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You know what the begrudgers can do, don't you?
Go fekc themselves.

Nope. I don't do 'modern'. The only thing I had related to that was a vacuum gauge, back in carburettor days. It did work though; and really illustrated how much I could back off the throttle while maintaining the same forward speed, a habit that's stuck with me for years.
Block heaters are worthwhile, too. If your daily pattern involves really cold starts it can help, and will cost a minimal amount to run. I take it you'd be installing it yourself?
As for tyres; there's Michelin Eco, which claim to enhance mpg, but I'm not too sure how grippy they are. Might be a step backwards.

Ditto that on the new-builds. While not a builder, I've been up more new-build attics in the past decade than I can remember and I'm not impressed by the drop in quality that became normal even on higher-end houses.
Where there used to be 12mm plasterboard, you'll find 10mm, where the roof trusses were 16" apart, now they're more like 2ft, and made of relatively thin timber. Copper pipe that's thinner than it used to be, plastic pipe used instead and the cheapest at that (some plastic pipe is good quality, not the stuff I saw) - corners cut at every opportunity and houses slung up by ignorant turds who really didn't give a stuff about the quality of their workmanship.

The feeling of accomplishment at a job well done, against the odds.
Like today - assembling a piece of cheap crap flat-pack chest of drawers with extra glue and bracing to make it feel like it's not a piece of crap.

Oh, and sniffing bicycle saddles down the ladies' college  - them security Amazons are quick on their feet, I can tell you.

Had me wondering there, for a minute.
I couldn't see a seal, but I bought mine mid-January, so was on the cusp of new/older stock, I suppose.
Anyway, putting the serial number into the xtar site brought up confirmation of its validity.
I thought, if this was a fake, it was a bloody good one
www.xtarlight.com/en/10-services/p-001.asp?id=13

I suppose it depends on what particular chemical properties are in the flavourings. I routinely get a nice mint choc ice flavour using a few drops of well-diluted menthol in a chocolate juice (both Dekang). Perhaps if my menthol or chocolate came from different sources it wouldn't be as consistent.

Outstanding quality, too.