles.

[@AndrewBrowner]

you need to get out more... theres lots of offroading and adventures in europe, just because you stay to the tourist traps and paved areas doesnt mean thats all that exists

[@TheCreat]

@@AndrewBrowner I have not once been to any tourist trap. We usually go camping. I don't own a car, because I basically never need one. And very often off-road areas aren't accessible here by car, but only on foot or other light transport (bike and such).

[@AndrewBrowner]

@@TheCreat theres plenty of 4x4 trails for suv's in europe idk what youre on about

[@Alan_Mac]

When you say, "here there is literally zero reason to have an offroad vehicle" I assume you are missing out those people 1. who need them for work: Farmers, builders, surveyors, telecoms installers etc etc. 2. Those who pull things such as horses, karts, boats and 3. Those who like to go on green lanes and dirt tracks simply as a hobby. The chap above is right. You do need to get out more.

[@TheCreat]

@@Alan_Mac point 1 and to a degree 2, fine. I thought it was pretty clear I want taking about those people or use card, but whatever. I was taking about people who do not need it with work, and while true off-road vehicles can be used for 2, they aren't a necessity (there's plenty of vehicles that work for pulling stuff). But that was my point, that the category 3 basically doesn't exist over here. Not saying it's completely nonexistent, but at best it's rare. I actually checked to find something like this is my state, there isn't even one.

[@Luke-Cant-Stop]

Awesome! A new Waldos World video!

[@donjackson4883]

Really enjoyed the video. I’m usually driving and miss a lot, nice to see the little things I usually don’t see. We have a 1999 XK8 in our stable so I agree with the comments questioning your sanity taking a British vehicle on a long trip.

[@markharkey3279]

Waldo, I’ve been binge watching your videos. You’re awesome! I especially like watching you repair things. Great job!

[@gamingpredator4226]

Im not sure id trust a 17 year old Land Rover to complete a Journey here in the UK, 6000 miles in the US, you are brave!

[@nicholascurylo8411]

Just discovered your channel and so much amazing content! I can’t wait for your next videos to come!

[@WaldosWorld]

I appreciate it!

[@Hard_Right]

is a pretty good channel... some of the best cinematography from an automotive channel too , especially from a 1 guy operation

[@johnbertram]

What an epic adventure! This is the kind of thing I dream about doing. Extremely envious of you!

[@RoySamuel]

That was phenomenal! What beauty... great editing... and good humurous takes.... Glad the rover made it...

[@tonyrevels4436]

Loved the video. I feel like you should do more daily vlog style videos!! Looking forward to next one

[@WaldosWorld]

Thank you!

[@evanbrugger6505]

This is great content Waldo! Although the decision to take a Range Rover that far isn't maybe the brightest, it's a fun challenge and that's appreciated! Love seeing the road trip content however. Shows lots of parts of our beautiful country most don't typically get the chance to see. Well done I look forward to the next one.

[@apj341]

Land Rover

[@jerrybuice]

That was an awesome video, Waldo! I look forward to seeing more trips you make. I admire you for being able to take such a long trip with just you and your dog.

[@charleswestbrook118]

Pretty sure he had another guy with him.

[@vinodsachudanandam7953]

Please do more of such videos It is great to see the places and also how do you manage the car stuff on the way Loads of excitement Awesome stuff Keep doing it