RE: fist post, how much oil does it an audi? (part II)

["Luke Vinogradov" <lukev@mail.com>]

>  I do have two question: The owner said that he doesn't
> really check the oil
> level so often. He takes the car to the service in every 3
> month and they
> does everything it needs. He told me that I shouldn't be
> worried about the
> oil level either, because if it is not good, then the oil
> pressure light
> will singal it to me. I had several cars, but in all of them
> I reaguraly
> (about weekly) checked the oil level. I know that Audis are
> very good car,
> but does it really true that you don't have to check the oil
> level, because
> if it is not enough that the oil pressure lamp will signal it?

That's not sufficient - you can have a completely dry dipstick without
the light coming on.  I would check the condition of the car *very*
carefully if that's the way it's been maintained.  There might be other
things that were never bothered about either...

Luke