So, why do you buy cheap oil?
Example, walmart supertech synthetic 5qt, 15.68.
Mobil 1 sythetic 5qt, 23.97
Price difference =8.29, or 1.65 a quart
1.65 a quart. 1.65 a quart savings for "ok" oil, certainly not great oil.
Say you run 5k mile interval.
15.68/5000=.003136 per mile cost
23.97/5000=.004794 per mile cost
Really? Why would you just not buy better oil? The savings is basically nothing, and works out to pennies a day.
I am all for saving. If I got oil daily, or weekly, maybe cheap oil makes sense. But not for 5k miles.
I know it all adds up, but if you buy a car to keep it, why use toned down oil for basically no measurable savings?
Ok, so let me have it, tell me how I am wrong.
Example, walmart supertech synthetic 5qt, 15.68.
Mobil 1 sythetic 5qt, 23.97
Price difference =8.29, or 1.65 a quart
1.65 a quart. 1.65 a quart savings for "ok" oil, certainly not great oil.
Say you run 5k mile interval.
15.68/5000=.003136 per mile cost
23.97/5000=.004794 per mile cost
Really? Why would you just not buy better oil? The savings is basically nothing, and works out to pennies a day.
I am all for saving. If I got oil daily, or weekly, maybe cheap oil makes sense. But not for 5k miles.
I know it all adds up, but if you buy a car to keep it, why use toned down oil for basically no measurable savings?
Ok, so let me have it, tell me how I am wrong.