Welcome Ernie
I'm always glad to see another TDI on Ecomodder. I wonder when one of us is going to get really brave and Basjoos a VW to see what the diesel can really do when optimized for aero with the right gearing.
I do have to side with ConnClark on tire wear. I have been running higher-than-suggested-on-the-sidewall tire pressures for decades. Up to a point you get better treadwear because you don't scrub off the shoulders as much when cornering, especially in a front wheel drive car. However, if you are doing a lot of straight line driving, the belts will bulge from the pressure and the middle wears faster.
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60 mpg hwy highest, 50+mpg lifetime
TDi=fast frugal fun 
https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tml#post621801
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Originally Posted by freebeard
The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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