Do you know what it is like to sit in a car for more than ten hours? If you do, then you know all about long drives. Every year, people make the trek from new York to Florida. These people, often referred to as “snowbirds” know all too well what it is like to sit in hours of traffic, face unexpected car accidents and have to shell out money in gasoline expenses, food costs and possible overnight stays in hotels and motels along the way.
There are also those people who refuse to put themselves through this kind of “torture”. Instead, they prefer to have their vehicles shipped by using an auto transport carrier so that they can save themselves the hassle of driving on heavily trafficked roads as well as putting all of that extra wear and tear on their vehicles. Think about it. In the course of one year, I typically make the long, arduous drive from North Carolina to New York and back. To drive to North Carolina to where I live in New York (one way) is approximately 580 miles. And this doesn t even count the amount of miles that I put on my car once I am home and am running errands, visiting with family or going out with friends! By the time all is said and done and I am back in North Carolina, I have easily put over 1,000 miles on my car. Multiply that number by four or five, and I have easily put somewhere around 5,000 miles on my car in one year just from driving to and from home.
People don t just face long drives on the Interstate when they are traveling hours to visit family, go on vacation or visit friends in another state. In fact, many people face long drives every day when they leave their homes to travel to and from work. Case and point; my boyfriend s brother works as an airplane engineer. However, in order to get to the airplane hangar where he works, he has to leave his home and drive one hour (one way) just to get to work! Now consider the fact that he goes to work a minimum of five days a week. Luckily for him, he can take the highway to get to and from work. But usually, he still gets stuck in rush hour traffic that usually winds up getting backed up on the highway when everyone is intent on getting home. The constant stop and go of traffic can easily make your gas tank go down and can significantly add to the wear and tear that your vehicle has to endure. This is why many people, when they are preparing to purchase a used car, will want to know whether or not the car has gotten the majority of its miles from city driving or if the miles are mostly from highway driving.
If you are planning on making a long trip or if you have no choice but to take long drives to work, etc., then make every effort to stick to highway driving if at all possible so that you can help to preserve the life of your vehicle.
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