Evo road trip reliablitiy
#1
Evo road trip reliablitiy
Hey everyone,
So this up coming weekend I'm driving my Evo almost 700 miles straight.. and I'm a bit nervous. Now to some of y'all, this is nothing as I've seen many of you guys take your Evo on long trips, but this Evo has given me one problem after another. Good thing is that the car just had the head gasket changed, all new timing components and the head rebuilt. But the bad thing is that this car isn't that reliable. Do you guys have any recommendations on getting this thing road trip ready and do y'all think it will make the drive? Thanks!
So this up coming weekend I'm driving my Evo almost 700 miles straight.. and I'm a bit nervous. Now to some of y'all, this is nothing as I've seen many of you guys take your Evo on long trips, but this Evo has given me one problem after another. Good thing is that the car just had the head gasket changed, all new timing components and the head rebuilt. But the bad thing is that this car isn't that reliable. Do you guys have any recommendations on getting this thing road trip ready and do y'all think it will make the drive? Thanks!
#3
I've down a four hour round trip straight through before and the car was fine.. but this is another 6 hours and cruising at 70-90mph the whole time.. yeah all fluids we're just changed less than 5k ago and the coolant and oil changed literally 100 miles ago
#4
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i drive my evo every year from NYC to NC. i just did this years drive 2 weeks ago totaling in close to 1500 miles. Just check everything like fresh oil change and top off all the other fluids, check tires and suspension components and brakes. I usually take 2 quarts of oil with me, a gallon of antifreeze, flashlight and a socket set with a whole lot of zip ties just in case lol. you should be ok.
#5
Evolved Member
My car is super reliable. I last returned from an out of state road trip on the 19th. The bugs are still stuck to the front.
This car road trips a lot and every time before leaving I spend time the previous day going through the car looking for anything that could cause a problem. Any problem found is canceled trip until problem corrected. If I have a worry about some subsystem it gets replaced. For example, instead of waiting for the radiator to spring a leak, at a 100 k I replaced it. So far this fifteen year old vehicle has never left me stranded.
So, is your car reliable? It depends on how it was used and how it is being taken care off. It may be more reliable than mine or maybe not safe to take out of walking distance of your house.
This car road trips a lot and every time before leaving I spend time the previous day going through the car looking for anything that could cause a problem. Any problem found is canceled trip until problem corrected. If I have a worry about some subsystem it gets replaced. For example, instead of waiting for the radiator to spring a leak, at a 100 k I replaced it. So far this fifteen year old vehicle has never left me stranded.
So, is your car reliable? It depends on how it was used and how it is being taken care off. It may be more reliable than mine or maybe not safe to take out of walking distance of your house.
#6
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If it's not reliable on normal driving (which it doesn't sound like) then don't take it. Car brand doesn't matter, reliable is reliable.
I never had any issues with my car and wouldn't have hesitated to drive it on any road trip. For comfort though, I hated driving it on freeway trips.
I never had any issues with my car and wouldn't have hesitated to drive it on any road trip. For comfort though, I hated driving it on freeway trips.
#7
If it's not reliable on normal driving (which it doesn't sound like) then don't take it. Car brand doesn't matter, reliable is reliable.
I never had any issues with my car and wouldn't have hesitated to drive it on any road trip. For comfort though, I hated driving it on freeway trips.
I never had any issues with my car and wouldn't have hesitated to drive it on any road trip. For comfort though, I hated driving it on freeway trips.
My car is super reliable. I last returned from an out of state road trip on the 19th. The bugs are still stuck to the front.
This car road trips a lot and every time before leaving I spend time the previous day going through the car looking for anything that could cause a problem. Any problem found is canceled trip until problem corrected. If I have a worry about some subsystem it gets replaced. For example, instead of waiting for the radiator to spring a leak, at a 100 k I replaced it. So far this fifteen year old vehicle has never left me stranded.
So, is your car reliable? It depends on how it was used and how it is being taken care off. It may be more reliable than mine or maybe not safe to take out of walking distance of your house.
This car road trips a lot and every time before leaving I spend time the previous day going through the car looking for anything that could cause a problem. Any problem found is canceled trip until problem corrected. If I have a worry about some subsystem it gets replaced. For example, instead of waiting for the radiator to spring a leak, at a 100 k I replaced it. So far this fifteen year old vehicle has never left me stranded.
So, is your car reliable? It depends on how it was used and how it is being taken care off. It may be more reliable than mine or maybe not safe to take out of walking distance of your house.
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#11
I guess it mostly depends on how much it has been modified/maintained. I picked up my car from the dock and after a service drove it 1100 miles in two days (Melbourne to Brisbane). Never missed a beat.
Last edited by jmn17; Sep 25, 2018 at 03:37 AM.
#12
Evolving Member
I drive my Evo since 10 years at an average of 15'000 km (8'000 miles) a year, and only experienced 2 minor issues on the road:
- Electrical Gremlin that short circuited my wipers (this was really annoying since it was raining)
- Original intake pipe slipped of at the trottle body (just a 5 minute fix at the border of the road)