Oh, I see. I used to shift and drive around 2500 rpm also, because that's where I always have. Lots of power makes it easy to do. I reasoned that with a car that red lines at 8200 rpm, 3 or 4k is more mid range like most cars hit at 2500 (my 944 turbo red lined at 5100).
3 to 4k seems reasonable and appropriate to shift and run. So people are basically telling you that just running the car causes "premature" wear? This is a bit nuts... I can't remember if you got your car back or not - either way it must feel good to get this all done, yet scary to keep the car. I want so bad to keep mine for a long time, yet terrified of owning it out of warranty.
Thanks for replying.