Originally Posted by jsap

Yea, the new MB would strike me funny.

But I'm surprised that the issue of how to check the oil level (and esp. for synthetics) hasn't been beaten to death, and I'm surprised that I'm being accused of being too obsessive when we've got guys here adding resistors to their CT sensors, washing their cars with distilled water, fixing paint chips with toothpicks, worrying about too much K&N oil coating their MAF sensors, slicing apart their spark plugs for a closer read, and while I'm at it, why don't we all add an obsessive thing to the list....

Frankly, I'm don't just drive this car. And I don't get my hands dirty to save money. I'm in it for the fun, and if thinking about whether checking the oil level when cold vs. hot would yield any difference gives me something to do in my head, I think there'll be others who would agree. If you disagree, I'd rather that people respond with evidence that the two methods yield identical results rather than remarks as to how this is unnecessary....

Just my two cents.... ;)