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In terms of longevity, I am not surprised either. But I am surprised by the weight of oil FAB uses, but then again he is changing it monthly which seems a bit excessive, depending of course on how many miles.
The Need for an Engine Hours Meter
The other day I was stuck in commuter traffic and I was thinking about how some engines really have many more "running hours" than their odometers would reveal. For an example, take two identical cars both with say 100,000 miles. One is driven in an urban, stop-and-go, commuter setting. The other is primarily driven in the country with rare and infrequent long periods of idling.
The "urban" car's engine will have been running many, many more hours than the "country" engine. The most dramatic example might be a police car engine or a cab.
It would be great to not only judge a prospective used car purchase by its condition, mileage etc, but also hours of engine running.
Haasman
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'03 E320 Wagon-Sold
'95 E320 Wagon-Went to Ex
'93 190E 2.6-Wrecked
'91 300E-Went to Ex
'65 911 Coupe (#302580)
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