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Originally Posted by jits_1998  Hi Guys,
I am very new to owning a car, and have never been on a long trip. I would like to have inputs from the bhpians here about the todos before a long road trip, like alignment etc.
I would be doing a trip from Hyd to Bangalore in Ugadi weekend on my 31k down alto. I bought it from True value and the last free service was done around June last year. It hasn't has an oil change since I bought it and drove 5k kms in last year and 6 months approx.
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First thing first, since your car is serviced quit long ago, I would recommend you to do a full service. Looks like your oils have not been changed in the last 1.5 years. I would recommend you to replace all the oils. If the oils has not been changed for more than 2 years then it has to be changed ASAP, no matter what is ODO reading.
before the journey
1) Check your tyre pressures (Keep 2-3psi more than recommended cold pressure, for Alto it should be 32-33psi)
2) Carry lots of water...
3) Stepney Jack: Take it out and put back in (sometimes it gets jammed if you have not used it for long time)
It is just 570km / 9-10hours journey, so nothing much to worry about assuming that your car has no pending issues before the journey.
Enjoy
Abhi