Date:         Mon, 7 Feb 2000 13:27:18 -0500
Reply-To:     "Horace K. Sawyer" <firestream@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         "Horace K. Sawyer" <firestream@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine oil change interval -- LEGAL
Comments: To: Richard Bias <rbias@hotmail.com>
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Rich and my VW owner friends,   (I didn't plan on going public with this) : )

Here is the way I see it:

The legal issue is whether the scheduled maintenance as set forth in the
booklet is a binding contract, obligating you to destroy your engine.
Let's face it, that's what will happen.  Sounds silly?  Not to Rich.  Not
to me either.

In my opinion, you change the oil like you the rules of common sense say.

No court in the land would allow your warranty to be voided by VWOA for you
taking extra protective measures.  Document what you intend to do to VWOA
in a certified letter.  You can be assured you are not the ONLY one with
this dilemma.

If they want to void your warranty FOR THAT REASON, then they will have
give you prompt reasonable notice by stating so in writing.  Otherwise, you
are home free.  Free as bird in the air, my man, to drain, drain, drain,
and refill.

Just my educated guess.  But usually worth big bucks to some people.
Usual disclaimers . . .

HK
The Oil changing legal maniac




At 05:42 AM 2/7/00 -0800, Richard Bias wrote:
>HK (and All again),
>  The scarey thing (and this is what I was looking for people to comment on)
>is that it is not the service manager, this is coming right out of the VW
>Maintenance book that came with the car.
>  Rich