My 74bhp 1.0 car on long journeys
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Hi guys, i drive a 2015 1.0l 74bhp natural seat ibiza (i know baby car) , i want to start taking it on long trips like 4 hour motorway drives either way ect now i know i won't be winning any speed awards or anything but do you like my engine will handle it? It makes me nervous and would lime opinions 😅
A long time ago I drove a 55bhp Citroen AX on my own all the way from Le Havre France to Salamanca Spain - about 850 miles - stopping only for fuel. I loved every minute and the car was perfect.
You’ll be fine - just get a good garage to give the car a once over of tyres / fluids etc.
You’ll be fine - just get a good garage to give the car a once over of tyres / fluids etc.
Jordan Seat Ibiza said:
Hi guys, i drive a 2015 1.0l 74bhp natural seat ibiza (i know baby car) , i want to start taking it on long trips like 4 hour motorway drives either way ect now i know i won't be winning any speed awards or anything but do you like my engine will handle it? It makes me nervous and would lime opinions ??
At the risk of stating the obvious It does depend to a degree on the mileage, the service history and what kind of life the engine has led up to this point, as well as your normal driving style. If it's got 200k miles on it, all from stopstart inner city driving then you may have problems. if, OTOH, it's got 40k unstressed motorway miles and the engine oil looks like amber nectar and you generally cruise at 70mph on the motorway in top gear then you should be fine.Countdown said:
At the risk of stating the obvious It does depend to a degree on the mileage, the service history and what kind of life the engine has led up to this point, as well as your normal driving style. If it's got 200k miles on it, all from stopstart inner city driving then you may have problems. if, OTOH, it's got 40k unstressed motorway miles and the engine oil looks like amber nectar and you generally cruise at 70mph on the motorway in top gear then you should be fine.
Its at 24k miles full service and mixed miles? Just been serviced not long ago, i guess im more worried like the 4 hour stress then my engine going pop and it costing😂Jordan Seat Ibiza said:
Countdown said:
At the risk of stating the obvious It does depend to a degree on the mileage, the service history and what kind of life the engine has led up to this point, as well as your normal driving style. If it's got 200k miles on it, all from stopstart inner city driving then you may have problems. if, OTOH, it's got 40k unstressed motorway miles and the engine oil looks like amber nectar and you generally cruise at 70mph on the motorway in top gear then you should be fine.
Its at 24k miles full service and mixed miles? Just been serviced not long ago, i guess im more worried like the 4 hour stress then my engine going pop and it costing?? Even cars in the 1920s and 30s could do 4 hour trips.
sociopath said:
Jordan Seat Ibiza said:
Countdown said:
At the risk of stating the obvious It does depend to a degree on the mileage, the service history and what kind of life the engine has led up to this point, as well as your normal driving style. If it's got 200k miles on it, all from stopstart inner city driving then you may have problems. if, OTOH, it's got 40k unstressed motorway miles and the engine oil looks like amber nectar and you generally cruise at 70mph on the motorway in top gear then you should be fine.
Its at 24k miles full service and mixed miles? Just been serviced not long ago, i guess im more worried like the 4 hour stress then my engine going pop and it costing?? Even cars in the 1920s and 30s could do 4 hour trips.
The main issue on long journeys is the driver, or rather their age and fitness. Stiff legs and back, wanting to pee often, is the main issue with advancing driver years. If you are in your 20s or 30s, or 40s, those distances are a breeze.
Jordan Seat Ibiza said:
It gets serviced yearly and i know its no audi but im not after power really, just a A to B car
It will be fine. The issue with smaller engined cars is they are usually doing quite high RPM at 80mph which isnt so relaxing. Keep it ~60mph and it wont feel like you are ringing its neck.I've gone from a 5 litre 420bhp car to a 999cc 100bhp car and to be honest it's absolutely fine on long motorway trips.
The benefit being that I can't get to prison sentence speeds.
My first car, back in 1980, had 25bhp and I went everywhere in it and it was already very old when I got it.
A modern small hatchback non sporty car is probably twice as heavy as the cars we knocked around in 30 years ago hence having 75bhp now is equivalent to a 30 odd bhp car back then.
The benefit being that I can't get to prison sentence speeds.
My first car, back in 1980, had 25bhp and I went everywhere in it and it was already very old when I got it.
A modern small hatchback non sporty car is probably twice as heavy as the cars we knocked around in 30 years ago hence having 75bhp now is equivalent to a 30 odd bhp car back then.
A four hour drive on motorways is the least stress the car will have seen in a long time!
If it’s a maintained vehicle at UK speeds that is.
Urban and countryside driving, by comparison, is automotive torture. You’re just closer to home, so you feel safer.
If it’s more the long didstence from home....
Just make sure you have a spare wheel and everything required to change it. Including the practice.
It also wouldn’t hurt to see if all the wheel nuts / wheels can be removed. Wheels can get stuck to hubs and some garages will over tighten the bolts.
Have some sort of recovery AA / RAC membership?
You’re highly unlikely to need any of this, but peace of mind is not to be underrated.
Most of all, KEEP LEFT and enjoy your travels
If it’s a maintained vehicle at UK speeds that is.
Urban and countryside driving, by comparison, is automotive torture. You’re just closer to home, so you feel safer.
If it’s more the long didstence from home....
Just make sure you have a spare wheel and everything required to change it. Including the practice.
It also wouldn’t hurt to see if all the wheel nuts / wheels can be removed. Wheels can get stuck to hubs and some garages will over tighten the bolts.
Have some sort of recovery AA / RAC membership?
You’re highly unlikely to need any of this, but peace of mind is not to be underrated.
Most of all, KEEP LEFT and enjoy your travels
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