Marcuslavaggi
Member
Hi all,
Just a few questions as I haven't driven on a motorway before, let alone my Fiat 500 for over an hour in a single journey.
Firstly, my Fiat 500 L has done just under 35,000 miles and I use it daily to travel to work. A trip each way can put 26 miles onto the clock. This makes me concerned about wear and tear on the engine whenever I do a long journey.
In April I will be travelling from Westfield, a village near Hastings in the UK, to Quedgley near Gloucester. This will take me about three hours and thirty mins, then we will be off to the Teddy Rocks Festival in Dorest in which we will be taking my friends car. Then after the festival three days later, I will be doing the journey from Quedgley to Westfield. A total of seven hours worth of driving on the car.
I will then in August be doing the same trip, going to Quedgley from Westfield, then taking the train to Devon for the Gone Wild Festival, then taking the train back up to Gloucester. After that I will then be driving to Cheshire for an hour and a half going to a festival there and then back the sams night being two hours and 20 mins more in total across the two trips, then from Gloucester to Quedgley the next day for another three hours and 30 mins trip.
With all this said, will my car by any chance withstand all this?. A Fiat 500 L only has a small engine on it, not a massive tank-like thing, so is the car durable for all this in the timeframes mentioned?. Has anyone on these foruks used their Fiat 500 L on such long trips regularly?.
I appreciate I need good oil levels, tire pressures to the required level, radiator antifreeze topped up and know the petrol stations on my route.
Many apologies for the long post and seemingly stupid questions, but this is a new thing I would really like to do and cannot trust the trains anymore.
Many thanks in advance and I look forward to engaging on the forums and asking any questions you may have.
Just a few questions as I haven't driven on a motorway before, let alone my Fiat 500 for over an hour in a single journey.
Firstly, my Fiat 500 L has done just under 35,000 miles and I use it daily to travel to work. A trip each way can put 26 miles onto the clock. This makes me concerned about wear and tear on the engine whenever I do a long journey.
In April I will be travelling from Westfield, a village near Hastings in the UK, to Quedgley near Gloucester. This will take me about three hours and thirty mins, then we will be off to the Teddy Rocks Festival in Dorest in which we will be taking my friends car. Then after the festival three days later, I will be doing the journey from Quedgley to Westfield. A total of seven hours worth of driving on the car.
I will then in August be doing the same trip, going to Quedgley from Westfield, then taking the train to Devon for the Gone Wild Festival, then taking the train back up to Gloucester. After that I will then be driving to Cheshire for an hour and a half going to a festival there and then back the sams night being two hours and 20 mins more in total across the two trips, then from Gloucester to Quedgley the next day for another three hours and 30 mins trip.
With all this said, will my car by any chance withstand all this?. A Fiat 500 L only has a small engine on it, not a massive tank-like thing, so is the car durable for all this in the timeframes mentioned?. Has anyone on these foruks used their Fiat 500 L on such long trips regularly?.
I appreciate I need good oil levels, tire pressures to the required level, radiator antifreeze topped up and know the petrol stations on my route.
Many apologies for the long post and seemingly stupid questions, but this is a new thing I would really like to do and cannot trust the trains anymore.
Many thanks in advance and I look forward to engaging on the forums and asking any questions you may have.