Here are the current results of the survey as of January 7, 1996. I have received 55 responses from 9 countries. Following is a compilation of the results so far. I have them separated by series. You will see the item, number of people who responded to that item and the percentage of the total for the item. For example: on the battery shown below, two people responded and both indicated that they used a Sears Die Hard Size 24 battery.
100 Series
200 Series
400 Series
500 Series
700 Series
800 Series
900 Series
Series - 100 (122, 144, & 145)
Total Number of Surveys: 5
Average Miles: 192200
Air Filter No. % of total
Crosland 1 50%
Fram 1 50%
Battery No. % of total
Sears Die Hard Size 24 2 100%
Brake Pads No. % of total
ATE 1 100%
Manuals No. % of total
Volvo 3 60%
Chilton 1 20%
Haynes 1 20%
Motor Oil No. % of total
Quaker State 10-40 1 50%
Mobil 1 1 50%
Oil Filter No. % of total
Fram 1 50%
Mann 1 50%
Shocks No. % of total
Boge 2 40%
Gabriel 1 20
KYB Gas Adjust 1 20%
Monroe 1 20%
Spark Plugs No. % of total
Bosch 4 100%
Tires No. % of total
Vredestein sprint+ 165x15 1 100%
Wiper Blades No. % of total
Anco 3 60%
Bosch 2 40%
Series - 200 (200, 242, 244, & 245)
Total Number of Surveys: 42
Average Miles: 143941
Air Filter No. % of total
Fram 5 36%
Volvo 5 36%
Biltema 1 7%
K&N 1 7%
Mann 1 7%
OEM 1 7%
Battery No. % of total
Sears Die Hard 7 33%
Exide 1000 4 19%
Interstate 3 14%
Whatever 2 10%
AC Delco 1 5%
Chloride 1 5%
EverReady 1 5%
Salama 1 5%
Volvo 1 5%
Brake Pads No. % of total
Volvo 7 35%
Bendix 3 15%
Repco Metalmasters 3 15%
Dustless (IPD) 2 10%
Biltema 1 5%
Midas 1 5%
Monroe 1 5%
NAPA 1 5%
Raybestos 1 5%
Car Cleaners No. % of total
Meguiars 7 41%
Dish Detergent 5 29%
Armor-All 1 6%
Meninger 1 6%
Turtle 1 6%
Westley's 1 6%
Zymol 1 6%
Manuals No. % of total
Haynes 14 67%
Bentley 13 62%
Volvo 4 19%
Chiltons 4 19%
Motor Oil No. % of total
Mobil 1 10W30 4 15%
Castrol 10w-30 3 12%
Castrol 10/40 (winter) 20/50 (summer) 2 8%
Havoline 10W-40 2 8%
Kendall Elite 100% synthetic 10W-30 2 8%
Mobil 1 5W-30 2 8%
Pennzoil 15W40 2 8%
Castrol Syntec 5W-50 1 4%
Quaker State 10w-30 (s) 5w-30 (w) 1 4%
Valvoline Durablend 10W30, 10W40 1 4%
Mobil 1 15W-50 1 4%
Mobil Synthetic 1 4%
Mobil 1 Rally Formula 1 4%
Pennzoil 5W-30 1 4%
Penn 10w 30 1 4%
Pennzoil 10W-40 1 4%
Shell Helix 1 4%
Valvoline 10W-30, 20W-50 1 4%
Oil Filter No. % of total
Volvo 11 38%
Fram 8 28%
Mann 7 24%
AC Delco 1 3%
NAPA 1 3%
Purolator 1 3%
Shocks No. % of total
Bilstein 4 20%
Volvo 4 20%
Boge 3 15%
Sears 3 15%
Monroe 2 10%
Tokico 2 10%
Gabriel 1 5%
Midas 1 5%
Spark Plugs No. % of total
Bosch 11 69%
Champion 2 13%
NGK 2 13%
OEM 1 6%
Spark Plug Wires No. % of total
Bosch 14 78%
Volvo 3 17%
Group 6 1 6%
Snow Tires No. % of total
Gislaved NodrfrostQ 185R14 2 25%
Nokia Hakkapolita 2 25%
BF Goodrich Trailmaker Plus(185/70-14) 1 13%
Nokia 10 185/70 1 13%
Nokia NRW 184R14C 1 13
Pirelli 1 13%
Tires No. % of total
Michellin 185R14 6 22%
Continental CH94s 2 7%
Pirelli P4000 205/60r15 2 7%
BF Goodrich 205/60-HR15 M&S 1 4%
Brigestone 1 4%
Brigestone Turanza 185r14 1 4%
