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It isn't normal. The normal level of oil consumption for a brand new vehicle is ZERO. I feel sorry for rich people buying these pieces of crap.

Hasn't it has been shown that these thinner oils do not actually improve fuel economy? Some are reporting *increases* in fuel economy going to a *higher/thicker* oil. Lots of chatter about this especially on the 0W16 Toyota front. Can anyone confirm?

I don't understand why some people think that the owners manual, vehicle manufacturers, engineers or experts would ever lie to us. That has never been the case before, about anything, ever! If the manual says to melt a stick of butter in your crank case you better do it like a good little slave...

Well I don't know. The other soap does not have the same terminology and avoids the words "sulfuric acid". I'm not a chemical genius like you are. You are really smart. You win! I'm just saying that the two soaps are different. Why are you being such a jerk anyway? Maybe you should drink some...

Well why doesn't the regular Dawn say the words "Sulfuric acid" on it then.

Well, look, I am no chemical genius, but I know how to read words. The other dawn "professional" does not have the words "sulfuric acid" on it. I'll say it again for the cheap seats. Dawn ultra and regular dawn are different soaps. A lot of people do not know this. Please do not debate me for...

Something that many people do not know is that Dawn ultra (clear bottle with silver logo) is a very different soap than traditional blue Dawn (the larger plastic bottles which are not clear, frequently seen in commercial use) -- I believe Dawn ultra has sulfuric acid in it. Check on the MSDS...

I don't "feel" anything. You are missing my point entirely. I expect a certain standard of service and I expect to know what I am getting and get what I pay for. Luckily for me, I have never seen a dealer just give me "whatever". All were genuine oil types that the manufacturer used, supported...

If you go to a Toyota dealer and you are shocked that you get TGMO I feel sorry for you. I am getting TGMO. 100%, every time, every day. I guess you have dealers that operate like the wild west. Who knows what is going in your car? They're competing with Jiffy Lube! Whatever. I guess you guys...

I don't know what kind of places you are doing business with, but that would immediately lose me as a customer. You should also complain to the vehicle manufacturer. Castrol Edge Professional etc. along with exact weight are mentioned on ALL of my receipts, free oil changes or not from ALL of my...

Sorry but I just cannot believe this. At least not a dealer in the US. Perhaps you're not in the US? If you are, you should be raising absolute hell with them. One star reviews every time. Complaints to Toyota and Volkswagen of North America. Ridiculous. Absolutely no excuses.

Castrol EDGE 0W40 Euro with a Mann filter. VW treatment. Why not.

You took the car to a Toyota dealer and you think they just put in the cheapest crap around? They put in genuine Toyota oil. Why do people think this stuff?

I think it is from a fuel/octane enhancer called MMT: "Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT) is a gasoline octane enhancer produced by the Afton Chemical Corporation (Afton), formerly known as the Ethyl Corporation. MMT is allowed in U.S. gasoline at a level equivalent to 1/32...

It is their program called Volvo Care. It is a 24 month 15k mile/yr lease with an end/vehicle swap option at month 5 and a $25k buyout after 24. This program is a fairly rare thing but it is really amazing. All maintenance and even brakes and excess wear and tear and full vehicle insurance and...

I am doing the program called Volvo Care and it makes sense to swap before registration is due as long as they have the cars.

This is my first oil change on the car. Driven relatively hard in AZ heat (after ~1k miles). I was curious about 0W20 and the 10k OCI. Seems to be alright. Thank you to Volvo Cars of Gilbert for excellent service. The car has been great. I will be getting a 2023 soon and will probably dump the...

You're not imagining things. Yeah this can be a thing depending on the oil. I ran the factory Castrol Syntec/Euro 5w40 and sometimes 0w40 on all my VWs forever and then suddenly switched to PPE (just for fun/variety) and noticed an immediate! 2-3mpg drop using the dash computer on the same road...

So apparently the EA888 Gen 3 is known for this. My GTI and one of my Passats both smell of coolant and weep from the water pump area. The job is not easy and nearly $2k if I want a shop to do it. Intake has to come off, so why not get it carbon blasted as well. Ugh, how can this be acceptable...