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Old 02-18-2013, 09:36 AM
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I've been reading up on this "German Castrol" for about a week now. My question is has anyone used it? If so where can I find it? I work part-time at O'Reilly's between classes and we don't carry it. Lastly, does it actually live up to the hype or is it all BS? Thanks in advance.
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That's old news. Go to bobistheoilguy and you will get all of the info you need.
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Everyone has their flavor. Use what you like.
I use M1.
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I am going on 175,000 miles using GC. I get it at Autozone.
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Thanks. I've always used M1 but have read alot on GC, an was jw what some LS guys thought.
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i've heard nothing but good things about it...
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Penzoil platinum ultra here
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Castrol Edge Titanium Synthetic
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I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone that's had premature engine failure due to any synthetic OR conventional oil that's changed at the proper respective intervals.
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone that's had premature engine failure due to any synthetic OR conventional oil that's changed at the proper respective intervals.
^^^EXACTLY!

It all comes down to what makes you feel all secure and 'warm and fuzzy' about your oil/filter changes/intervals.

For me, that is either a 0W-30/0W-40 Red Line mix, Motul Trophy 300V 0W-40, or the new Millers Nanodrive Racing 0W-30, along with a NAPA/Wix Platinum, or Amsoil EaO 64 filter.
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone that's had premature engine failure due to any synthetic OR conventional oil that's changed at the proper respective intervals.
That's not what the commercials say...



If its on TV, its gotta be true.
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Originally Posted by wssix99
If its on TV, its gotta be true.
That's right! And according to the TV, they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true - so everything in this thread MUST be true:


(BTW, that '51 commercial was fantastic. I love that old stuff. )
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
That's right! And according to the TV, they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true - so everything in this thread MUST be true:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bufTna0WArc

(BTW, that '51 commercial was fantastic. I love that old stuff. )
by far the funniest commercial I've seen in a while
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
(BTW, that '51 commercial was fantastic. I love that old stuff. )
Yea. Make a video of a guy flushing oily water down the sink drain these days and little black helicopters will show up to take the man away in cuffs...



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