General How long can you drive non-stop

[Himanshu]

Dears,
I have a 53 model punto, car runs fine for short distances and I haven't driven more than 30 miles on a day. I need to travel for about 320 miles tomorrow (160 each way) and I am unsure on whether I should take this car? Also, does any one know how long can a punto be driven non-stop?
what should I check apart from air, water, oil before setting off?

 

[MikeSalt]

Punto mk1 1.1, I can easily do 450 miles on one tank if I keep it sub-65 MPH. You should check coolant level, oil level, tyre depth, tyre pressure (adjusting appropriately if you are carrying more weight) and top up the screen wash.

 

[Ziggy122]

Yes it should be fine
As mikey said above, make sure you check the essentials and carry some extra water as then if you run out of screenwash - you've got water atleast to keep you going, and water for the radiator should it drink any (not that it should as that usually indicates a problem)

One thing you should do also is check the tyres condition, So look for scuffing (Tyre alignements out) and for any debree and Nails, As you dont want a blow out on your journey due to a nail that you missed

Ziggy

 

[SeanW]

Dears,
I have a 53 model punto, car runs fine for short distances and I haven't driven more than 30 miles on a day. I need to travel for about 320 miles tomorrow (160 each way) and I am unsure on whether I should take this car? Also, does any one know how long can a punto be driven non-stop?
what should I check apart from air, water, oil before setting off?

I took my 2000 Punto on a 350 mile trip a few weeks back, just after having new water pump and timing belt fitted lol. The biggest problem I encountered was CD's skipping 'cos they were scratched lol (oh and sat-crap, err...nav playing up lol - should only have been a 250 mile drive lol)

 

[Reuuk]

I did Liverpool - Reading just before Newyear, that was about 400miles there and back, car did it fine although.. when I stopped at the services my car refused to start lol.. so i left it a minute and tried again and it worked .. weird.

 

[pinkbay]

i drove my mk2 sporting from sheffield to bridgend in south wales on the way home from buying it haha nothing went wrong as far as i can remember i went in a corsa haha that made it there and back
cheers
adam

 

[punto60_s]

This thread just brought back memories of the good old days in my 1998 punto, I use to do a 300 mile round trip every weekend for around two years whilst I was at uni, didn't have any problems whatsoever. Eventually traded the punto in with just under 100,000 miles on.

I've now got a Stilo JTD and sometimes do 600 mile round trips over a weekend which is much more comfortable especially with the cruise control!

 

[rallycinq]

160 miles each way, that should be within the reach of any car that is legally on the road in the UK.

Cheers

SPD

 

[JackFi]

Thats 2 hours of driving for me

 

[punto_matt]

So you average 160mph?

 

[JackFi]

No one way lol

 

[rallycinq]

No one way lol

Yeah, Reading, just outside Koln.

Cheers

SPD

 

[Mr Wild]

I think I've done about 370miles on a full tank before, mostly motorway driving, took about 7 hours continuous driving, not being conservative with the throttle -- you can't be in a 1.2 8v else you get nothing.

 

[JackFi]

Yeah, Reading, just outside Koln.

Cheers

SPD

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[nikkiy9]

on a serious note, the cars prefer a good long drive to "blow out the cobwebs"

i mormally do 500 miles in a weekend driving up to scotland, then driving back and the car has no problems

 

[SeanW]

So you average 160mph?

160 miles in 2 hours = 80mph average

 

[CHSajid]

I bought my new punto all the way from Anglesey to Leicester

4 hours drive, the weather was very bad, poor visibility and plus that was my first time on the motorway!

 

[JackFi]

Matts posts are gone?

 

[punto_matt]

Its what happens when you have backwards mods that only like one set of opinions.

 

[JackFi]

Yeah, i bet your post just then will get deleted aswel.