engine size and travel distance

CHR15

AVIS have been giving out Nissan Note's as Group C cars for a while now.

Group C used to be Focus/Mondeo/Vectra sized cars and were fine for the 500 mile round trip motorway stomp to attend a meeting.

These Note's are shocking, ecomnomy is attrocious in the little engine, those 500 miles will include 2 full top ups, possibly another one before handing it back.

They are noisy, uncomfortable buckets, not suited at all for motorways, you get out feeling like you have been two rounds with Mike Tyson.

We've had dozens of them now, with the same reports from all those unfortunate enough to recive one. It has got to the point where people are leaving it at home and taking their own cars.

Nissan may have shifted a lot of cars to AVIS, but the reputation of the Note cannot have been helped. It is a City car, and a fairly decent one for pottering around town, but it is awful on motorways

For high miles, get a 1.8 or more decent size 4 dr saloon/5 dr hatch.

movilogo

basically asking is that can 1.0 to 1.4 engines do long distance journeys

Even a 1.0 L engine can do VERY long distance journey without drama.

Often the driver will collapse before the car gives any trouble on a long journey

motorguy

Its generally down to the car size, not engine size. Volkswagens passat 'economy' variants come with a 1.4 petrol engine or a 1.6 diesel.

thescouselander

pgilc1 wrote: »

Its generally down to the car size, not engine size. Volkswagens passat 'economy' variants come with a 1.4 petrol engine or a 1.6 diesel.

Crikey! Those are extreamly small engines for a car the size of a Passat - I bet you have to thrash the engine a good bit to get it moving.

cyclonebri1

thescouselander wrote: »

Crikey! Those are extreamly small engines for a car the size of a Passat - I bet you have to thrash the engine a good bit to get it moving.

There is only one real rule when it comes down how well a small/large car performs. It's power to weight ratio.
It doesn't cover how fast a car will travel, but does govern how fast it accelerates.

You can have a hot hatch that will out perform a good sports car, or a luxury saloon that glides over the road, the trick is getting the performance criteria right for you.
They are all trade offs but you can often get a good compromise between comfort, economy, safety, and longevity, not to mention reliability,

colino

Try a 1.25 Zetec Fiesta and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the speed, economy and overall comfort.

motorguy

thescouselander wrote: »

Crikey! Those are extreamly small engines for a car the size of a Passat - I bet you have to thrash the engine a good bit to get it moving.

Both are (at least) turbo charged. I dont think they'd leave tyre marks up the road from a standing start, but long range cruising is their thing. The 105BHP 1.6 diesel has a combined figure of significantly over 60mpg.

motorguy

colino wrote: »

Try a 1.25 Zetec Fiesta and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the speed, economy and overall comfort.

I bought a brand new one in 2007. It averaged 28mpg and had fairly dire power.

cyclonebri1

pgilc1 wrote: »

I bought a brand new one in 2007. It averaged 28mpg and had fairly dire power.

Yeah, but you bought a Ford,.
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No sympathy here, ;)

thescouselander

pgilc1 wrote: »

Both are (at least) turbo charged. I dont think they'd leave tyre marks up the road from a standing start, but long range cruising is their thing. The 105BHP 1.6 diesel has a combined figure of significantly over 60mpg.

The trouble is with a big car you can fit in a lot of stuff so with a fully loaded car the size of a passat 105 BHP is going to be inadiquate - especially if trying to go up hill at high speed on the motorway.