# Life of synthetic oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/life-of-synthetic-oil/171423>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [October 21, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/life-of-synthetic-oil/171423 "2020-10-21T02:37:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/life-of-synthetic-oil/171423/21 "2020-10-23T13:42:44Z")

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I wouldn’t use synthetic oil…just regular dino oil. The biggest problem with running so few miles on a vehicle is the built up moisture. Synthetic oil isn’t going to handle it any better. Just use regular dino oil and change it once a year.

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**Author:** ![Earl1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3da27b/32.png) [@Earl1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Earl1)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/life-of-synthetic-oil/171423/22 "2020-10-24T01:32:04Z")

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Mike…Sounds like the way to go! Thanks much…Ken

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**Author:** ![Lee\_T](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lee_t/32/86_2.png) [@Lee\_T](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lee_T)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/life-of-synthetic-oil/171423/23 "2020-10-24T13:32:16Z")

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I agree and I would add one thing: a short trip in cold weather is much worse than a short trip in warm weather. When it’s warm there’s minimum fuel enrichment at start-up.

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