Nah cost-cutting on the VF means there are no underbody aero plates to worry about taking off / putting on, checking to see the shop didn't throw away (happened to me).
Mine has some underbody infill sections Pir4te. I thought the VF SV6 was virtually sealed under the engine bay? Haven't checked this myself though. Not sure about cost cutting theory? Throw in a squllion worth of good gear and save $2 on plastic panels ;-) lol.
BTW my engine feels a little different with the Penrite GF-5. It's quieter and I reckon I can feel the difference in driveability too. Maybe that's just perception but it is definitely quieter. The stuff the dealer used was dexron rated, but "Oils aint oils Sol".
Oh and for clarity the metal bits weren't anything to do with oil age, simply the dip stick gouging the tube. Oil is cheap, and whilst this dexron rated stuff lasts 15,000km easy (even Penrite state this, which must cost them sales), I prefer knowing I have liquid gold pumping through the galleries, so will replace it as early as necessary, i.e. once it starts to change colour. I know this is mainly aesthetic and costs me money, no doubt unnecessarily, but oil just isn't that expensive compared to a blown engine. I've treated all my cars the same since I was a teenager. Good oil changed regularly. My old VP which my nephew still now owns has >500k on the original motor and tranny, and it doesn't use oil.
