Originally Posted By: Wilhelm_D
I think GM needs to play nice in the sandbox with both lubricant suppliers and customers.
That is what they're trying to do, at least on the face of it. A nice, big, easy to identify logo is playing nice with the consumer. Printing A1/B1 A5/B5 in the manual (like they had done in other parts of the world) would merely please XOM and BP and confuse the heck out of the average person.
Originally Posted By: Wilhelm_D
After the DexCool fiasco and the 1995 Dexron III "lifetime" ATF dustup, I am not sure GM has the bona fides to lead us into the 21st century when it comes to chemicals and lubricants.
There aren't many automakers who haven't experimented with lifetime fills of one sort or another. As for DexCool, you can't swing a dead cat in the coolant aisle without hitting a bottle of the stuff to this day. It's usage is growing, not shrinking.
Originally Posted By: NHHEMI
We all know what Dexos really is and that is a money making ploy for GM.
Well, you know that they can't make any money off of selling automobiles.