Best small car for long distance?

Ultrasonic

What car do you drive at the moment? Is the Polo I suggested too big?

Not trying to convince you to change your mind, but the only way you'll ever know what it is like to drive a larger car, is to drive one. You could find a driving instructor with say a Ford Focus and pay them to give you a lesson or two. There is absolutely no reason you need to do this, but you may ultimately be more happy if you did.

red_eye

tia86 wrote: »

Thank you all

Ultrasonic - it is the fear of driving something bigger, I know it is psychological and I could drive something bigger but my mind is fixed on a small car

red eye - I understand where you are coming from. This is what my OH has told me

C_Mababejibe - I would find that too big

Thank you for all the comments so far, I know I am being difficult. Why can't they put a large engine in a small car just for me lol!![/QUOTE}TBH there is not much difference in size between these super minis. have a sit in some at car supermarket maybe even test drive one or two. sure them may look bigger but really its just a few inches here and there

daveyjp

Toyota IQ comes with a larger 1.33 engine. A cracking motor which will do well in excess of 100,000 miles.

OddballJamie

Whats the budget?

silverwhistle

red_eye wrote: »

Well you asked what is the best small car for long distance, sure there might be one or two. But no small cc car likes screaming its nuts off on the motor way.

A 900cc would be working a lot harder then a 1600 even more with a load, this will be an increase in fuel consumption and wear on the engine. A car with a 1300cc would suit you

Surely that depends on how you drive? Now I admit I don't know much about modern cars as mine is a standard 12 year old hatchback and gets me across Europe, but surely the link between engine size and power has changed a lot since mine was made? If it's motorway driving you might take a little longer to achieve a decent cruising speed, but there's no way you'd be screaming its nuts off..

silverwhistle

mgdavid wrote: »

TBQH you possibly ought not to drive at all.

TBQH you are most probably a ****.

Ultrasonic

silverwhistle wrote: »

If it's motorway driving you might take a little longer to achieve a decent cruising speed, but there's no way you'd be screaming its nuts off..

I've been a passenger in an Aygo on a dual carriageway and it certainly sounded like it was working a hell of a lot harder than the 1.9 TDi engine in my car does at the same speed... Although it wasn't 'screaming'.

Obviously you can drive small engined cars on motorways, and I spent a few years overworking a small engined Metro (my first car) by regularly doing long trips at 80 mph, but there are definintely better cars to be doing this in!

kfw_2

My small car - Hyundai i10 1.2 (75bhp) is great on the motorways, it's pretty nippy, has air con, cd player mp3 connection etc. I don't find it too noisy and I get great MPG at 70mph. Easy and quite fun to drive. A big plus is that is has a spare wheel! not a can of foam repair. I've driven from Kent to Leeds many times and it performs very well. Chain driven engine too, so no cambelt to worry about....

Ultrasonic

kfw wrote: »

I don't find it too noisy and I get great MPG at 70mph.

Out of curiousity, what sort of mpg do you get at 70 mph?

forgotmyname

62.8mpg @ 70mph in a Mondeo diesel estate. Parking in the city is a PITA though. So many gaps 2" too small.

Any car these days will be capable of going the length and breadth of the country. But how do you find the seats? Can you sit there for several hours without getting a numb bum?

Clutches last longer with long drives. You rarely use it when on the motorway. City work is more than likely to kill it.