I'm a new member and, even though I've been reading these forums for the past decade, I've been spending a lot of time on here since I joined.
This is probably the sort of question that will cause an uproar, but I'm wondering why certain brands are perceived in a certain way, and if my perceptions and prejudices have any basis in reality.
There are certain oil brands that I think are "good," and brands that I think/feel are just sort of labels to sell generic oil. I'll list a few, in each category. Overall, I would just like to know what people think about this list.
I don't firmly believe any of what I'm about to list here. This is just my overall perception or prejudice. Again, I don't know what I'm talking about, and am very aware of that. I don't know of any oil of the top of my head that I really think is "bad," or that I wouldn't use for a certain number of miles.
Very good/great oil brands:
Redline
Liqui-Moly
Motul
Total
Eneos
Amsoil (even though their marketing systems irritates me)
Pentosin
Very good oil, but average consumer perception: (These are the main oils I use)
Mobil
Castrol
Pennzoil
Shell/Rotella
Generic/just a brand name used to sell oil, but still probably good oil:
Royal Purple (Probably because it seems like a "boutique" oil that's sold at Walmart)
Quaker State
Valvoline
STP
All the various store brands, Supertech, NAPA, etc
This is probably the sort of question that will cause an uproar, but I'm wondering why certain brands are perceived in a certain way, and if my perceptions and prejudices have any basis in reality.
There are certain oil brands that I think are "good," and brands that I think/feel are just sort of labels to sell generic oil. I'll list a few, in each category. Overall, I would just like to know what people think about this list.
I don't firmly believe any of what I'm about to list here. This is just my overall perception or prejudice. Again, I don't know what I'm talking about, and am very aware of that. I don't know of any oil of the top of my head that I really think is "bad," or that I wouldn't use for a certain number of miles.
Very good/great oil brands:
Redline
Liqui-Moly
Motul
Total
Eneos
Amsoil (even though their marketing systems irritates me)
Pentosin
Very good oil, but average consumer perception: (These are the main oils I use)
Mobil
Castrol
Pennzoil
Shell/Rotella
Generic/just a brand name used to sell oil, but still probably good oil:
Royal Purple (Probably because it seems like a "boutique" oil that's sold at Walmart)
Quaker State
Valvoline
STP
All the various store brands, Supertech, NAPA, etc