So here I am, sitting in the customer area of my local (only one in 60 miles) Infiniti dealership, logging on to their WAP. How cool is that? Never expected that the Total Ownership Experience® would include "free" wireless access at the dealership. Of course, free is in quotes 'cause the labour rates are sky-high as with all dealerships.
But I've been relatively satisfied with the quality of their work here (the service is certainly great). I get a free carwash and vaccuum while the car is being serviced. I'm in for an oil change (Mobil 1) which I try to do religiously at the correct intervals. I've learned an awful lot about oil and maintenance over the
last few years. Part of it was survival - in more than one sense of the word. I used to race motorcycles around asphalt tracks (GP-style, not dirt tracks). Survival depended on lots of thngs - skill, bike prep, bike maintenance, engine survival. Hence the awareness of the different kind of oils and how they are important for your engine's health. I read recently of a Mobil 1/BMW study where they ran a BMW for a million miles using Mobil 1 and then took the motor apart and found it still within factory spec. Pretty damn awesome. Quite a vindication of using synthetic vs. dinosaur oil. I've taken apart enough bike engines to see the difference first-hand. When you spent ten grand building a motor, the last thing you want to do is to cheap out on oil and risk the investment.
When I first bought the car (used) about two years ago, I replaced all the fluids (transmission, rear differential, brake, steering, engine oil) with Mobil 1 synthetics. So far I've got nearly 158,000 miles on my Q45 and it's still idly nearly perfectly smooth.
Right now, I'm crossing my fingers 'cause I really don't want any major car expenses (I'm dealing with taking those mercury fillings out of my mouth and that is damn expensive) so I'm making sure that I do preventative maintenance on the car.
Maybe that's a metaphor for life (obligatory blogging moment)? We shouldn't cheap out on the preventative maintenance of our selves either. Take that vacation, spent time with the kids, read a good book. But keep life in balance and get to know yourself.
Posted by artandscience at December 18, 2003 11:16 AM