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Old 04-10-2007, 08:19 AM   #1 (permalink)
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hi dudes and dudettes

Has anyone ever driven really far w a Pic-ky before? I'm thinking of taking my 8 mth old picanto fr singapore up to Cameron Highlands. will dat totally trash it? anyone tried dat before?
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Old 04-10-2007, 09:47 AM   #2 (permalink)
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1500-1800km in one day with mine picanto and no problems on the road.
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Old 04-10-2007, 12:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Any car should be able to any 'normal' road journey, as long as it is not 'foot down' all the way !!!!
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Old 04-11-2007, 10:56 AM   #4 (permalink)
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ive driven from chatham to manchester and back in one day before. that was 500.2 mile ( 804 km) round trip. car handled fine and some of that ( M6 toll road 20ish miles) was done at constant 90mph + speeds.

my dad, whos a diesal driver, was amazed that i got up there on about 23 litres.
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Old 04-11-2007, 03:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
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ive driven from chatham to manchester and back in one day before. that was 500.2 mile ( 804 km) round trip. car handled fine and some of that ( M6 toll road 20ish miles) was done at constant 90mph + speeds.

my dad, whos a diesal driver, was amazed that i got up there on about 23 litres.
i your picanto automatic or manual transmission?
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Old 04-12-2007, 11:18 AM   #6 (permalink)
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ive got a Manual 1.1 LX
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my pic is a manual. Kindda paranoid too that if i do get into an accident on the highway, there's no airbag for my safety. plus the drive up to cameron is really hilly - not sure if pic is up to it. anyone driven up to cameron before? wonder what's e road condition like there
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there is an airbag in the picanto. for both driver and passenger
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