Congratulations on using Mobil 1. It's an old wives tail that you can't use
it in old cars.
I even use 0 - 30 weight in my cars with over 100,000 miles, new cars, as
well.. While working in Saudi Arabia I shipped it over by the case for my
454 ci. Suburban, old VW & VW dune buggy. Mobil was one of our parent
companies but the local distributor, with Pakistani Business Manager (?)
said SA was a third world country (it was far from it).
I have a photograph of the king in his 1938 Imperial limo equipped with sand
tires. Some time before that the British government gave the king a gift of
a new Rolls Royce . The king said the steering wheel was on the wrong side,
where the king sits. He never rode nor sat in the Rolls!
Excellent lube oil for cursing @ 195 km/hr, ~121 mph in 125 F ambient
temperatures.
Go down the road,
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Dardalis" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: IML: High Mileage Imperials
> When I got my green 68 sedan, the odometer was close to 0. Due to the
> overall state of wear of the car (suspension and brakes a total mess,
> interior redone cheaply and already showing its age) it could have been
> 200K rather than 100K (many 100K cars I have seen are in a lot better
shape
> than my car when I got it). I have 70K on it in the past few years, so
the
> car is at least 170K, but more likely 270K. This car is still very fast
on
> the upper end, and shows no sign of engine wear in spite of my very hard
> driving (other than valve guide seals). The Mobil 1 has certainly helped.
> D^2
>
> At 07:02 PM 7/26/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >So I'm wondering how other Imperials have fared for
> >high mileage. Who else has Imperials with 100K, 200K
> >or more miles?
>
>
>
>
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