Originally Posted By: bvance554
Originally Posted By: Kuato
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that people says it's not available. Really? As BITOGers we all watch our OCI, so it's very surprising to me that people aren't prepared to order a month or 1000 miles out from their planned oil change to get something delivered to their door! And that they wait until it's time to go and buy at the last minute -- how many times has someone here said, "I couldn't find my brand X oil after looking in 3 places I gave up and got brand Y".
I agree that Amsoil used to lead the pack, and that other oils have caught up. There might still be some slight advantage, especially for an extended drain, but even those are close.
I also miss the air filters!! Fantastic by any standards and cleanable/reusable for 100k miles or more. Too bad. Oil filters are very stout, synthetic media and good for at least 15k so good value there for a dollar or so more than FU.
In the past I used SS 0w30; living in Northern MT where temps got to -30°F for a few weeks in winter made that an easy choice. Now that I'm headed South a bit, I have been considering using the OE line of oils; at around $4 per quart they rival (nonsale) prices at WW and should be able to easily go 7500 miles if not more. But that'll be after using up my current stash of Schaeffer and getting some UOAs.
Hardy har... I don't need to plan or prepare for an oil change. I stop at walmart on my way home. Maybe pick up some tooth paste, and a gallon of milk while i'm there. Your planning and preparation sounds more difficult to me.
To each his own, sir, to each his own. Most of BITOG has some sort of stash of oil at home; when your stash gets low you get some more and as long as it's a good quality oil it really doesn't matter where we buy it or who makes it. In the end we are all oil geeks of one magnitude or another, we like what we like.
You like being able to pick up oil/filter at the same time as other items. Cool. For where I lived the last 4 years, WM was at minimum a 5+ hour round trip drive, so I like the convenience of ordering online and receiving a package on my doorstep a few days later.
Different doesn't necessarily mean bad....