[Vwdiesel] RE: Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 6, Issue 31

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> 60% of all the oil the U.S. used last year was foreign oil.
> 

  I want to know HOW MUCH of that or all oil is used in the "motoring 
public's" cars, as fuel, as motor oil, etc.  I'd heard once how one day's 
use of oil by trains, planes and trucks was equal to some huge number 
of days or weeks of consumer use.  The other thing is how much of 
it is used for plastics, fabrics, carpet and so on.  

  Without a bypass filter, and changing oil yourself, I fail to see how 
doubling your change interval with an oil that's 3X the cost saves 
money, directly.  :)  With a bypass you can then exceed the 10K 
but recommended interval on our A1's is 7500mi.  I don't even let 
it go that far but I do go 5K rather than the often used 3K interval.
     Loren