Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:23:14 -0700
Reply-To: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM>
Subject: Re: Oil analysis group purchace
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I talked today with one of the owners of Herguth (it is owned by two
brothers). They are working on a web-based system for their clients to look
at and compare data. Currently it is only in pdf format.
I am going to conduct some research on adapting it for our use as a "club"
and being able to view and compare data across all of our cars. He seems
very open to the idea, and I will keep everyone posted.
Thanks Stuart for bringing this to our attention!
Imagine being able to send in your sample, then compare it against hundreds
of other Vanagons, and to really know what is going on inside your engine!
Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Stuart MacMillan
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 2:02 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Oil analysis group purchace
>
>
> I just ordered a couple more kits from Herguth and asked about
> discounts. at 50 you get 30% off, 100 or more 40% off. They
> also offer
> email results, including a color bar graph, in PDF format. Anyone who
> wants to order a kit can call Linda at 888 437-4884 x 3012
> and get yours
> for $20, which includes the shipping both ways.
>
> Any interest in a group purchase? If we could order 100 they
> would cost
> members about $15 including postage and a small handling fee
> to someone
> who mails them out. They also sell a slick database program for
> monitoring fleets that tracks trends. If there is enough
> interest I, or
> someone, could set up this database and the data would also
> be available
> to the whole group. This could be really valuable
> information since you
> log oil brand, change frequency, mileage, etc.
>
> Someone like William Fryer who is concerned about his engine
> at 165,000
> miles could have actually tracked his analysis trends, or now look at
> the combined list historical data and see the results for
> that mileage.
>
> Maybe this is too much trouble for most of us, but I thought I'd throw
> it out for comment.
>
> Personally, I think every engine should have an oil analysis every
> 50,000 miles, and those of you using synthetic oils for
> megabuck$ could
> probably save money not changing oil so often if you tested every 5000
> miles or so!
>
> --
> Stuart MacMillan
> Manager, Case Program
> 800-909-8244 ext. 8208
> Fax: 206-269-6360
>
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>
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