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Dodge Dart, probably had the slant 6, it was hard to wear one of them out, they weren't the average car. And for the Datson, I probably could have almost hauled it in the bed of mine and not noticed any added weight. I have the camper special, and 350 engine, heavy everything on it. And as I...

Most of them I remember,in the 60's and I was there,lasted OK, but you needed to work on them, like rings and a valve job at about 60 to 70 thousand miles. The rest of the stuff lasted pretty good, but the oils we had and the motors, left a lot to be desired. That is what got me to useing...

I guess, after reading these posts, you are telling me, that the new oils aren't all that good. If you can get over 400,000 out of oils that you guys say were not good oil. Then why would anyone care about the new oils or synthetic oils. Who wants to keep a car over 400,000 miles, everything...

To Al, I am using Valvoline 5W 30 right now. And as for using synthetics I only drive about 5,000 miles per car, so they say it needs changed within a year, so it would cost too much for my use. They tell me over seas they go a lot longer than 5,000 before they change, and I believe it. I think...

John Browning, I don't have any UOA to show, as I am old and retired with a limited income. Can't justify the cost, with what I have to live on. And for synthetics, I'm not against them, I just don't drive enough to justify them either, about 5,000 miles per year per car. The truck I only use...

Come on Patman, not a spot of rust?????? You mean they don't use any salt up there and haven't? That is the only way I can see not a spot of rust. I can't buy that story, there is something wrong there.

OK, there may be one once in a while, but rare. But when you go compareing heavy used pickup trucks to cars, its like compareing apples to pears or grapes, they are nothing alike, different gearing and motors, they are just all together set up different.

I'm sorry, but I don't believe very many, if any cars or trucks V8's from the 70's ever saw 200,000 without motor work. They just weren't built that good back then. My truck with over 100,000 of abused miles without any motor work done on it at all is a test of oil. And MS is not Missouri, it is...

I have been using Valvoline for many years and had good luck with it. I emailed Ashland and asked them why they didn't have moly in their oil, and they said they had an other additive that does the same thing. Well I have an old 77 Chevy pickup,and it has over 100 thousand miles and never needed...

After reading a lot of the posts and the other postings, I think I will probably go with the Castrol. Now the question is 10W 30 Or 5W 30. They both call for 5W 30 in their manuals. I Don't get cold enough down here to worry about low temps. But I see where some of it shears down. And I do go...

I think My pickup probably has harder miles on it than your Caprice, as I have used it to pull a 23 ft. travel trailer in the hills and had some loads on it that the springs bottomed out, it was metal to metal. And I changed oil when I thought about it and that wasn't too often. So yes I think...

I had some of that white awful stuff in a car I use to drive. I found out I just wasn't driving it enough to get it warm enough to dry it out, so to speak. Changed oil and drove it a lot more at a time, so it heated up the oil, and it stopped doing it. Had it for a long time after that and never...

I have an old 77 chey pickup, that I don't use much, about like you said, if even that much. It has over 100k on it and don't use much oil, for the kind of motor and miles. And I change it just once a year, don't care how the oil looks, good or bad. If you go to useing it a lot, then change it...

That is just it, I got it at a garage sales some years ago. But on their web site, they say it is also for counter tops and stoves and I guess just about any hard surface. If I found a can again I would buy it, so I am going to be looking, as they say new its generally under $15.00.

Has anyone here ever used Astro Shield car polish? I had an old can in the garage, that I had picked up in a garage sales one time. I have an old 77 Chevy pickup, that I hadn't done anything with the finish in at least 2 or 3 years. And that was before clear coat, so it was really looking bad...

I have been using Valvoline for a number of years, with good results. But I read on here, that Castrol GTX it a very good oil, with moly. I e-mailed Valvoline, and asked them why they don't have it, and they said they put it in there com. oil. But for pass. cars they put in another product that...

I have changed my dino Valoline 5W30 every 5,000 miles since new, its now getting close to 40,000. I use about a half pint of oil in that time. A lot of it is at 70 miles per. I am thinking of going to GTX, as from what is said on the forum, like moly. Although the Valoline is doing it great, so...

Hey guys, I guess I am getting old. I said back a ways I used Zip Wax, WRONG I use Kit Wax, I wash it with Zip Wax car wash. Now I got it right, I'm not really crazy, just old.

Well, I might add, with my useing Zip Wax, I guess I did cheat a little. My grandson use to work for a detailer, and I bought a gal. of their polish, that they used in the business. So the Zip is over that, so it might not work as good alone, but I do know they have the best grade of carnuba wax...

I think I've used most of the waxes and as far as I'm concerned, plain old Zip Wax is hard to beat. I know before someone says its a cheap wax, that is right, but its easy on, and a hard wax, and will out last most of the high priced ones and look as good as, at least most of them. So for the...