Re: Audi answer on synthetic

["Psychotic Don't-you-dare-tickle-me Elmo" <honge@creighton.edu>]

>Anyway for reasons like this, Audi does not recommend esoteric products, or
>products which cannot be generally obtained and stocked by all dealers. Since 
>synthetics have not proven to VAG that they offer meaningfully better
>protection inside 100K miles or 200K kms, this product is not getting much
>attention at the production test level. Peter says that he knows that the
>racing teams use various synthetic cocktails but this has little meaning in the
>production world. However while they dont recommend stuff, they will not
>discourage customers doing the testing for them. However to date (he says) he
>has not seen any reasonable test results from any customer other than some of
>the race teams.

Well, together with what you previously posted about how things are bid
and bought by mfr (including Audi), I dwouldn't be surprised that Audi
does recommend (or better words, doesn't give a hoot) about synthetics.
With off-the-shelf prices of $0.80 vs. $3.75, I bet the mfrs buy the
regular almost as cheapily as water.

And you thus conclude synthetics aren't worth the second thought?

I guess we would be riding on Goodyear Infinitread instead of SP8000,
P-Zero, or Expedias, huh?

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