Re: What happened with the oil filters??
The story that I got was that the "stringed" (older) filters are cheaper than the "banded" (newer) ones. With our ever decreasing value of the dollar the "stringed" filter becomes the one the dealership stocks. Simply put, it is to keep profits as high as they can be.
I feel like I am going to break the "stringed" filter apart when trying to put it on the enclosure!