Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: mb
Intentionally over-inflating your tires with the knowledge that it decreases traction (and thus safety in some situations) is pretty fucking stupid and selfish.
You're not overinflating if your at max or less. The car manufacturers specify a lower than max inflation for the softer ride, that's it. I've put more miles on the road than probably everybody in this thread. From cruising at 90mph, to driving on cobbles in the city, to creating trails through the woods, and I've had 0 problems with my traction....
And how many miles would that be?
Easily over 1,000,000
For quite a few years I was driving over 50,000 miles per year. I haven't been lately, but I've driven a ton on everything from a VW bug to 1 ton pickups and vans(currently a Jeep Cherokee)
Good start with your mileage. I quit counting when I passed 1M miles a long time ago duing the late 1980's. I've slowed down lately as I've gotten older, but still average between 26K-35K each year....and probably passed 2M well before today.
And as for vehicles, I've owned over 50 so far in my life, including 3 VW Bugs, a 1969 442 W-30 Olds convert, a '69 Olds Cutlass convert, 2 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II's, a 1964 Plymouth Savoy, a 1974 Fiat X 1/9, a 1969 MGB, 1968 Rambler American, several station wagons during the 1970's-1980's including Ford LTDs and Chevy Impalas, several Chevy/GMC 1/2 ton pickups during the mid-1970's-1980's, 1974 Honda Civic, 1972 Chevy Nova and a 1966 Chevy Nova II, 1970 Mustang, 1975 Mustang II, 1968 Honda 350, 1974 BMW R75/5, 2002 Honda Nighthawk 750, 1995 Chevy Silverado, 1994 Ford Ranger, 1990 Plymouth Acclaim LX, 1991 Dodge Spirit ES, 1994 GMC Safari, 1996 Mitsubishi Galant, 1995 VW Golf, 1985 Chrysler LeBaron turbo convert, 1990 Pontiac Grand Am, 1986 Chevy Cavalier, 1974 Chevy Vega, 1976 Chevy Vega, 1973 Ford Pinto, 1977 Datsun B210, 1980 Nissan 280ZX, 1972 Plymouth Satellite, 1985 Pontiac Fiero, 1990 Chevy Blazer, 2002 Chevy Blazer, 1982 Ford Escort, 1986 Toyota Corolla, and a lot of others....but this is just off the top of my head. Most were "secondary" vehicles, some were primary vehicles....
Of course, for a decade centering on the mid-1970's through the mid-1980's, 50K per year would have been a nice decrease in mileage for me as I was driving the dog show circuit in the U.S. Crisscrossing the U.S. repeatedly during the year really adds up the mileage.
Then during the late '80's, I did extensive driving buying/selling/transporting exotic endangered birds....such as Sumatran and Indonesian pheasants. (Yes, I'm licensed to import/export buy/sell breed/raise endangered species, esp. birds.)
We've cut way back in driving, but still put 12K or more simply driving around to auctions or cruising to Atlanta. This in addition to the puttering around the house going shopping and going to work.
So impressive as you may try to sound with your "experience", remember when you start trying to flaunt things like that, there will always be someone with more, and sometimes you will get embarrassed by pounding your chest, crowing about how experienced or better you are than someone else, because there's always someone out there with more or better whatever than you can ever say you've done.
Oh, and on topic, I've tried overinflating beyond the door placard, esp. to increase gas mileage. And while that does work, it sure does wear out a set of tires faster in the center and does negatively impact handling. Been there, done that, gone back to going over the recommended pressures by only a few psi now. I will sacrifice a little ride for a little better mileage, but I do keep a close eye on tread wear with a tread gauge because hyperinflation of tires does cause premature wear in the center of the tire.
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