Smooth engine after road trips...

[Great White Versa]

I noticed this with my last car, and the Versa seems to be the same. After a long road trip my engine seems to idle more quietly and, in general, perform better. Has anyone else noticed this?

For example, I just drove from Vegas to Tuscon and back (for that shameful U of O loss... boooo! ) and now the car is quieter than when it was new. I have the 6-speed and so the drive involved extended periods of driving at near 4k RPMs. Any ideas as to why this would happen?

[BBISHOPPCM]

This would be a great supporting argument for anyone looking to commute over 500 miles to work (one-way).

[NewToVersa]

You just gave your car a good workout

[Great White Versa]

This would be a great supporting argument for anyone looking to commute over 500 miles to work (one-way).

ick, why would anyone want to do that? I was completely worthless tonight at work cause of the trip.

[DrivingHabit]

Were you by chance driving to Seattle on one of your roadtrips by driving through Spokane??? I saw a versa it had planet nissan las vegas plates driving through town, though it was a black versa.

[Bubs daddy]

Maybe it is quieter, maybe it isn't. Sometimes we hear things that really aren't there or we want to believe that there is a change when there isn't.

Kind of like when someone says their car seems to go faster now because of this or that. It may not really be faster.

[Great White Versa]

Were you by chance driving to Seattle on one of your roadtrips by driving through Spokane??? I saw a versa it had planet nissan las vegas plates driving through town, though it was a black versa.

Nope, not me. I've never actually been to Spokane. Seattle a lot, but no Spokane. And I didn't buy mine from Planet, Douglas Nissan is the way to go. Oh, and my plates are still Oregon plates got to love the no sales tax.

[equlizer]

my guess is your burning out all the excess carbon deposits made from city driving. Ive noticed this with all my cars after a long trip.