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Originally Posted by ttoyoda
So it will just be getting broken in?  I have 205,000 on my highest mile toyota alltrac wagon that goes on the road every day. My only problem is rust. Keep the oil changed often, thats the only secret. |
Due for an oil change in 450 miles =)
I know it may be around still, but I also suspect that some minor transmission issues today may be major transmission problems in the next 50K miles, so longevity is good, but not the priority.
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If you do a spreadsheet with the payback time of a gas-saving prius, you might be surprised how long it takes to justify the intial cost in terms of gas saved.
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Well, I don't have the prius to include in my calculations yet - I'm planning on getting a new car in 2010, so it would be a 2010 prius (probable $25,000) or a used 2004+ prius (then maybe a cheap as $13,000). Part of my improvement will also be a much nicer car, though I love the Camry Wagon, it's not exactly the bee's knees nor a spring chicken.
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I wish I had paid more attention to max tire pressure for a previous set of tires for another of my wagons: pirelli with a max of only 36 psi. 
That was before I found this site, so I have *some* excuse.
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Tell me about it.
Any one with
specific knowledge about the BFG tires I mentioned in terms of which:
(1) will give me lower rolling resistance?
(2) has a higher max PSI?
(3) has less material (better for environment in shipping/eventual waste) and lower weight (less rotational mass)?
(4) has other good hypermiling attributes?
Thanks a million!