Re: amsoil - Dirty Question?

XS11E wrote:

> DAMN, the dreaded oil thread rears it's head again!

What? Did you expect it to ever die? :-)

> A waste of money in my opinion.  The advantages that any synthetic has 
> is mostly hypothetical not "real world" and the mistaken idea that 
> synthetics can go longer between changes has been dispelled by the 
> synthetic oil companies among others.

I like the idea of synthetics on boosted engines. That heat can get high 
enough that I like to use it.

Otherwise, I agree. Seen too many cars make it to a quarter million 
miles or more on dino oil.

> WFIW, most tests I've seen rate Mobil 1 as the best or one of the best 
> synthetics, it's also one of the least expensive and one of the most 
> readily available so why spend more?

That's what I use.

Pat