30,000 mile oil

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>         Maybe for you, but I do it myself and use synthetic, considerably
> increasing the cost to over $50 Canadian for me.  I'm rounding an engine
> swap in the next five years, or two if you drive as much as me.  If this
> miracle oil lasts 30000 miles under normal conditions instead of the 5000
> that mine does, then if I changed my oil with it every 10000 then I could be
> saving myself alot of hassle if it really does what it says.  Is it worth
> it?

Synthetic is better than dino, but not by enough to justify this
strategy (or indeed anything like it).  You'd be better off, if money
is this tight, using a good dino for 5,000 miles rather than a
synthetic for 10,000.

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