Originally Posted By: used_0il
I think you pretty much summed it up Clevy
We have west coast natives that live in communes,
live off the land and have no need for money.
Now what do they call that??
Hollywood stereotyping and fantasies of the master race.
Nothing to do with a major court victory recognizing
indigenous rights and land claims in BC.
And I'm glad the courts see that there is a bigger picture here,that cares not about an economy,or whether we have gasoline to drive wherever.
I'm not some idiot living in a fairy tale where big oil is the enemy and along with the wicked witch will cut down the enchanted forest. I am a realist.
However I do feel that all people have the right to live. How they live is a choice. Whether they live off the land in a hunter gatherer type way,or live off the land farming with GPS guided tractors. All humanity has the right to clean air and water.
So yes in most of our lives we need the big evil that is oil. And we as stewards of the earth should care more about how it's extracted and how we use it.
Conservation is very important.
For example guys running 3000 mile intervals when in reality they can go 10000 miles. I see this as an active shot at Mother Earth. Consuming for consumings sake. Sure the oil is cheap but that's not the point. The point is the engine can use the oil for 3 times as long yet people ignore the truth because they are to dumb to absorb reality,today's reality anyway.
Think of it on a massive scale. 3 times more oil changes,per vehicle over its lifetime. Now multiply that over that owners lifetime.
And they somehow think they are enabling their engines to live longer.
Forget the engine,how about future people's and animals.
Typical first world waste.
I'm not a tree hugger here. But I do hate waste for waste sake.
Now if a used oil analysis showed an engine requires 3000 mile intervals then of course follow that routine.
But if you've got a forum of owners with used oil analysis that prove a 3000 mile interval is absurd,yet the person ignores the data then not only are they stupid and unable to learn,but they are poor stewards and I hope their children,and grandchildren bathe in the waters of their excess.
I'm not saying that everyone should follow a 10000 mile interval. In some cases it is too long.
What I am saying is think about it. We have data. We have used oil analysis. We have experts in the field.
Listen to them.