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Built_Well
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:51 am Post subject:
Toyota Road Trip |
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A friend and I may be taking a cross-country
trip this summer from Missouri to Arizona and
California, and of course back to Missouri.
This is another point for me to consider when
buying a Camry or Corolla. Is it harder on an
engine of the size used in the Corolla (1.8 liters)
to maintain 65 miles per hour over very long distances
than it would be on a 2.4 liter Camry engine (4 cylinder)?
Would the Corolla's engine be punished or take a
beating traveling 5 or 6 thousand miles over such a
short period of time, mostling at 65 mph?
Thanks.
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Mark
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:59 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota Road Trip |
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Either engine is pretty much loafing at 65, especially with the
overdrive engaged. I wouldn't necessarily take a brand new car on such
a trip to prevent break-in problems, but a car with at least a thousand
miles or so should be fine. |
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Charles @ Kankakee
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:08 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota Road Trip |
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"Built_Well" <bw@bbbb.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.10.15.41.42.414.3483@bbbb.com...
| Quote: | A friend and I may be taking a cross-country
trip this summer from Missouri to Arizona and
California, and of course back to Missouri.
This is another point for me to consider when
buying a Camry or Corolla. Is it harder on an
engine of the size used in the Corolla (1.8 liters)
to maintain 65 miles per hour over very long distances
than it would be on a 2.4 liter Camry engine (4 cylinder)?
Would the Corolla's engine be punished or take a
beating traveling 5 or 6 thousand miles over such a
short period of time, mostling at 65 mph?
Thanks.
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I have 212,000 on my 1.8 93 Corolla and drive it about 90 miles every day.
It does up to 80 with no sweat, but I have the 3 speed overdrive
transmission, too.
Charles of Kankakee
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Pszemol
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:57 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota Road Trip |
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There is no problem in maintaining 65mph in both.
Smaller engine in corolla is working with a smaller
and lighter car. There is a huge difference in the
comfort of the ride. Especially on long distance trips.
And this is very important.
I am surprised you think so long about the choice
between corolla and camry. For me the choice is simple:
CAMRY. |
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Brent Secombe
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:35 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota Road Trip |
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In article <pan.2005.12.10.15.41.42.414.3483@bbbb.com>, Built_Well
<bw@bbbb.com> wrote:
| Quote: | A friend and I may be taking a cross-country
trip this summer from Missouri to Arizona and
California, and of course back to Missouri.
This is another point for me to consider when
buying a Camry or Corolla. Is it harder on an
engine of the size used in the Corolla (1.8 liters)
to maintain 65 miles per hour over very long distances
than it would be on a 2.4 liter Camry engine (4 cylinder)?
Would the Corolla's engine be punished or take a
beating traveling 5 or 6 thousand miles over such a
short period of time, mostling at 65 mph?
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Do you mean you'll spell each other as drivers and just keep pounding
along day & night? If so, you'll wear out yourselves before you wear
out the Corolla.
Even on the southern route into California you'll be going through
mountainous country, but the cars and their engines are well matched
for normal loads. Will you have normal loads, or do you expect to load
it heavily? If the latter, consider the Camry just because you'll have
more of the load inside.
The A/C will be on most of the time. Perhaps a Corolla owner can
comment on how that affects the available power in the mountains.
Brent |
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Ray O
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:17 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota Road Trip |
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"Built_Well" <bw@bbbb.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.10.15.41.42.414.3483@bbbb.com...
| Quote: | A friend and I may be taking a cross-country
trip this summer from Missouri to Arizona and
California, and of course back to Missouri.
This is another point for me to consider when
buying a Camry or Corolla. Is it harder on an
engine of the size used in the Corolla (1.8 liters)
to maintain 65 miles per hour over very long distances
than it would be on a 2.4 liter Camry engine (4 cylinder)?
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In flat terrain, neither car will have a hard time maintaining 65 MPH, even
over long distances. The engine doesn't get tired like a horse.
In mountainous terrain, the Corolla may be a better performer than the Camry
with a 4 cylinder engine, but a Camry with a 6 cylinder engine would be a
better performer. Again, none of those cars would have a difficult time in
the mountains, especially with only 2 people in the car, it's more of a
matter of how hard the engine works.
| Quote: | Would the Corolla's engine be punished or take a
beating traveling 5 or 6 thousand miles over such a
short period of time, mostling at 65 mph?
Thanks.
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You would not be punishing either car's engine under those conditions. I
used to drive 1,000 miles a week and "broke in" 50 or 60 new cars, driving
1,000 highway miles right away, no problems.
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Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply |
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Built_Well
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:34 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota Road Trip |
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The NHTSA would have _scientifically_ determined
what worked best for drivers and what saved lives.
Instead, the forces of ignorance led by Louie
Wyman won out and torpedoed the NHTSA's scientific progress.
And when I say "forces of ignorance," I'm not making
this a Democrat versus Republican issue. Both parties
regularly shaft America. Look how many Democrats voted
for the war--even Hillary Clinton and John Kerry voted yes
(though Ted Kennedy voted no). |
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Charles @ Kankakee
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:25 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota Road Trip |
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"Built_Well" <bw@bbbb.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.11.15.24.43.287.6758@bbbb.com...
| Quote: | The NHTSA would have _scientifically_ determined
what worked best for drivers and what saved lives.
Instead, the forces of ignorance led by Louie
Wyman won out and torpedoed the NHTSA's scientific progress.
And when I say "forces of ignorance," I'm not making
this a Democrat versus Republican issue. Both parties
regularly shaft America. Look how many Democrats voted
for the war--even Hillary Clinton and John Kerry voted yes
(though Ted Kennedy voted no).
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The NHTSA is another Government Nanny State organization most of the time.
The government said that if enough states passed mandatory seat belt laws,
then airbags wouldn't become mandatory. Instead, now we have killer airbags
in our cars, front and side. That's why I'm keeping my older car until it
falls apart. And to hell with you, too.
Charles |
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Travis Jordan
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Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:09 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota Road Trip |
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Built_Well wrote:
| Quote: | Well, I need to buy a new car anyway, since my 10-year old
Tercel (with only 30,000 miles on it) is no longer
driveable since I got Wyman'ed in it in September.
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Still, you'd be well served to rent a car for a cross country road trip.
It will save much wear and tear on your new vehicle. |
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