Q: Will my car make it?
We are planning a trip to Phoenix Arizona which from where we live is a 5 hour and 51 minute trip, 406 miles away. Will my '99 Chevrolet Cavalier (273027 milage) make it there and back or is a rental better? We got a new battery in 2014 and we have had to change the gas pump just last year, about two months ago. It runs smooth and it only starts getting shaky when I go 85 miles per hour. The heating and cooling system work just fine and the gas and brake work perfectly.
My car has 273027 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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