[Tigers] Oil brands

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I think Volkswagon and Mercedes specifying Mobile 1  has something do with 
squeaking out an extra .5 miles per gallon on mileage  tests and being able 
to offer extended  times between oil  changes.
M
 
 
In a message dated 7/10/2010 7:57:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rande at thecia.net writes:

'I have  no interest in Castrol, but in my lifetime I have met several guys 
 

that have worked in oil company labs, all fo them said Castrol was  better 
than  any oil they tested including their own. None of them  worked for 
Castrol.

Just an FYI.

Tom  Milton'

I,  too, have no dog in the oil brand fight, but my first summer job in  
1967
was as gofer for a Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Jaguar
(and occasional  new Ferrari, Ford GT, and 427 Cobra special order)dealer, 
and
the shop used  Castrol exclusively. That how I got into the habit of using 
it.


My  Tiger is engineless at this point, but my '87 BMW 325iS uses BMW  
15-40(made
by Castrol), my '00 325CI coupe specifies BMW brand or Castrol  Syntec(I use
the Syntec at home).

Volkswagen specifies Mobil 1 for  my '07 Golf/Rabbit, and that is the one 
exception
I make to using Castrol.  Admittedly, it has more to do with being a long 
term
habit for me than  research.  
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