Jim,
I just pass the info I read from "Popular" Mechanics (I wonder how popular
it is).   I think people will alternate the regular and synthetic oil
changes depends on the "instincts".   Sometimes they feel like save some
money to use regular oil.   I have friends do that.  The magazine were
trying to suggest that once you use synthetic oil, don't switch back...
Take it easy, Jim.

Yi-Ruey Wei
87 Vanagon GL Syncro  w/leaking cylinder head
85 Jetta GLI  w/160,000 miles
Dallas, TX

SyncroHead@aol.com on 08/06/98 12:19:24 AM
To:   Ray Wei/MCS/Price Waterhouse, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
cc:
Subject:  Re: Synthetic vs. Regular lubricants

In a message dated 98-08-05 20:30:36 EDT, ray.wei@US.PWCGLOBAL.COM writes:

They're full of it!  I've run 100% synthetic oil in all my cars since 1983.
Let's see..
70k  84 GTI
80k  86 GLI
60k  82 Rabbit P/U  (60k-120k)
115k 87 Syncro  (45k-160k)
130k 88 Wolfsburg
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455,000 miles without an oil leak!!

Also "alternate the regular and synthetic".  Who would do such a thing?
Nonesense!

Regards,
Jim Davis

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