Anyone heard of this brand?
They currently have 10/40 "full synthetic" motor oil for 96 NTD (3.19 USD) a litre on offer at RT-Mart here in Taiwan. That's comparable to, in fact slightly less than, the retail price of the cheapest mineral oil, so while I don't think synthetics are generally worth their price-premium (to me), in this case there isn't one.
I suppose one might expect synthetic oil to become relatively cheaper, as crude gets more expensive.
OTOH, I hadn't heard of the brand. According to the GF, the Chinese blurb on the bottle says its made in Italy and packaged in Taiwan.
Websearch on "HRS Oil" turns up a few refs to a hot recycled shale process, probably unconnected.
They currently have 10/40 "full synthetic" motor oil for 96 NTD (3.19 USD) a litre on offer at RT-Mart here in Taiwan. That's comparable to, in fact slightly less than, the retail price of the cheapest mineral oil, so while I don't think synthetics are generally worth their price-premium (to me), in this case there isn't one.
I suppose one might expect synthetic oil to become relatively cheaper, as crude gets more expensive.
OTOH, I hadn't heard of the brand. According to the GF, the Chinese blurb on the bottle says its made in Italy and packaged in Taiwan.
Websearch on "HRS Oil" turns up a few refs to a hot recycled shale process, probably unconnected.