oil usage (was: no subject)

[Kent McLean]

nick maraschiello wrote:
> I called on a 1986 4kcsq. The seller said it was using a qt of oil 
> between changes. The car has about 220k although the odo broke at about 
> 119k. Is this excessive oil consumption or just normal wear and tear?

If they change the oil every 10K miles, it's great. :)

Seriously, even 1 qt every 3K miles ("recommended" oil change
mileage) isn't bad.

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
'56 Austin-Healey 100 BN2, for sale