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Originally Posted by vtec to vvel
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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I will say I had a long day yesterday. But my reading comprehension is fine. If you drive everywhere 10-20 miles an hour under the speed limit (this is what I envision when you say grandma driving), then yes, going the speed limit is going to put more wear on your car. I'm not arguing that.
Normal for you is not normal for other people. Normal for me is not normal for other people. So you can't make comparisons like that - you have to find common ground. You don't get to say that normal for you is 5K miles per year and then make a statement that putting 15K miles on it in a year is more than normal wear. If Nissan says 15K miles year is normal, then that's normal wear and tear. Period. I'm not trying to say that's how it is, I'm just trying to point out that you are arguing a "normal" baseline that is only applicable to you.
Just like if you want to drive like a grandma to not put additional stress on the car. Well, if you go from from "grandma" to "normal" driving then you have increased the stress from your "grandma" baseline, but you are not putting additional stress beyond what is considered "normal". You have just reached the "normal" baseline.
I don't care how little you choose to enjoy your car. I never argued that point, and I never put you down for not driving hard or not driving a lot of miles. I am happy as hell putting 18K miles a year on my Z
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Originally Posted by vtec to vvel
Once again, this goes back to your comprehension skills, or lack of. Earlier post, you state:
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.
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I was merely commenting about the concerns of bad gas mileage and extra tire wear that you stated. I never stated any of my concern, and in fact, even specifically stated I had none; I said yours weren't on my radar. And you said my reading comprehension was bad
I was just trying to point out that those are not common concerns of Z owners. I find it hard to believe that carrying a larger passenger while driving like a grandma is wearing out wearing out your tires and using up gas quicker than solo "normal" driving would.
We've already derailed this thread enough, so I don't really want to continue here. But I'm happy to via PM if you have additional comments. No ill will intended