I'm considering purchasing a 4 cyl. car for better gas mileage. Will a 4 cyl engine last as long as a 6 cyl?

Answer 1

DEPENDS ON MAINTENANCE, HOW HARD YOU DRIVE ETC ETC ETC, NOW IF A CAR COSTS 2000 MORE WITH A 6 THAN A 4 YOU WILL GET YER MONEY BACK IN 1 YR & 8 MTHS
6 GETS AVER. 20 MPG
4 GETS AVER. 30MPG
RUN THE NUMBERS @ AVER. 70 MILES A DAY @ 365 DAYS A YR W/GAS PRICE @ 2.80/GAL OR WHAT EVER YER LOCAL AVER. PRICE OF GAS IS THEN SUBTRACT THE DIFFERENCE THE KEY IS BIG PICTURE, MONEY, LIFE OF VEHICLE, PROS & CONS

Answer 2

Usually 4cly engines are known to be hard to kill. I own both a 4cyl 2.2L 20mpg and a 6cyl 3.8L 23mpg and the 6 gets better milage go figure. The 4cly needs to work harder to keep up and the 6 just purrs along. But the 6 will drink if your a lead foot but it's nice to have the extra power in case you need to pass. My parents new 6 cyl camry gets 29mpg and is a rocket. Its all about which car/ driving habbits.

Answer 3

Yes, and other things, such as the transmission will last longer, cause they're often the same as the 6 Cly, but they see a lighter load. Even front tires will last longer cause the front of the car is lighter, My work trucks had 4 Cly and they all had over 250k on the odometer and my personal car, also a 4 Cly, has over 225k on the odometer. All these cars run strong, with out any major mechanical failures. These are all Toyota's

Answer 4

it would make sense that a 4 cyl would last longer than a 6. 2 less cylinders would mean 2 less cylinders that could go wrong :p it might not be as smooth though.

Answer 5

If you take care of it,regular maintenance and no hard driving-it should last a long time.
Hard driving is tire squealing starts and stops,reving the engine when stopped.

Answer 6

yes,and longer if you change oil every 3000 mi