Elwood I apologize for missing the point of your post. That one slipped under my sarcasm radar.Cheers back at you.(Hoistng a Sam Adams in your direction).
NYTimes Article on motor oil
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Elwood I apologize for missing the point of your post. That one slipped under my sarcasm radar.Cheers back at you.(Hoistng a Sam Adams in your direction).
Its amazing that the NY Times did'nt declare that all auto fasteners SHOULD have left hand threads. John--Las Vegas.
Citgo. Owned by Hugo Chavez's socialist government.
So whats with the quotes around "americans"? Are you saying that those who question the NYT are anti-American?
It's simple, and doesn't really give much useful advice on anything, but I have no complaints about it.
My main gripe is the fact that the SAE viscosity "descriptors" were not addressed in any detail. The article had a chance to talk to the main confusion the public seems to have with motor oil. His words were fine, but.....no depth:
Oh well. No biggie.
Oh well. No biggie.
Falconman, please don't get your panties in a knot. I am not accusing anyone of being un-american. The thing that makes america great is the ability to express your own opinion, but that idea seems to escape some folks. I hope that cleared this issue up for you before you lost any more sleep big fella.
Falconman, CITGO is as capitalistic as any other petroleum company, no different from what GAZPROM is doing in Russia, no different than what BP is doing on the North Slope.
Have americans become such little weenies that they can't handle some foreign nutjob like Chavez calling bush a few names? Man, that would be pretty pathetic.
Have americans become such little weenies that they can't handle some foreign nutjob like Chavez calling bush a few names? Man, that would be pretty pathetic.
You have a good point but people could take away the word "frequent" and then stop in an Autozone store and see all the signs on the oil shelves recommending 3Kmi OCI's.
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paul...
There are lots of people that don't trust anything printed in the NYT and prefer the "fair and balanced" reporting on Fox News. The article seemed OK as a very basic intro to oil, but was not as in depth as I would expect from the NYT. It did forget to make the plug for left hand fasteners as well as encourage the purchase of Citgo Products over those from XOM
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Great observation. To find some GC I visited an AutoZone where the only people in the store speaking English were myself and the manager (who was an immigrant from India, LOL, and had that proper British accent)
You'd have a real riot in my small circles. I don't think the NYT could be objective to save the Democrat Party. But hey, it's America, so the laugh is on me.
First of all, I don't care what Chavez says about Bush or anyone else for that matter. I even bought some Citgo oil recently because I got a good deal on it.
But, isn't it hyppocritical for Chavez, a sworn socialist to profit from American capitolism?
But, isn't it hyppocritical for Chavez, a sworn socialist to profit from American capitolism?
Good Observation, my point exactly. Those who disagree with the NYT are no more un-American then those who disagree with Fox. See? It works both ways.
I don't care for the NY Times but that article looks decent to me. I don't like the idea of 10,000 mile oil changes unless somebody is using a synthetic oil and they should have used a gasoline engine API SAE display so that people do not get mixed up. The fact that they use a diesel engine SAE API symbol makes me wonder how well the article was researched. Most people use gasoline engine vehicles.
It is okay as a basic article but it barely skims the surface of motor oil maintenance.
It is okay as a basic article but it barely skims the surface of motor oil maintenance.
It was obvious that the "frequent change" thing was to ward off folks from venturing into EOCI land. Folks using their oil three times longer than before simply won't do.
Folks who feel the NYT wasn't well prompted to provide that little pearl probably also feel that ol' Chavez throwing a few verbal jabs at Bush, in front of the world body, was nothing to be upset about. In fact, quite alright.
The more I read from intelligent Americans these days, the more amazed and ashamed I am.
Folks who feel the NYT wasn't well prompted to provide that little pearl probably also feel that ol' Chavez throwing a few verbal jabs at Bush, in front of the world body, was nothing to be upset about. In fact, quite alright.
The more I read from intelligent Americans these days, the more amazed and ashamed I am.
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BOOSS,
Enjoyed your response.
I spent my career on Alaska's North Slope, living with your kind of people 24/7. Fortunately, there were very good wages to make the sacrifice worth it!! Cheers.
Not sure about the "your kind of people" comment but hey,
My kind, eh?
Where were you asigned on the Slope?
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