Long Distance Driving (regular checks, this and that)

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Originally Posted by dsp26

^^matches are a good idea... lighters..not right now.... i've had 1 explode in my glove box and 1 explode in my face in my bosses mazda6 top compartment... he guttered his rims after that happened :p

peak summer here right now just in case you didn't know lol

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i dont see how this is feasible... butane auto-ignition point is 500 degrees celcius...

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Originally Posted by mrwillz

what psi should spare tyre be?

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I keep mine about 5psi higher than the others.

road trips rule , be sure to run a muck in every random small town u stop in or go through to ensure that "lulz" are brought to all

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Originally Posted by FASN8U

road trips rule , be sure to run a muck in every random small town u stop in or go through to ensure that "lulz" are brought to all

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And what's the purpose of that? Give them the impression that visitors are nothing but wankers?

OT: i recently did a road trip with my car. 1991 model and 270,000k's. Do what the others said to check and also sufficient oil. My car chewed up 2L's of oil, but then again i have leaking valve stem seals.

do it for the lulz

k so pretty much
- bottle of water
- bottle of oil
- check all tyre pressures are good
- check spare tyre pressures are good
- check coolant, oils before setting off

thanks so much guys....much appreciated.

Also don't forget ur tools either, simple little pissy things like a radiator hose clamp coming lose is a pain in the arse if u don't have the right tools. Lol or not being able to get ur wheel nuts off when u get a flat (this has happen to me and will never happen again). In saying that I'd also check all hoses for wear and tear and replace where necessary (would probably only cost $100 bucks to have them all replaced).

yeah little cheap tool kit and a ipod fully loaded with songs. radio is hard to keep going and you get sick of the same cds so load your ipod with everything you would remotely listen to. have breaks every few hours. get out have a stretch even a run.

i drive to and from the gold coast all the time. bloody girlfriend lives and works down there. put 50 000 ks on my car in a year! a good range of music and my dyns make the trip actually enjoyable.

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Originally Posted by NSPYRE

i dont see how this is feasible... butane auto-ignition point is 500 degrees celcius...

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dont even bother arguing

ive had this same argument with people on this forum and others and they just wont listen

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Originally Posted by philip_pc

k so pretty much
- bottle of water
- bottle of oil
- check all tyre pressures are good
- check spare tyre pressures are good
- check coolant, oils before setting off

thanks so much guys....much appreciated.

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How long is your drive? :confused:
Your car is new.
check the oil, coolant, washer fluid, tyre pressures.
top up fuel
drive away.

drive is about 160km one way
so return trip about 320 a day

might be doing this quiet frequently for the next 6 months or so (once or twice a week)
yeah

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Originally Posted by philip_pc

drive is about 160km one way
so return trip about 320 a day

might be doing this quiet frequently for the next 6 months or so (once or twice a week)
yeah

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Shit man, that's nothing. LOL.
I wouldn't bother doing anything at all...... seriously.
You are not even going to use 1/2 a tank of fuel per trip. ROFL.

You'll see how funny it is when you start doing it.
Quite regularly I have to go to Albany or Esperance for food shopping. That's 600km or 400km round trip...
Did over 40k kms in my Corolla last year in 6 months.