Confused by an Oil Question & Answer

[dagosa]

“consumer reports should stick to…” Caddyman…I would visit CR’s testing facilities and talk with their engineers before I dismissed their comments because they just happen to disagree. I feel that cars are moving to synthetics, however you define them as higher performance oils, in the interest of higher mileage change intervals. This falls in line with the official line that many of us change our oil way too frequently both for the sake of our cars and the environment. Synthetics are in my opinion, a response by the car companies to those who think that if 7500 miles is ok, 10 k is better. Sometimes car companies are caught in between and this is their approach I feel.