On Wed, 19 Jun 1996, Allan R. Hovis wrote:
> At the risk of waking up a sleeping dog, there is info in the latest
> Consumer Reports (July 96) on a test of motor oils and engine
> treatments. The test involved 4.5 million miles of driving with New York
> City taxicabs.
I put to you that New York City taxicabs do not encounter the same driving
conditions as average vehicles, and therefore do not form a scientific
basis for a survey that relates to the average vehicle driven by a private
citizen.
Trivial point: NYC taxicabs see high idle time and do virtually *no*
highway mileage.
Bill
'71 MGB (daily driver)
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"Yesterday, apropos of nothing, one friend said to me 'Do you ever have
days where you just want to get everyone you know together in one place,
have them all take off their clothes, and let nature take its course?'"
--Susan Groppi
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