Leif wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:46 pm
You say an awful lot of things with absolute certainty, often dismissing what many others here say, such as the above. It all seems very clearcut to you. What is the source of your apparently deep knowledge? Are you a mechanic? Or a car engine designer? Or are here just your layman’s opinions, in which case why should I take your views in preference to bodies such as the AA and mechanics and motoring journalists? I recall you telling me off for saying a given car was unreliable because you had one and it was faultless even though a survey showed it was one of the most unreliable. I’m not trying to be rude, I’m just wondering why you always write in such an authoritative and certain manner.
You're 'writing off' long life oil as a con though.
Where's your proof?
If VW are happy to promote long life oil and variable servicing, why would you go against that?
Don't you think that if VAG are happy for their cars to go onto variable servicing they are happy with the lubrication and protection the long life oil provides?
If their servicing recommendations resulted in engine failures, they'd only have themselves to blame....
Please, be my guest and change your oil more frequently, it's your money.
But IMO it's wrong for people to suggest people who don't are 'neglecting' their cars, or people who change their oil more frequently are treating them 'better'.
Just stick to the servicing guidelines, no more, no less....I wouldn't have thought you'd find this so controversial?