by John61CT » Sat Dec 08, 2018 9:15 am
Yes, besides taking care of safety issues - which just slowing down helps enormously,
obviously there is a lot of additional wear & tear on the drivetrain. How flat / hilly the terrain is a big factor no matter what.
Frequency of use is a huge one there, fulltiming cross-country, as opposed to a few weekends a year within a few hours.
This wear & tear can be called "damage", not a black and white boundary there, all grey scale judgment calls.
Transmission is the weakest point, adding a dedicated temp gauge and maybe a separate cooler will go a long way to mitigating the risk.
But wit these extreme-tiny cars, an extreme-light trailer sure is the way to go, and of course that means actually weighing things. Bit like long-distance backpacking but counting each pound rather than ounces.