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Date:         Mon, 6 Jan 1997 18:58:10 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         SyncroHead@aol.com
Subject:      Re: Questions re:sysnthetic oils

In a message dated 97-01-02 13:39:14 EST, wkwood@burgoyne.com (Will Wood) writes:

> Consumer Reports just did a study on Taxis in New York. Their findings > indicated that regular oil changes at 7,000 mi (Hear that Q and Jiffy?) using SE-SF > grade oil provided the same protection as synthetic oils. Essentially they > stated that Synthetics are mostly a waste of money.

CR also states that the taxis were rarely turned off and restarted. This service, while severe, is considerable different that typical driver's. I think they used the taxis as a test because they wanted a lot of miles in a short period of time, cut corners, and didn't want to wait for "real world" testing.

Regards, Jim Davis 87 GL Syncro 88 GL Wolfsburg


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