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"The mass-marketed Mobil 1 as well as Dexos 1 uses a Group III base stock.". Bingo. I get into arguments with folks when I suggest to them that they drain out Mobil 1 and put in a better oil that is not base III stock. Thanks for the excerpt from Driven oil.

I agree with your choice of motor oil. Never thought you would ditch Mobil 1. Wonder why Mobil 1 is so highly rated when it is not 100% synthetic and does not use group IV or V base oils. Wonder if DRIVEN is 100% synthetic. Likely not that important as long as they use the best base...

very interesting!

Great to hear your opinion

Real cars At least the cars I mentioned are reliable and you won't spend your time in a dealership that is always trying to oversell repairs. Also at a certain level, you grow out of always trying to be the fastest. I went from that with my 79 Trans Am to trying to have the biggest house...

"Real" cars, A real car would be a Japanese performance car such as the 2020 Supra 2020 Toyota Supra Nissan 370Z or GT-R. 2020 Nissan 370Z Coupe Sports Car | Nissan USA or Discover the 2019 Nissan GT-R | Nissan USA Also Land Rover, hybrid SUV: Range Rover Sport. Range Rover...

Would like to see you do a new review on synthetic oils. I do searches on the top oils in the US and they will NEVER quote their base stocks as grade III or IV. So much marketing bullshit. Pennzoil says their oil is made from natural gas. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN??? Grade IV...

POS Cadillac Just think of all the time wasted in your life over this stupid problem. Cadillac likely saved $1.00 per engine for this crappy engineering. Glad the US does not make satellites and space stations this way. Why you spend your money on these crooks is beyond me. I do not...

"Synthetic oils" 100% synthetic vs fully synthetic? Interesting blog here. I remember when the oil industry was fighting synthetic oil tooth and nail, then suddenly, all was OK. Now I know why. Comments? http://www.synlube.com/synthetic.html Interesting opinions of Mobil 1 (Of...

belching smoke Do not know why you punish yourself by buying GM cars. They gave up long ago on building decent, reliable, cars. They only care about selling high profit pick ups now and all they merely do is keep up with the competition and sell more football TV ads.

New OCH Vette engine Lots of twisties around here. Looked up on the internet what the drive cycle is. 55 then 45 mph for a certain number of minutes. Got flipped off several times up 101 from SLO. If you and your wife want to stay in our guest house let us know. We also have a pool...

More of your story Good to hear your story further. Wow 2019 ZR-1 sounds great. Your 2012 427 get a new engine?? Very cool. Sad that even Ktech has problems. I need an SUV or pickup where I live on 4 acres in Atascadero. Got a 2007 Highlander than I am keeping going with 198,000...

Cadillac XT4 Cad XT4 Wadda ya think?

2016 Malibu SS 6.2L with Magnusson Supercharger Since we have been a little off topic here talking about BMWs I thought I would mention my daughters 2016 Malibu SS 6.2 L with recently added magnuson supercharger. Car as stock was rated at 410 hp and is expected to have that rating upped by...

Your comments are valid. Wife has a 2001 BMW 325ci convertible bought new and we have no unusual problems with it. Of course, we did not buy the M series in that we do not try to race it. Considering that the car is now 17 years old, we have had a new fuel pump and new plastic overflow...

Hib: Admit that GM cars are total garbage. If you refuse to buy BMW then at least buy Audi. Why do you put up with this GM grief. Editing here. I read an earlier post (#249) by yourself where you essentially said the same thing. Only way that Cadillac comes to terms with its QC...

Musk Doing pretty good for a one man show. Also not unionized which is a BIG help. GM would do well to match half that guy's genius. Notice Musk is NOT building cars in Mexico or Canada but using good old American non union labor? What do you have against that. Space X is not doing bad...

Need new management at Cadillac Sorry, you do not need another car moron from Audi. Marketing is not the problem Reliability is. Get the RESALE value up. Have such rags as Consumer Reports say it is a good car. Typically Cadillac owners look stupid to the foreign car buying public...

Changing GM management Hear one of the problems with changing GM/Cadillac management is that they draw from a pool of car guys in Detroit. There was talk of moving the GM/Cad headquarters out of Michigan in order to get managers without auto backgrounds and with new ideas on how to build...

Thanks for your reply. I half way expected to be flamed for my comments. You have mellowed a bit in the last 22 years. Likely being married!