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Yes it helps other people spend money.

Yes you are getting royally boned.

Wow 2 inches. Is it made in Asia?

I can definitely relate to what you say but JHZR2 makes a good distinction between feeling guilty and being sensible. I would offer a couple of bits of advice: 1) Achieving financial independence is a great objective. You don't want to get old and be worrying about money. It seems you are...

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In real terms, gas is no more expensive than it's ever been: http://inflationdata.com/inflation/inflation_rate/gasoline_inflation.asp But what I think happened / is happening is this: Last time it peaked before the financial crisis, the run up was severe. Pretty much doubling very quickly...

Look out for Autolite deals. They are the same as Motorcraft. I would go with OEM to minimize any chance of an issue.

Originally Posted By: Flying_A Not that I'm disputing his knowledge about oil but with the almost infinite amount of r and d at a company like Porsche, what makes him more qualified? It's simply that in his case, his operating temperature never gets to what Porsche and the other manufacturer's...

But remember it's the short term mentality in the US that is the real cause of these issues. No need to dog on the Chinese when we all know precisely what to expect. It's those who run the US companies who are at fault here.

Originally Posted By: dave1251 Eddie I understand your frustration but you posted the same thing 17 days ago. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...924#Post2586924 Lol. He must really be frustrated.

Oh so you're the one who holds everyone else up

During short trips, oil will always be too thick. Even if it's 0w20. So you need to use the thinnest oil available in this circumstance, and that's going to be 0w20.

Originally Posted By: LeakySeals The story just doesn't add up. Must have consumed enough oil that the replenishment allowed it to maintain some level of viscosity. If that were true, owner checks and adds oil but doesnt change it. Then theres the clogged filter. Just doesnt add up. However I...

Originally Posted By: dave1251 The oil filter is a important part of a vehicles lubricating system but much like most things on here we over think to point. Couldn't agree more.

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