Why do YOU like oil so much??

[Bill in Utah]

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Why do YOU like oil so much??

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Because I hate quick lube places and Stealerships.

Why pay them $20-40 to screw up a job that costs me UNDER $5 to do?

And I'll get better results in the end.

I like sharing all the data with others here. Since I don't have a iron in the fire, I can state what has worked for me and others I have witnessed.

I have spent more of UOAS to share here than the cost of oil changes than I'd like to admit.

(the wife understands a few, but....

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Oh well, I love Pablos comment!

Take care, bill

 

[bobfather99]

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Tell your girlfriend you think it's weird that she smears greasy goo all over her face and eyes every day so people will think she looks good.

Tell your girlfriend you think it's weird that she can see a hair sticking out in your eyebrow from 8 miles away (and wants so bad to pluck it), but she can't see the engine light come on in the car.

Tell her you think it's weird that she can tell you your hair looks bad today but couldn't tell she drove 14 blocks with the parking brake set and couldn't figure out what the strange burning smell was.

Tell her you think it's weird that when you ask her what kind of car that was driving recklessly and almost caused an accident, she says, "A red one."

Tell her you think she's weird because she spends more time worrying about who's going to win American Idol or who's-sleeping-with-who on Grey's Anatomy than what's going to keep her $X thousand vehicle running properly, thus saving her more money to buy shoes.

Tell her that men make the world go around...women just make it prettier.

(I kid, I kid...of course I don't know your gf. Just reading between the lines based on my own experiences.)

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First things first, I agree with youre post 100%!!

However, if I DID say any of these truths to mrs bobfather99, Id probably be sleeping in the garage on top of my stash of oil..

Truer words havent been "spoken" though..

 

[ThirdeYe]

My sister is the exact same as those sentences

 

[Dad2leia]

My wife thinks that I'm obsessive about oil. If I was as obsessive about it as she is about shopping, I'd be buying oil 24/7, and trying to figure out how I could buy more in between those times.

I don't think I'm obsessed. I just love the smell of oil, the way it pours out of the bottle into the fill hole, the slippery feeling when that drop accidentally hits your finger if you don't get out every last drop of the elixir of engine life. I like hearing the engine crank over the first time that fresh oil is in the crankcase. It is like the engine is saying thank you and sighing at the same time. I like to rev it hard after it hits temperature and hear the smooth valve train....

Naa, not obsessed...

 

[John_K]

"...I'd bought a pickup truck. Her mom's first question, no lie was, "Really? What color is it?!"

That's usually the first question I get from a female when I mention a new vehicle.

That's why only men should buy vehicles.

John

 

[aquariuscsm]

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my girl thinks its weird that i go on this website to discuss motor oil

 

[aquariuscsm]

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my girl thinks its weird that i go on this website to discuss motor oil

Sorry about my blank post. My girlfriend`s the EXACT same way! She gets all #@$%! off whenever we go to Walmart to buy groceries and I head straight for the oil! Haha! She also refuses to go to O`Rielly`s,Autozone,etc with me.

Sometimes when we`re out running around,I`ll put on the turning signal and act like I`m getting ready to turn into an auto parts store to go check out the new oil they just got in and she she`ll wigging out! Gotta have a lil fun with her

Just face it,oil is FUN!!!!!!!!!!

Just face it

 

[aquariuscsm]

Just got through reading my post. Sorry about all the typos and grammatical errors! Guess I better make this my last cerveza!!!!!!

 

[ThirdeYe]

I'm the exact same way aquarius

The first time I say anything about cars or head over to automotive sections, I get a sigh from the entire family or my girlfriend

 

[aquariuscsm]

Right on ThirdeYe!!!!!!!

Man,the other night,she and I went to Pizza Hut to pick up our order and there just happened to be an O`Reilly`s next door.

When we were leaving with our Pizza,I pulled out,put on the turning signal,and acted like I was pulling in. I told her there`s a new Royal Purple oil I had to go look at that just came out,and she started screaming at me!!!!!!!!!

Man it was classic!

 

[75003]

It started for me about 8 years ago. While at the Honda dealer looking at motorcycle oil for my son's xr100. The parts counter guy said "You don't have to buy that, just use GTX or something". I started looking at the differences between Motorcycle oil and car oil, then diesel oil, then synthetics, then I found this web site.

 

[LouDawg]

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Right on ThirdeYe!!!!!!!

Man,the other night,she and I went to Pizza Hut to pick up our order and there just happened to be an O`Reilly`s next door.

When we were leaving with our Pizza,I pulled out,put on the turning signal,and acted like I was pulling in. I told her there`s a new Royal Purple oil I had to go look at that just came out,and she started screaming at me!!!!!!!!!

