Re: New Audi Owner

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Brandon Blexrude say:

> I'm new to the list because I just took delivery of my first Audi three days 
> ago. It is a new A4 2.8 Quattro sedan. I've always wanted an Audi and I'm 
> glad I finally got around to getting one. I've been enjoying every moment 
> since I lost my Audi virginity and look forward to the fun experiences I'll 
> have with the car and this list.

Welcome aboard.

> BTW, when I took delivery of the car the salesman told me that the oil only 
> needs to be changed every 7,500 miles. Is this true or a bunch of nonsense. 
> I've always though that one should change the oil every 3,000 miles or 3 
> months regardless of how great the engine is.

7500 is what Audi says.
3000 is what most people do.
5000 is probably reasonable, especially with synthetic oil.

I do 3K on my two older cars with dino oil, and am doing 5K
on my new A6 with synthetic.

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