I over-inflated the tires on my Prelude and drove fifty-five on the freeway, even after they raised the speed limit to 65, but that was mostly unintentional.
It was my first car and I had not yet learned that car tires always look a little flat. When you make them look "inflated," they wear out quickly.
My car did not drive well above fifty-five, so I stayed there. As I have mentioned elsewhere, I also tried pulse-and-glide for a while, but did not notice an improvement, although I needed to replace my new clutch.
Someone saw that my tread was separating, so I replaced my tires, but continued driving fifty-five for several years. I always found it to be strange, people would discuss how much they sped, I mentioned how I drove, and a perfectly-civilized conversation (about breaking the law and endangering self and others) became very hostile.
Why were people sitting at a table angry that I drove "slow?"
I would understand if I got between them and a red light (well, no, but still...), but it did not make sense that they would become irate over a hypothetical situation.
Regarding people recognizing the merits of maintaining a paid-off car, well, at least they have some rational reasoning. My parents convinced me to get a credit card to purchase school books in 2,000 and I did not pay that balance until I joined the Army in 2,008 and received a sign-on bonus.
I wish that I had just worked and saved up. My credit card balance only grew.
While I was in college, whenever I had spare money, I always made an extra credit card payment.
People kept telling me to put money in a savings account. I am pretty sure that I could have done better than my current
[no wonder that was difficult to find!], but I think that the best that I ever saw at a credit union was 0.75%, while my credit card was at 25%.
I could not explain how math worked. They just kept telling me that I needed to put money in a savings account.