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Old 10-23-11, 12:33 PM
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Default Cheap Synthetic vs Mobil 1

I see TOYOTA Synthetic 0w-20 oil for $55 to $60 on Ebay for a case of 12. How can Toyota make synthetic so cheap? Is it REALLY as good as Mobil 1, which AT BEST can be bot for about $6.50 on sale at Walmart?
Old 10-23-11, 01:44 PM
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Why is Mobil 1 so much more expensive? One word .......... marketing.
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Toyota oil is Mobil 1 packaged for Toyota.
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A GOOD oil is a GOOD oil.

It's not complicated.

In the days of dinasour oil, there WERE/are differences.

Today ....... and yes, it's sad ... no more good arguments over whose oil is best .......LOL ! .........

But the main difference is who takes the LEAST outta yer wallet at the register.

Enjoy !

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Old 10-23-11, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikey100
A GOOD oil is a GOOD oil.

It's not complicated.

In the days of dinasour oil, there WERE/are differences.

Today ....... and yes, it's sad ... no more good arguments over whose oil is best .......LOL ! .........

But the main difference is who takes the LEAST outta yer wallet at the register.

Enjoy !

Mikey
Lake Oconee, GA
There are differences in Synthetic oils.
Old 10-24-11, 01:37 AM
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lol @ Mobil1 being a "good oil"

Shell Rotella T6 or German-made Castrol Syntec (group IV synthetics) for me please.
none of this "I say i'm synthetic but i'm made from petroleum" wanna be synthetic nonsense.
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