Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 07:34:14 +0000 (UTC) From: "Terry" <telboy39nopsamail.com> Subject: Re: What oil for 9-5 Aero?
Don't be so tight with your money..Whats $30 or $40 in a car worth thousands. If you use poor/wrong oil, you won't get any change out of $5,000 for a new engine and then you will be sick for not keeping to the recommended oil. It's not as if you need to do it every week. "Gary Fritz" <fritzxxxnopsamrii.com> wrote in message news:Xns92B1875D2CB75fritzfriicomnopsam17.128.4... > I'm coming up on my 2nd oil change for my Aero, and I'm choking on the cost > of Mobil 1 synthetic. This stuff is $6 a quart or more! > > Is Mobil 1 really necessary? Quaker State has a full synthetic for half > the price, as does Castrol. I used non-synth Castrol oil in 3 Saabs for > the last 15 years with no problems, but the Aero manual specifically says > you should use a good synthetic. > > I do a lot of short trips (5-10 mi) in this car, so maybe the Mobil 1 is > justified... > > Gary
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