RE: [DML] Yet Another Oil Thread

["Nelson, Allan" <abnelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just an FYI for anyone interested...Castrol Syntech is not technically
synthetic like Mobil 1.  It can legally be called synthetic after Castrol
won the lawsuit initiated by Mobil but its base stock is just highly refined
petroleum, not synthesized stock.  Mobil objected to Catrol using the term
"synthetic" in its marketing since Castrol was able to sell its product for
less (petroleum stock is cheaper than real synthetic) and market it to be
"equal" to Mobil 1 (which it isn't).  Castrol ultimately won the right to
call their product synthetic (but it isn't).  More fuel for the oil fire.

AL

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Swingle [mailto:swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:16 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DML] Yet Another Oil Thread


Another myth busted!!  Although somehow I knew that Toyota was not 
really in the oil-refinery business. 

Acutally my preferred oil (for cars other than the DMC) is BMW 5W30 
Synthetic - I get it at the BMW dealer and it's at least 50 cents a 
quart cheaper than Mobil 1 (with a club discount). It's re-packaged 
Castrol. I would never have believed that a car dealer is the 
cheapest place around to buy synthetic oil.

Dave S






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