My wife recently got a new job requiring a commute of 51 miles each way. She got a 2010 New Beetle with the 2.5 liter
5-cylinder. The car´s stick shift. My parents gave it to her since they weren´t driving it much. It only has 33,121 miles.
Now she´s worried about driving it every day on the Interstate. Could driving it to work at 75 mph damage the engine over the long run? The engine is naturally aspirated. We don´t want to get rid of the Beetle because it´s not all worn out.
Could driving it to work at 75 mph damage the engine over the long run?
No, as a matter of fact it is a good thing as long as you stay away from the redline.
Spans of Highway driving is usually better for the engine than stop and go city driving.
Could driving it to work at 75 mph damage the engine over the long run?
Cars are designed with the fact that people will drive it at that speed or more on a daily basis. Well, unless maybe it’s a fiat then all bets are off. It won’t do any more damage than the normal and unavoidable wear and tear. In fact, highway mileage is about 10% of the wear of city driving. A VW won’t last as long as a Toyota or Honda, but as long as you keep with basic maintenance, that car will go for as long as those cars usually go, or even more possibly.
it's a year and a half old question, but thank you .
I didn’t even notice that lol, @g-t posted that Scotty answered their question and I saw the post as a recent post.
@bobthehatking for some reason Scotty's been answering old questions in his recent videos. Just keep an eye on posting dates.