Don Hanson wrote: >> Heck, my motor only cost $300 and it's run now just great for a hundred thousand miles since I got it, used. If it ever blows up, I'll get another and swap that right in.. << Damn- I got screwed again! Mine cost me $400, but beggars can't be choosers because I was in Canada when the POS I'd paid good bucks for blew up for the second time. >> I suppose I could put Amsoil in there at about $10 a quart like I used in my race car....and that one held 14 quarts....But an ABA VW inline motor of 93 vintage is not a race car. The motor only cost what I would spend on 30 quarts of the Synthetic oil... << owBeing a pensioner, it kind of kills me to pay upwards of 9 bucks a quart for oil, but I'm going for the longer change interval. As I mentioned before, I like to road trip for as long as possible and change oil in my own yard. Three are lots of cat haters in them Wal*Mart waiting rooms. :-) >> Ahh, the dreaded "Oil Thread" soon to be followed by "which tires should I get?" << Not only are you frugal, you're psychic as well. Can you suggest a lottery number for me to play? Geo/ATL Stuck at home during a nearby FMBC event.
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