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Old 10-22-2001, 09:16 AM   #7
Jeff240sx
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But see, since a supercharger is always on, even at idle and startup, it tears up your engine.  A car the relies on high psi supercharged power will have an engine life about 30% less than a turbo'd car.  And if all Nissans break at 100k miles (hypothetically) with a turbo charger, then you will only get 70k miles supercharged.  Then when you think that after depreciation, oil, gas, tires, and everything else a company adds up when they pay you per mile, it costs $.38 a mile.  So if had a job that you drove a lot for, like a salesman, then those 30k miles at 38 cents a pop will cost you $11,400.  And me personally, I'd rather have the 30k miles and drive through those last miles than have to buy a new car sooner.
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