RE: "octane myth" & "synthetic oil

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

Besides, we don't all drive taxi cabs in New York. They have roughly 1
(one) cold start a day and run very lightly stressed, LARGE engines.
- peter, peterhe@microsoft.com, issaquah, wa, usa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Eugene Tyurin [SMTP:gene@insti.physics.sunysb.edu]
>Sent:	Monday, November 04, 1996 8:01 AM
>To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	Re: "octane myth" & "synthetic oil
>
>
>On Sat, 2 Nov 1996, Meron wrote:
>
>> I humbly suggest that before you comment please review the consumer
>> report article done recently in the field!!!!!!!!! 
>
>Well, in case anybody cares about my opinion, I would not rely on 
>Consumer Reports' wisdom with regards to anything more complicated than 
>toasters.  I still remember how CR f**ked up SLR tests: their weighted 
>average grading valued weight and quiet operation above everything else.
>Precision autoexposure/fast autofocus -- who needs it with 4x6 prints?
>
>After all, CR's "dream car" is Toyota Camry -- it _definitely_ doesn't 
>need premium gas.
>
>1985 4000s Quattro + Callaway Turbo
>--
>Eugene Tyurin, Ph.D.
>http://www.physics.sunysb.edu/~gene/
>