Tires and suspension are chosen by the OEM as compromises. Tires are for as much efficiency as possible to hit performance metrics, and suspensions are tuned to cater to the vast majority of a certain target market. You can absolutely improve a vehicle for your own preferences by going aftermarket on these.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:03 pmIf you read an earlier rant of mine tires and shocks were the sole exceptions because some aftermarket companies are so specialized in the field that you can do better.troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:25 pm Lighter, wider wheels with stickier tires? Who do you think you are, MaxEngineer?
Mods are a waste of money, the OEM engineers know better than some forumbro.
Pss are too expensive to be put on a mini... so it makes sense they are an upgrade
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This was my commute to work with almost no traffic . On the BMW I would get at most 23/24mpg for the same route. Now why am I posting this?
For those that are interested... This car is VERY dependant on how you drive it, I notice that in the lower HP vehicles. In the M3 it didn't really matter what I did I would constantly get 20-21, driving like a goon or a saint. In the mini the mileage can vary drastically.
Johnny style 55-65mph freeway cruising is 35-40mpg. EASY.
75-80 cali cruising is around 32mpg
"traffic" commuting is absolutely abysmal in the mini, I am why but i get high teens to low 20s so I blend out to about 26-27 which I have been getting.
Just in case anyone was curious.
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I fking hate filling up. It is really fking annoying. Most gas stations around my house are 40-50 cents higher than costco. And Costco is a fking zoo, so I have to time it... or I can just but that's not the MO[user not found] wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:16 amDesertbreh wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:18 pm
Nice clowncar tank. Also, Max, it doesn't cost any more to run on the top half of the tank.
It costs him his health and sanity to deal with the poors at the pump.
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If I had to sit in a gas station line like a poor it would annoy the shit out of me too.max225 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:09 pmI fking hate filling up. It is really fking annoying. Most gas stations around my house are 40-50 cents higher than costco. And Costco is a fking zoo, so I have to time it... or I can just but that's not the MO[user not found] wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:16 am
It costs him his health and sanity to deal with the poors at the pump.
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I have never waited in line beyond one car for gas. That is - go at 10 PM or whenever it's not busy, the price is the same all day.Johnny_P wrote:If I had to sit in a gas station line like a poor it would annoy the shit out of me too.
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hence the timing comment.troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:06 pmI have never waited in line beyond one car for gas. That is - go at 10 PM or whenever it's not busy, the price is the same all day.Johnny_P wrote:
If I had to sit in a gas station line like a poor it would annoy the shit out of me too.
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At least once a week... sometimes twice... That's the part that is annoying. Gas 's aren't super easy to find and costco saves $4-5 per tank on the regular, even in my tiny ass tank...
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You'd think so, but it's not. Gas prices are like Uber, they surge. About a week ago it was 11am and I was on my way to the doctor and needed gas. As soon as I got done pumping I saw the sign and the pumps update and increase the price by $0.35/gallon.troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:06 pmI have never waited in line beyond one car for gas. That is - go at 10 PM or whenever it's not busy, the price is the same all day.Johnny_P wrote:
If I had to sit in a gas station line like a poor it would annoy the shit out of me too.
I mean,
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At least premium isn't a huge markup out there. I pay an extra $10/tank or more just for 93.
$0.70 spread yesterday when I filled up in NJ
Also NJ
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Why does it matter, the price paid is all that matters. We’re the highest in the nation. Average premium is $4,50 average regular is 4.20.
If your regular is $2.50 and premium is $3.30 you’re still 40% lower than us getting absolutely fleeced.
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and I'm pretty sure that PA gets 93 octane as premium where we get the watered down 91.
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because its not worth 30% extra cost
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Do those of y’all bitching about prop taxes or “bad roads” how about all that ? We all have it real nice what’s happening to this country...
Also we had mandatory power outages... and fires still started in the areas where they actually shut power off... every time they do this some brings out the generator sets it in dry grass, and then uses matches to get it going.
Also we had mandatory power outages... and fires still started in the areas where they actually shut power off... every time they do this some brings out the generator sets it in dry grass, and then uses matches to get it going.
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Price to pay to live in “utopia”max225 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 7:31 pm Do those of y’all bitching about prop taxes or “bad roads” how about all that ? We all have it real nice what’s happening to this country...
