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Scott, as I've stated before, all of my vehicles have been provided the "cheap fast food cheeseburgers" of oil with no ill effects for the long term life of the engine. So I can categorically state cheap dino oils equates to a long engine life, at least in the case of the many vehicles I have...

With my 99 5spd, I get 36-37 in the summer and 34-35 in the winter with mixed interstate and city driving. I changed the plugs and wires this summer and it had no effect on the mpgs.

My sentiments exactly! I've run the cheap Walmart oil in my cars for hundreds of thousands of miles with no issues. The bodies rust out before the engines fail. Oil preference and analysis is very subjective and much like the addititives may provide a plocebo effect. I know mechanics that...

My 99 rolla burns oil at a rate of one quart every 500 miles and gets 38 mpgs. It's done this since I bought it two years and 40,000 miles ago (has approximately 100,000 miles on the engine). I change my plugs often (around 20K) but they don't have any dark coloration about them, though they...

Welcome! I am also a Vermonter and have a 99 rolla. You can get the outside or inside door handles pretty cheap on ebay (around $7). They aren't hard to replace and often break.