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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
John, a straw man, is a badly misinformed hypermiler practicing a few bad and a few good techniques. He pays too much for car repair, ignoring options like his neighbor the backyard mechanic who can install a junkyard tranny for $500. He has the worst of luck with cars, and his experiences do not reflect those of the ecomodder community as a whole. On the balance, Ecomodding is rewarding, both financially and in less tangible ways.
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+1!
Iono if it's just me, but $600 for tires that only last 10k miles, and the like, is John's problem, not attempting to drive efficiently. For that price and can get a ~50k mile treadlife set installed on all three autos I own.