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Originally Posted by JARblue
Well, I'm still a little confused of your point then. If you are driving the car "like a grandma", then I would argue you are not coming close to normal wear. It's designed to handle driving a little harder than grandma's driving. Also, the OM says 450 lb max for both passenger and driver. If you're under that, you should be within the limits of "normal" wear as defined by Nissan. So if you weigh 150 lbs, you should be able to carry a 300 lb passenger and not induce any additional wear (beyond "normal") on the vehicle 
I drive the Z pretty hard. But I don't abuse it by any means. And I take care of all the necessary maintenance. I might be wearing things a bit more than "normal" as defined by Nissan, but I'm fine with that. If some OEM parts can't handle my driving, then I will gladly upgrade it to better quality aftermarket parts. In 65K miles I haven't found any OEM parts that cannot hold up to my daily driving except possibly the CSC, which I replaced prior to it failing. And it's not like the CSC is well-reputed OEM part on this car. |
At 34 years of age according to your profile, I'm quite disappointed in your reading context and comprehension skills.
I never said I was worried about bad mpg or tire wear in general, but rather the extreme degree of them. For example, if a fat@$$ was to ride in your car, that would equate to additional gas being used and excessive tire wear than normal, among other variables that also cause excessive wear, versus no fat@$$ in the car. And I am quite aware of what the manual states. The manual also states you can temporarily use lower octane gas, but would you really do this? Another example would be industry standards of miles, which is 15k per year. Are you going to drive all 15k miles on your car in a year because the industry standards state so? Or would you rather put less miles on your vehicle? Just because the manual says you can do something doesn't necessarily mean you should. I drive my car like a grandma because why put additional stress on my car? I'm not in a hurry to go anywhere. Also, this is what works for me, which leads me to my next point below.
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Originally Posted by JARblue
I did not mention any of my concerns because I do not have any. I have addressed the concerns that I had previously (ESCL & CSC)  |
Once again, this goes back to your comprehension skills, or lack of. Earlier post, you state:
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Originally Posted by JARblue
The extra weight and concerns you have aren't even on my radar. To each his own
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I was merely piggy-backing off of your comment with the "IDGAF" statement. And if you read further, I do state "and vice versa". To dumb it down even more for you, this means that you may have concerns that I don't care about and that I also may have concerns that you don't care about. Again, as you state, to each their own.