RE: Long Life Oil
Monday 19th November 2001
Long Life Oil
Don't lift your bonnet for 30,000 miles...
Discussion
Very similar system already used by BMW. Those of you who have this system will realise already that it shows up the bad oils from the good.
Strange that Castrol, who already claim to be making the world's best oil are needing to introduce another when on-car monitoring comes in!
Red Line Synthetic Oil users have already been doing 30,000 plus in self monitoring beemers.
Strange that Castrol, who already claim to be making the world's best oil are needing to introduce another when on-car monitoring comes in!
Red Line Synthetic Oil users have already been doing 30,000 plus in self monitoring beemers.
What I find interesting is that all the other "stuff" that has to be done at you normal service to justify the cost magically seems to be no longer required once the engine oil lasts a bit longer.
Does this mean Audi dealers have been charging me £300+ just to change the oil? Is dealer servicing a bit of a con then? Surely any monkey can change the oil and filter?
Maybe thats why "servicing" in the States consists of pulling into a drive-in oil & filter bay, and takes little longer than ordering a Big Mac.
One more rip-off Britain expose?
Does this mean Audi dealers have been charging me £300+ just to change the oil? Is dealer servicing a bit of a con then? Surely any monkey can change the oil and filter?
Maybe thats why "servicing" in the States consists of pulling into a drive-in oil & filter bay, and takes little longer than ordering a Big Mac.
One more rip-off Britain expose?
It gets worse!
Although your main dealer displays big brand name oil posters and we see glossy ads and super-slick TV ads for magnificent synthetic oils, most dealers are service filling engines with 10w40 mineral oils for which they pay around 80p/litre. These are then charged out at £5/6/7.00 / litre depending on what they think they can get away with.
Absolutely nothing wrong with these mineral oils - as long as they are changed regularly and only used for normal motoring.
Although your main dealer displays big brand name oil posters and we see glossy ads and super-slick TV ads for magnificent synthetic oils, most dealers are service filling engines with 10w40 mineral oils for which they pay around 80p/litre. These are then charged out at £5/6/7.00 / litre depending on what they think they can get away with.
Absolutely nothing wrong with these mineral oils - as long as they are changed regularly and only used for normal motoring.
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