In a message dated 97-01-02 13:39:14 EST, wkwood@burgoyne.com (Will Wood)
writes:

> Consumer Reports just did a study on Taxis in New York.  Their findings
>  indicated that regular oil changes at 7,000 mi (Hear that Q and Jiffy?)
using SE-SF
>  grade oil provided the same protection as synthetic oils.  Essentially
they
>  stated that Synthetics are mostly a waste of money.

CR also states that the taxis were rarely turned off and restarted.  This
service, while severe, is considerable different that typical driver's.  I
think they used the taxis as a test because they wanted a lot of miles in a
short period of time, cut corners, and didn't want to wait for "real world"
testing.

Regards,
Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg