Is Amzoil worth the much higher cost?
A local dealer wanted $16.25 for one quart.
Other full synthetic oils are half that price.
It is spelled Amsoil and no, in my opinion it is not worth the price.
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Tester
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Take 2 cars, run one on Amsoil, one on Mobil1, change at factory - specified intervals, there will be no worthwhile difference in wear after 100,000 miles, I’d put a pretty big bet on that.
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Amsoil is a very good synthetic motor oil… IF you need that kind of protection AND don’t mind the premium price.
But there are lower cost, equally performing, synthetics available that will more than do the job… Regular oil will also do if your car does not specify synthetic blend or synthetic only.
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Thanks guys.
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That is all my boat guy uses. Good enough for him, good enough for me. He taps off oil from a 50 gallon drum and sells it. I bring in old jugs to get refilled. Great cost savings. Only boat use, lower end, 2 cycle and 4 cycle oil. Use dealer for oil changes. GM and toyota, prices very comparable to local shops.
I’ve maintained 5 vehicles to over 300k miles on either regular dino oil or synthetic (Mobil-1 or Castrol). At twice the cost of Mobil-1 - are you expecting to reach 600k miles?
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Here we go again…
Testing, as you can see in Tester’s article, it provides marginally better protection, is the difference worth the price or will make any difference? Probably not.
If you change your oil regularly and when you are supposed to, probably doesn’t matter which brand you use, as long as it’s the right oil and meets the specs.
The question is what is the sales commission! If it is like Mary Kay, amway, or other marketing schemes, it’s about 50% for theblrivelege of not buying it at a store…
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You know that almost 50% of the cost of what you buy at a parts store is their markup, right?
I always thought AMSOIL was more for racing then stock street vehicles…
When you are running 25-30 # of boost or 1500-4000 HP, you don’t use budget oil…
So for high end racing applications = YES AMSOIL is well worth it…
For your Daily Driver = NO it is not worth it…
Could be you see Amsoil in race cars because they are willing to pay big $$ as a sponsor.
Markup is one thing but the bottom line after all expenses is closer to 10% or less.
When I owned a few rental properties - I hired a guy to mow the lawns. He used Amsoil on all his mowers.
I was surprised to see Klondike oil as approved. Never seen that on the shelf.
When a friend bought a new cougar in 1970, a guy at the ford dealership said royal purple was the best oil to use. I’ll just stick with Mobil 1 myself.
You’re still paying the 50% markup regardless of what costs the markup covers. If your point is that Amsoil’s prices are inflated, you won’t get any argument from me. I can almost see Amsoil’s headquarters from my house and I’ve never used a drop of their oil. Tough to justify the cost IMO.