Greeting to all,I'm new to the forum and hope this subject has not been beaten to death already.My wife's 2001 Golf(AVH 2.0L engine),has consumed 1 quart per 3k miles since new,it is now at 52K.This engine was broken-in as instructed and serviced by the dealer(GTX 5w-30)till 20K miles.Since then I have taken care of oil changes a 5K intervals,using Synpower 5w-40,with the last change using Motul x-cess 5w-40(which it seems to consume a little more of). We live in Central Ca.with mild temps. and the car is sujected to a 300 mile weekly heavy commute.Is this a high consumption rate,and is there a better oil out there for this engine under the conditions it driven? The reason I went with my choices was these were the only 2 I could find that satisfied the VW 502.00-505.00 spec in the recomended weight. Thanks John