Also we had mandatory power outages... and fires still started in the areas where they actually shut power off... every time they do this some brings out the generator sets it in dry grass, and then uses matches to get it going.
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You pay jack shit in taxes, have epic weather, epic jobs, epic people, and oh yeah epic real estate gains. Your place is still light years ahead of the rest of the country.max225 wrote:Do those of y’all bitching about prop taxes or “bad roads” how about all that ? We all have it real nice what’s happening to this country...
Also we had mandatory power outages... and fires still started in the areas where they actually shut power off... every time they do this some brings out the generator sets it in dry grass, and then uses matches to get it going.
Your house makes more than our household income.
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-4% for the last 12 months. Most areas projected to decline here. road to riches is done now that we’re squeezing Chinatroyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:04 pmYou pay jack shit in taxes, have epic weather, epic jobs, epic people, and oh yeah epic real estate gains. Your place is still light years ahead of the rest of the country.max225 wrote:Do those of y’all bitching about prop taxes or “bad roads” how about all that ? We all have it real nice what’s happening to this country...
Also we had mandatory power outages... and fires still started in the areas where they actually shut power off... every time they do this some brings out the generator sets it in dry grass, and then uses matches to get it going.
Your house makes more than our household income.
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max225 wrote:-4% for the last 12 months. Most areas projected to decline here. road to riches is done now that we’re squeezing Chinatroyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:04 pm You pay jack shit in taxes, have epic weather, epic jobs, epic people, and oh yeah epic real estate gains. Your place is still light years ahead of the rest of the country.
Your house makes more than our household income.
So you've only made how many hundreds of thousands of dollars on it so far by doing nothing?
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You only “make” that money when you sell.troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:25 pmmax225 wrote:
-4% for the last 12 months. Most areas projected to decline here. road to riches is done now that we’re squeezing China
So you've only made how many hundreds of thousands of dollars on it so far by doing nothing?
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Uh... yeah, and it takes money to make money. Pretty sure if you took the cost into consideration the percentages aren't that far off. It would be like saying if you have $1M in the bank you made so much more money on your interest earning checking than someone with $10K.troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:25 pmmax225 wrote:
-4% for the last 12 months. Most areas projected to decline here. road to riches is done now that we’re squeezing China
So you've only made how many hundreds of thousands of dollars on it so far by doing nothing?
Anywhere else in the country that isn't also bonkers, you can have a job and buy a house inside a year if you go cheap on spending. Here? many people save for 10 years to get a house they really can't afford and the down payment is more than the average house price in the USA.
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This is the same old story in Toronto as well, it's naive to say you get free money by owning real estate. Being able to attain a loan and a job that can pay for that loan requires a great deal of effort, as is always the down payment which needs to be saved for well a person works and pays bills which obviously includes rent. I think by the time you get over that hump you've earned the right to make a few bucks whether that money gets put into property, the stock market, or a business venture. The rhetoric kind of gets old eventually.CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:57 pmUh... yeah, and it takes money to make money. Pretty sure if you took the cost into consideration the percentages aren't that far off. It would be like saying if you have $1M in the bank you made so much more money on your interest earning checking than someone with $10K.troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:25 pm
So you've only made how many hundreds of thousands of dollars on it so far by doing nothing?
Anywhere else in the country that isn't also bonkers, you can have a job and buy a house inside a year if you go cheap on spending. Here? many people save for 10 years to get a house they really can't afford and the down payment is more than the average house price in the USA.
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Except you are getting returns that are an order of magnitude higher than most anywhere else in the world... by percentage, not absolute dollars.CorvetteWaxer wrote:Uh... yeah, and it takes money to make money. Pretty sure if you took the cost into consideration the percentages aren't that far off. It would be like saying if you have $1M in the bank you made so much more money on your interest earning checking than someone with $10K.troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:25 pm
So you've only made how many hundreds of thousands of dollars on it so far by doing nothing?
Anywhere else in the country that isn't also bonkers, you can have a job and buy a house inside a year if you go cheap on spending. Here? many people save for 10 years to get a house they really can't afford and the down payment is more than the average house price in the USA.