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You'll find that most folks on this forum aren't radically overinflating their tires, just to the limit stated on the sidewall - and most of them are looking for tires with the 44psi rating. I've gone to that level on both my cars and experienced no ill effects beyond having to go a little farther before I can stop at a gas station to buy a Coke.

As for turning off the ignition and accidentally also locking the steering, I removed my lock and filed off the locking pin that catches the steering post: one risk removed. Of course, not everyone is going to take that step, and it makes your vehicle slightly more subject to theft, but mine is definitely not a high-risk target. Peeling paint and an age perhaps better described as "vintage" are strong deterrents.

It's ecomodder for a reason - we're willing to make modifications to our vehicles to be able to squeeze every last inch out of every last drop of fuel. Those mods may be aerodynamic, weight-reducing, and in my example, safety-oriented.

Driving is never without risk. You pays your money and takes your chances.