Man it was classic!

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Dude, next time she starts to go into a shoe store, you need to start screaming at her, too. When she starts pouting, remind her of your attempts to visit your favorite auto store. Then make a deal with her...for every trip you accompany her to the shoe store, she has to go with you to the auto store.

Fair is fair!

 

[LouDawg]

All kidding aside, I started doing some research when I realized how many miles I was going to be driving when I started my current job. I wanted/needed to make the cars last, so I thought I'd start with finding out what the best oils were/are. I found BITOG, and I've been hooked every since.

 

[aquariuscsm]

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Tell your girlfriend you think it's weird that she smears greasy goo all over her face and eyes every day so people will think she looks good.

Tell your girlfriend you think it's weird that she can see a hair sticking out in your eyebrow from 8 miles away (and wants so bad to pluck it), but she can't see the engine light come on in the car.

Tell her you think it's weird that she can tell you your hair looks bad today but couldn't tell she drove 14 blocks with the parking brake set and couldn't figure out what the strange burning smell was.

Tell her you think it's weird that when you ask her what kind of car that was driving recklessly and almost caused an accident, she says, "A red one."

Tell her you think she's weird because she spends more time worrying about who's going to win American Idol or who's-sleeping-with-who on Grey's Anatomy than what's going to keep her $X thousand vehicle running properly, thus saving her more money to buy shoes.

Tell her that men make the world go around...women just make it prettier.

(I kid, I kid...of course I don't know your gf. Just reading between the lines based on my own experiences.)



Man,that`s AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! I love this thread!

 

[aquariuscsm]

Dude, next time she starts to go into a shoe store, you need to start screaming at her, too. When she starts pouting, remind her of your attempts to visit your favorite auto store. Then make a deal with her...for every trip you accompany her to the shoe store, she has to go with you to the auto store.

Fair is fair!

RIGHT ON bro! That`s THEE bible we all here at BITOG need to live by!

Or,next time our girls are shopping at the shoe store,haul #@$%! to the auto parts store,and carry all your oil you just bought into the shoe store and show off your score of your new fave oil to all the shoe store customers! That`ll fix her!

Time for another cerveza!

 

[Doc8404]

haha, love it....I go through the same stuff

 

[92saturnsl2]

I'm not sure my G/F fully realizes what BITOG is all about. She looks at me strangely when I'm typing on the forum, I just tell her "sweetie it's just talking about cars.."

Then one day she started asking me what the acronyms meant.. PP, UOA, OHV, etc. She realized she was in over her head, and left me alone.

But she still gives me that strange look when I come out of Advance Auto Parts with 30 quarts of oil (all BOGO) and a 100$ sales reciept. Or when the UPS truck drops two boxes at the door, and both are filled with oil filters.

 

[06VtecV6]

Why do I like oil so much? Because the 'ride' from dino..to..blends..to full synthetic can be so sweet and the decisions can have such lasting ramifications especially if you have a performance-oriented type engine. one wrong turn or slip-up and youre toast and thats pretty exciting..and it's like a movie but you star in it.

oh and when you car starts to 'beat' cars in movies, that's pretty exciting, no?? but sadly it doesn't happen everyday and that's probably good because street racing is not safe...

 

[Auto-Union]

Well.
I can best explain the differences in focus between men and women this way...

Men are oriented towards locomotion, as in sperm. Women focus on the home, the nest...the egg. Simple enough? I offered this explaination to female friends who noticed that men are more mobility-centric. It was like a bomb went off.

For me personally, I used to skateboard as a kid. Bearings get really dirty and make that coarse grinding sound. After blasting them clean with solvent, a shot of heavy oil makes them quiet and smooth. Same for cars.

 

[Craig in Canada]

I don't like the oil itself, per se, but I like a "well oiled machine" working at its best. I like the way everything works smoother/better/quieter after an oil/diff/transmission lube change. I like knowing that I'm taking the best care of my investment. I take care of my car(s) and they take care of me. While I don't beat on my cars, I push them and giving them the best of maintenance means that they're up to it.

I don't want to just "make it" to some high mileage, I want the car to be like new as long as possible. I'm like this with detailing products and the like as well. How do I keep the leather soft and protected, vinyl clean, glass perfectly clear, paint smooth and shiny, engine quiet and strong, transmission shifting perfectly, handling crisp, brakes true etc...etc...

Oil is just a part... It all makes a car reliable, capable and fun for as long as possible. My car is a hobby, not just a means of conveyance. (See me "more goes into making a car 'great' than how rarely it needs repair" comments in another thread a month back or so)

Craig.