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| Thread ID: 95107 | 2008-11-24 20:04:00 | Little car for long distance | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 722641 | 2008-11-24 20:04:00 | Out of interest, a 1.3L auto car 4dr compact sedan, is it ok for long distance drives or not .. never tried .. had for 12yrs, 3yr bought used at the time used for city suburb driving only for ever ... Does it cut the mustard or ... :stare: Wellington - Masterston or Cha Chat sorta. Just for 1 or 2 pple incl the driver. Have a larger car but out of interest. Cheers. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 722642 | 2008-11-24 20:12:00 | Why not? People used to do long trips in Morris Minors, A35s etc, and before these in much older cars. Just expect to take a bit longer. Make sure the car is well tuned and in good mechanical condition before you start out. It won't be the fastest car on the road, bit your average speed shouldn't be too far away from other traffic. Go for it! | Richard (739) | ||
| 722643 | 2008-11-24 20:27:00 | Yeah Richard. I remember doing huge distances in some oldies when I couldn't afford better. As you say... keep it sweetly tuned, but have some ladies' stockings and a large bottle of water in the boot and you can usually go as long as you want. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 722644 | 2008-11-24 20:35:00 | I got a 1995 1.5l Nissan Sunny with 154k on the clock from the North Shore, through rush hour and to Wellington (well Upper Hutt actually, another 30km) in under 7 hours, never felt better. Car handled it great, (apart from a power steering leak - quick stop in huntly for some zip ties fixed that!) :D and did the whole lot on a tank of fuel (46l). I was blown away by it, very fun day. Radar detector would have been nice though. :D I would hate to do it in an auto though, nothing worse than an underpowered auto on a long trip IMO. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 722645 | 2008-11-24 20:42:00 | I agree with Richard. Why not? I do not see the need for anything larger than 1.3. I used to have a 1.3 Mitsy that had no worries from Auckland to Kaitaia (five hours) fairly regularly and Auckland to Wellington now and again (eight hours.) The Mitsy is long gone and I now have a Nissan Sunny 1.6, not much larger. It runs very well and because of the fuel injection almost runs on the smell of. I am amazed at how I can run to Wellington without refueling. Not that there is much left in the tank but 600km is well within it's range. Love it! Of course, you are not supposed to be exceeding 100kph :) so I don't see why you should not be able to hold your own in the traffic. Richard: I think that there is quite a difference between a Morris Minor and today's high performance cars. The poms were very good at building slow revving low performance engines that would run forever as long as you fed them properly and did not thrash them. Alternately, the japs are very good at high performance engines but once again you need to look after them. As you say, make certain it has a service before you leave. It's no fun sitting on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere waiting for the AA. Hope you enjoy your trip. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 722646 | 2008-11-24 21:49:00 | We did trips all over the country in an A35 (950cc, when there were still shingle stretches between ChCh - Picton, and Wgtn - Akl), and had lots of fun. Mind you, we did not have to cope with massive tailgating trucks and hoons in fast cars in those days, all impatient to pass... Subsequently we did long trips in a Fiat 128 (leaked like a sieve), a Mini, and a clapped out Mitsubishi Sigma auto (for once I agree with Wratty - not a good idea to travel in an underpowered automatic in hilly country in particular). Later there was a Mazda 323 that took us everywhere, before it passed on to the son who did a 900 km trip in it in a day, over three passes and the Takaka hill... One observation - when we upgraded from the Mini (1000cc) to a Cortina (1600cc) our travelling costs dropped dramatically, particularly on tyres and CRC - the Mini was addicted to the latter and simply wouldn't start in misty or damp weather without a good dose. I don't think the Cortina cost much more in gas either. Go for it!! |
John H (8) | ||
| 722647 | 2008-11-24 23:06:00 | Yep. I think we all started in small cars. Mine was a 1937 Morris 8 followed by a 1953 Morris Minor. After a series of company Holdens, Mitsis, Toyotas and Hondas I have now gone to the other extreme with a BMW 535i. It is expensive to operate, especially when compared with the company cars, but I have good memories of the old Morries, except for the broken axles the '8' was prone to. Flat out was 55mph. Big improvement with the Minor, it could do 63! :) | Richard (739) | ||
| 722648 | 2008-11-25 00:13:00 | Many years ago I had a Morris Mini 850cc. Travelled most of the North Island in it while I had it. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 722649 | 2008-11-25 01:32:00 | The fact is, a1.3 lt car works far to hard on a long trip. I say min 2ltr . |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 722650 | 2008-11-25 02:55:00 | Does it cut the mustard or ... :stare: Wellington - Masterston or Cha Chat sorta. Cheers. Not a problem, only an hours drive |
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