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Old 07-16-2009, 11:16 PM   #12 (permalink)
roflwaffle
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Camryaro - '92 Toyota Camry LE V6
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
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.
+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.
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