break-in smoking out

["Grant Lenahan" <glenahan@notes.cc.bellcore.com>]

for the record,

After 3 months (~2000 miles) I changed the oil in
my new '95 A6q, using 10W30 synthetic blend, assuming that
2,000 miles was sufficient for break-in.  Wrong.

The car was using LOTS of oil.  The head dealer mechanic
asked what I put in on the "off" oil change, and suggested that
I not use synthetic for at least 10,000 miles.  I have not used it since,
but will likely switch to Mobil1 after 10-15k (which with the light use this 
car gets,
may not be for a while).

The oil usage has fallen from 1qt/750 miles to 1 qt / 3000 miles,
with the odo somewhere below 10,000 now.

Grant