I changed my '06 Corolla S from PP to PU tonight. I wanted to do it this afternoon, but you know how "want" goes. I dragged out the halogen contractor lamp and made all of the neighbors wonder what the [censored] I was doing at 10:00 PM!
I am a "newbie" here but I have used synthetics for a long time.
I have used Amsoil since 1978 in my dirt bikes and autos since 1980. I am a lifetime Amsoil dealer which the company quit offering 15 years ago. Even with dealer pricing, when you add shipping and the mandatory sales tax since I don't have a tax number, it becomes rather pricey. My sales tax in Oklahoma is 8.517%, and Amsoil charges me 10.5%, I can no longer afford to use the product. I have never believed in longer than 10-15K drain intervals other than equipment with large volumes of oil. This makes it even less cost effective in my case. I love many of Amsoil's products, but others have caught up. I know I am speaking blasphemy to the Amsoil faithful, but I have used it longer than the majority of people on this site and I have supported them when folks wouldn't buy a $3 bottle of oil if it were gold plated. I endured the comparisons to Arco's graphite oil and having to argue with a kid who purchased it from me who used way too much Nitrous on a stock motor. He was convinced that the Amsoil failed him, when the secondary electrodes on his spark plugs were non-existent upon inspection.
I am not bad mouthing Amsoil.
PP, PU, M1 and others are just doing what I had always hoped for Amsoil, a great synthetic that I could purchase anywhere without jumping through hoops.
As much as people complain about the present and long for the past, I think these are exciting times in the automotive and lubricant industry.
Sorry for the biography, instead of trying to argue what is best, we should just be grateful we have another quality choice of synthetic.
just my $.02.
