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03-11-2016, 07:35 AM | #57 |
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Its 80+ and I do it every day. Its not going to hurt your car though. 3.5k rpm is not bad for this engine. If you were over 4.5k i would be more worried. Your best bet is 16 inch rims with a tire with more sidewall. It will soften the ride. I wouldnt worry about the engine at those speeds. If your really worried about your engine change your oil more often then the suggested 7.5k miles.
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03-11-2016, 04:43 PM | #58 |
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@Ultramaroon. My wife has a '12 V-6 Camry SE. The powerplant is seductive, but between the crummy seats and suspension's inability to deal with sharp edged bumps, the Subarota is substantially more comfortable. All I'm looking to do is add an armrest.
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I'm exaggerating a bit because this whole thread is about exaggeration. It's like driving on the highway in 2016 for 2 hours a day will somehow explode your car.
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It's a great cross-town people mover but those seats...
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Okay, I'm NOT exaggerating when I say that I drive 2000 to 2500 miles per month. My boss capped my miles in the BRZ at 1200 per month (to keep me from actually making money off my mileage reimbursement), so now I drive it two weeks a month and rent from Enterprise the other two weeks.
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Actually, I have. I've also commuted on I-95 in Virginia, DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York. I've commuted in Providence, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Daytona, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ft. Myers, TSP, Tallahassee, Mobile, Birmingham, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Fayetteville AR, Little Rock, Shreveport, Monroe LA, New Orleans, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Beaumont, Houston, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, McAllen, Laredo, San Antonio, Austin, Temple, Waco, Dallas, Lubbock, El Paso, Santa Fe NM, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Ottawa and probably a few I'm forgetting. I laugh at your puny I-95 in Florida, with your flat straight pavement without ice. Quote:
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Furthermore, highway speeds simply do not get your temp up anywhere near where it would make a difference. I monitor both my coolant and oil temps. Oil temp on Highway 130 usually stays around 215° to 220°. I actually see higher oil temps in 45 mph city traffic, when I'm speeding up and slowing down. What really kicks the temp up is downshifting. You have the completely wrong idea about what causes heat and wear. Oil coolers are necessary on a track, where you keep the revs up high to stay in the power band. This car laughs at your notion that 90 mph in sixth gear on cruise on the highway will damage it. Finally, someone responds with something sensible. The best mods on my car for long drives are the ones that improve comfort. I plugged the sound tube with the cigarette plug from the glove box. Then I installed the JDM padded knee rests, the USA sliding armrest (so I could still use the cupholders) and a set of Emdom seat belt pads, which are simply the best on the market hands down. I also made my own phone mount so I could more easily access my phone and tunes in the car. The only other mod that really helps with multi-lane highway driving is a set of Rexpeed wide angle mirrors, although the blue tint has taken some getting used to. They virtually eliminate the lane-over blind spot that can get you killed on multi-lane highway in this car. I wish I had done that early on. I also use a TapTurn with the strobe pack and LED turn signals. The TapTurn makes it a lot easier to get a tailgater's attention with the strobing hazards. Texas is a state filled almost entirely with assholes, so I need every advantage I can get. And I got a plastic cereal container with a flip top lid for trash. It's amazing how much junk collects in the car when you drive it long distances. It's also amazing how much cleaner the car stays when you can just drop jerky wrappers, soda bottles, unneeded receipts, Starbucks stoppers, Alka Seltzer foil and all sorts of other junk in the cereal bin and empty it out when you get to the next hotel. If it starts to stink, you just crack up a couple of Alka Seltzer into the bottom of it, and the pieces suck up the smell. These are the things known to true road warriors. The only thing that's really bigger in Texas is the disappointment. And Buccee's. And the assholes. But mostly the disappointment. |
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We get them all the time. They just usually get buried in crap if people don't read them soon enough.
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Don't forget to wax and condition the paint as needed. I just go crazy after it's rinsed and apply liquid spray on wax then let sit for like 1min and dry. It makes it look brand new and refreshed. I also hate when garbage piles up. My #1 dislike is the smell the extra garbage produces.
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