JHZR2
Staff member
I know this is an oil site, and we think all things oil and lubrication as the solution for longevity and good service life.
I am on travel this week... I have a rental vehicle - a chrysler town and country. OK, its not a performance vehicle by any stretch of the imagination, but its good as reference, as there are a lot of them on the roads around here.
background: usually, I drive to maximize my fuel economy. I dont accelrerate super slow, but I drive like there is an egg in my shoe, and watch it so that I don't jackrabbit or hit too high of RPMs. I get excellent MPG in all of my vehicles, and exceed EPA estimates on all of them.
Since I have the rental, I drive harder... At stoplights, I try to keep up with the other cars accelerating. A number of times now Ive been next to chrysler town and country vehicles.
To accelerate like most folks on the road, i need to severely stress my engine, getting to 4000 RPM or higher, and often needing downshifs to keep up, etc. thats a lot of stress on the engine and trans, regardless of oil or what not in there.
All of our cars have lasted far beyond 100k, in fact, all have lasted beyond 150k with nothing but routine PM. No issues at all... transmissions that shift super perfect at 200 or 230k miles. Why? we drive gently. 2500 RPM shift points are typically the max. Light accelerator touch. Driving for mileage.
I am convined that regardless of oil choice, regardless of foreign or domestic... it is the USER IDIOCY that causes vehicles to not last. Sure, poor aintenance doesnt help, and some crs likely are made better than others... but at the end of the day, IMO beyond say some materials or electric switchgear, the actual longeivty potential is about the same. Driving harder opens your succeptibility to sludging and whatnot even more too.
Drive gently and have a vehicle that lasts. Drive hard and its anbody's guess. Most folks drive really hard... wonder why most folks cant get much over 75-100k out of a car before its shot...
JMH
I am on travel this week... I have a rental vehicle - a chrysler town and country. OK, its not a performance vehicle by any stretch of the imagination, but its good as reference, as there are a lot of them on the roads around here.
background: usually, I drive to maximize my fuel economy. I dont accelrerate super slow, but I drive like there is an egg in my shoe, and watch it so that I don't jackrabbit or hit too high of RPMs. I get excellent MPG in all of my vehicles, and exceed EPA estimates on all of them.
Since I have the rental, I drive harder... At stoplights, I try to keep up with the other cars accelerating. A number of times now Ive been next to chrysler town and country vehicles.
To accelerate like most folks on the road, i need to severely stress my engine, getting to 4000 RPM or higher, and often needing downshifs to keep up, etc. thats a lot of stress on the engine and trans, regardless of oil or what not in there.
All of our cars have lasted far beyond 100k, in fact, all have lasted beyond 150k with nothing but routine PM. No issues at all... transmissions that shift super perfect at 200 or 230k miles. Why? we drive gently. 2500 RPM shift points are typically the max. Light accelerator touch. Driving for mileage.
I am convined that regardless of oil choice, regardless of foreign or domestic... it is the USER IDIOCY that causes vehicles to not last. Sure, poor aintenance doesnt help, and some crs likely are made better than others... but at the end of the day, IMO beyond say some materials or electric switchgear, the actual longeivty potential is about the same. Driving harder opens your succeptibility to sludging and whatnot even more too.
Drive gently and have a vehicle that lasts. Drive hard and its anbody's guess. Most folks drive really hard... wonder why most folks cant get much over 75-100k out of a car before its shot...
JMH