I was the same way, always figured it was just marketing. Then my brother-in-law, who's a chef, showed me his setup. He cut a piece off a 60-day strip loin and let me try it raw. The taste was like mushrooms and butter, nothing like old meat. Totally changed how I see it now.

Two hundred manifolds is a brutal way to learn that lesson.

My cousin once fit a whole patio set in her Honda Civic.

Disagree with the idea that two thousandths alone caused it, honestly. @the_felix is right that it matters, but a rough run-up points to a deeper mag timing issue the new gap just exposed. Seen this before where the real problem was worn breaker points or a weak impulse coupling. The plug swap just showed the weakness that was already there.

My cousin drove an hour each way for a D&D group for two years and it totally wrecked his schedule. He missed family stuff constantly. I mean, maybe the sister is just worried and saying it badly. If you need to travel that far every single week, it could be a sign you're avoiding other parts of your life. Some hobbies do become a crutch, idk.