5 cents extra per mile? You may need to do a bit of math. Assuming only 1500 mile intervals, that assumes you paid 75 bucks in _additional_ money for oil. Tell you what, I'll sell you Redline oil for only 12 USD a quart. Or Mobil 1 for only 7.50. That's cheap compared to whatever you're buying. tom On 2 Jun 2004 at 13:40, Edward Morrell wrote: > be a workable approach. I like the idea of changing oil out of the > wasserboxer every few thousand miles, but frankly, with synthetic, it can > easily add 5 cents per mile to operating costs, which adds up quickly. > > Thanks much, > > Ed Morrell > 91 Carat 51K > 90 Carat 147K > 89 Carat 163K, dead. >
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