# