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Old 07-01-2005, 06:05 PM   #7
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I am assuming that Porsche builds their engine and drivetrain every bit as good or better than Honda.

If so, then in my experience you can thrash the hell out of them daily and it will be fine as long as you don't abuse them.

My Civic and Accord from the 80's were redlined several times a day EVERY DAY (maximum acceleration at every opportunity!) just for the fun of it and because their engines were so small that doing so didn't result in too much wastage of gas. No problems whatsoever. Note: I changed the oil at the "dealer recommended" intervals...which is DOUBLE the manufacturer recommended intervals... but hey, oil is cheap.

By the way, I consider "abuse" to be:

1) reving past the redline
2) crunching the gears
3) flatspotting the tires due to lockup or spinning out (note: spinning the TIRES is ok)
4) hitting anything with the car

If not any of the above, then I am trusting Porsche to have done their job (like Honda evidently did) and we can HAVE ALL THE FUN WE WANT for the pretty inconsequential amount of money it takes to buy gasoline.
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