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Originally Posted by slowmover
Some day you'll become serious. Where tire & brake life mean as much as sheer mpg. CPM calculations. It's all part of economy. As is keeping the vehicle the longest possible time period. The American fleet takes 17-years to turn over. How many model years left on yours to achieve that number?
I think there's the same problem in defining "reasonable" and "significant" as with the average American.
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Surely economic change will modify my behavior, but at present conditions I am not compelled to become more "serious". From an economic standpoint, I'm better off driving 70mph than 65mph. My time is simply worth more than the fuel, wear, etc cost. I believe my faster cornering will save more fuel than it will cost in tire wear, but I have no evidence to support this.
If I can save just 1min on a 1-way commute, I will have saved 8hrs of driving over the course of a year. Each minute more you save is an additional 8hrs of time regained. The typical American spends over 100hrs/year just driving to and from work!
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To answer your question, I have 12 years left on my car, and I'm confident it will last that long without major issues. I had a 1996 Legacy until last year with 230,000 miles and only replaced the clutch, brakes, and spark plugs, and oil.
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Originally Posted by Nevyn
ARGH! It's EAT your cake and HAVE it too! If you have cake, you can eat it as well. However, if you eat it, you can't have it at the same time.
What happened that practically the whole entire world says it backwards?
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Thanks for catching this. I normally don't say it that way, but the whole entire world has brainwashed me into saying it wrong. Kind of like how I say "subliminable" now instead of "subliminal" due to the non-stop media coverage of the Bush-ism.