<VV> RE: y'all

[John Beck]

I'd be very surprised if auto makers pay anything close to $10 extra for
Mobil 1.  Mobil knows that every crankcase that gets filled with Mobil 1
at the factory probably means they will sell another 15 - 20 quarts per
year to the buyer of that car.  --J.B.

Jim Burkhard wrote:

> As for the naysayers... More and more OEMs are factory-filling and
> specifying full synthetic oil on their high performance engines.  This is
> typically Mobil 1, but that's probably at least partly because it is readily
> available. Trust me, the last thing an OEM wants to do is spend extra ~$10
> per engine filling with expensive oil.  They whine, stamp their feet, and
> twist their suppliers' arms over *pennies* on components.  Factory-filling
> with Mobil 1, makes beancounters really gulp, but it's happening more and
> more. This oughta make you think a little in at least using it in tough
> applications as well.
> 
> Jim Burkhard