Originally Posted By: KrisZ
Originally Posted By: Cujobob
Originally Posted By: KrisZ
Originally Posted By: Cujobob
Why would you cheap out on an essential like engine lubrication? If you extended a few OCI, you'd get your money back (more or less) and you'd probably get a cleaner engine. Where's the value in cheaping out on engine oil? To save $50 a year on an essential like lubrication for the engine? Just means one less [censored] family dinner at Olive Garden. You were better off at home.
Using your logic, why would YOU cheap out on lubrication? Using a wal mart special, group 3 "synthetic" that has marginally better specs than dino counterparts is definitely cheapening out. Why not put your money where your mouth is and use some uber expensive, all PAO oil that will run you $20 a quart? Why cheapen out?
Because marginally better specs at small differences in price are clearly different than a huge difference in price for a whatever benefit those other oils offer. But you knew that. Synthetics offer at the very least, tiny benefits over a conventional oil. If it so happens that your thermostat goes, an issue with your coolant arises or a few other issues...wouldn't it be better to have synthetic in your engine as they are made to withstand higher temps?
What small difference in price are you talking about. Most OTS synthetics are anywhere from 75%-100% more expensive than equivalent dino offerings. Or are you using sale price of synthetics vs full price for dino,as your "comparison"?
Also you clearly said that using dino vs synthetic is "cheapening out", yet you do exact same thing and all of the sudden it's OK?
Go tell that to RP, Red Line and Amsoil users, see what you get.
There are always sale prices, we don't live in a world of full msrp. You can buy deals on oil and plan ahead since you know you'll be changing it again soon enough. I see differences in prices being quoted as percentages a lot because it makes a small amount (10$) seem astronomical by comparison. These are vehicles that average $20,000 new (at the very least). I'm not suggesting one pays double the price for trivial lubricants or fluids, this is engine lubrication. I'm looking for valid reasons to purchase conventional over synthetic, I really am. I'm not rich, but what I certainly don't want to pay for is a new car before its time.