Cooper Lifeliner P185/70R14 1 4%
Dunlop 185SR14 1 4%
Gislaved Speed 1 4%
Goodyear Aquatread 195/75R14 1 4%
Michelin mxv3 1 4%
Nokia NRW 184R14C 1 4%
Pirelli 1 4%
Pirelli 195/70HR-15 1 4%
Sears Guardsman 1 4%
Toyo 1 4%
Wiper Blades No. % of total
Bosch 10 45%
Anco 6 27%
Volvo 3 14%
IPD 2 9%
Trico 1 5%
Series - 400 (444)
Total Number of Surveys: 1
Average Miles: 100000
Manuals No. % of total
Volvo 1 100%
Motor Oil No. % of total
Mobil 1 15W-50 1 100%
Tires No. % of total
Continental CH90 195-65H-15 1 100%
Series - 500 (544)
Total Number of Surveys: 21
Average Miles: 83500
Air Filter No. % of total
Volvo 1 100%
Battery No. % of total
Volvo 1 100%
Manuals No. % of total
Volvo 2 100%
Motor Oil No. % of total
Castrol 1 50%
Mobil 1 15W-50 1 50%
Oil Filter No. % of total
Volvo 1 100%
Spark Plugs No. % of total
Bosch 1 100%
Wiper Blades No. % of total
Volvo 1 100%
Series - 700 (744, 745, & 765)
Total Number of Surveys: 15
Average Miles: 99583
Air Filter No. % of total
Volvo 3 43
K&N 2 29%
IPD 1 14%
Mann 1 14%
Battery No. % of total
Volvo 4 57%
Exide 1 14%
Huoleton 1 14%
Interstate 1 14%
Brake Pads No. % of total
Volvo 4 67%
Bendix 1 17%
Repco Metalmasters 1 17%
Car Cleaners No. % of total
ArmorAll 2 22%
Meguiars 2 22%
Turtle Wax 2 22%
Zymol 2 22%
Mothers 1 11%
Manuals No. % of total
Haynes 6 67%
Bentley 2 22%
Chiltons 1 11%
Motor Oil No. % of total
Quaker State 10W-40 2 20%
Mobil 1 10W-30 1 10%
Castrol 10W-40 1 10%
Castrol GTX 10w-30 1 10%
Mobil 1 Rally Formula 10/40 1 10%
Mobil 10W-30 1 10%
Shell Helix 1 10%
Valvoline 10w-30(w); 20w-50(s) 1 10%
Valvoline Durablend 10W30, 10W40 1 10%
Oil Filter No. % of total
Fram 2 25
K&N 2 25%
Volvo 2 25%
IPD 1 13%
Mann 1 13%
Shocks No. % of total
Bilstein 3 50%
Boge Turbo Gas 1 17%
Gabriel 1 17%
Tokico 1 17%
Spark Plugs No. % of total
Bosch 4 50%
NGK 2 25%
Bosch Platinum 1 13%
Volvo 1 13%
Spark Plug Wires No. % of total
Volvo 3 60%
Bosch 2 40%
Snow Tires No. % of total
Bridgestone Blizzak 185-70-14 1 17%
Bridgestone Blizzaks 186/65/15 1 17%
Michellin Nordfrost 1 17%
Viking Continental 4000 185R16 1 17%
Yokahama 195/60R15 1 17%
Yokohama (185/70-14) 1 17%
Tires No. % of total
Continental 2 20%
Bridgestone RE-900 195/60R15 1 10%
Bridgestone 185/70R14 1 10%
Continental CH90 195/60VR/15 1 10%
Michelin 185/65 HR15 1 10%
Michelin mxv3 1 10%
Michelin MX4 185-70-14 1 10%
Michelin MXV4 (195/60-15) 1 10%
Michelin MXV 1 10%
Wiper Blades No. % of total
Bosch 5 56%
Volvo 2 22%
Canadian Tire 1 11%
Champion 1 11%
Series - 800 (850)
Total Number of Surveys: 1
Average Miles: 10000
Snow Tires No. % of total
hakapallitta 1 100%
Series - 900 (945)
Total Number of Surveys: 1
Average Miles: 89759
Air Filter No. % of total
Volvo 1 100%
Battery No. % of total
Sears Die Hard 1 100%
Brake Pads No. % of total
Volvo 1 100%
Motor Oil No. % of total
Castrol Synthetic 5W-50 1 100%
Oil Filter No. % of total
Volvo 1 100%
Spark Plugs No. % of total
V tip 1 100%
Spark Plug Wires No. % of total
Volvo 1 100%
Tires No. % of total
Dunlop D40 V205/55-16 1 50%
Goodyear 205/55/16 VR 1 50%