[Roadsters] Trying to decide on an oil

[Eddie]

Mike,

Excellent points. 

It IS the city miles that are harder on a car.  Freeway miles are much 
easier... which is one reason fuel consumption is much less on freeway 
miles.

Eddie



MH wrote:
> IMHO,
> I've read similar articles including the articles from Consumer 
> Reports, from which I subscribe, ......and I concur with CR,...
>
> IMHO...,and I have to point out what you said about ..."And they 
> rarely hit highway speeds"....precisely the point,...
>
> According to CR and other sources of their popular notion:    it's the 
> "CITY miles, STOP and GO , High Heat Idling, ...blah,...blah... that 
> is considered at the very least, and well short of "racing 
> conditions", ..a reliable standard of "real world" wear and tear on 
> inspected engine wear surfaces.
>
> I could champion that belief,... or degrade it, but I'm not an SAE 
> engineer, just another lowly, uninformed, Roadster owner.
>
> I wish I had the confidence and credentials to categorically dismiss 
> what I'm not sure about,... or at least provide a supportive 
> bibliographic source of my opinion,...
> Oh hey, just kiddin'! ! of course....
> Mike Hudson  '67 -Stroker / 5-Speed,..........KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 
> Zip Code 64145
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <9laser3 at bright.net>
> To: "'Eddie'" <eddietude at socal.rr.com>; "'Mark Mussari'" 
> <markmussari at gmail.com>
> Cc: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Trying to decide on an oil
>
>
>>  So we should all go out and buy Checkers?
>>
>>  Sorry, but my driving habits are a bit different than a cabs.  They 
>> never
>> shut down and rack up mileage in a hurry.  And they rarely hit highway
>> speeds.
>>
>> IMHO,
>>
>> Paul