When I first started amassing knowledge about cars around 3 years ago my first objective was to change my own oil. Although i cant remember what drew me to it but out of that I picked Valvoline Maxlife synthetic blend. After a couple months I bought my truck with the intent of changing the transmission (straight into the deep end). Once I'd completed that and was looking for something to fill it with i saw that Valvoline had a Maxlife atf which was (although not specced on the bottle) specced for mercon v. In the earlier days I was ecstatic about anything Valvoline.
Since then I have branched out and use an array of products from different companies (Valvoline, Castrol, ST, Mobile 1 ect.). I no longer carry quite the same excitement for Valvoline products that I once did but when asked for recommendations I find myself habitually recommending Valvoline products.
This is not limited to fluids either. As I spent most of my childhood days in the back of a toyota camry, when asked about vehicles I find myself immediately pointing toward toyota (although terms of overall reliability ill stand by that). But when it was time to buy my second car, despite telling myself to get a simple camry or corolla I found myself with another Hyundai (which was the brand of my first car). I guess in that case I have built an opinion partial to Hyundai too.
Do you guys have any brand loyalties? Do they stem from objective research or subjectivity?
Since then I have branched out and use an array of products from different companies (Valvoline, Castrol, ST, Mobile 1 ect.). I no longer carry quite the same excitement for Valvoline products that I once did but when asked for recommendations I find myself habitually recommending Valvoline products.
This is not limited to fluids either. As I spent most of my childhood days in the back of a toyota camry, when asked about vehicles I find myself immediately pointing toward toyota (although terms of overall reliability ill stand by that). But when it was time to buy my second car, despite telling myself to get a simple camry or corolla I found myself with another Hyundai (which was the brand of my first car). I guess in that case I have built an opinion partial to Hyundai too.
Do you guys have any brand loyalties? Do they stem from objective research or subjectivity?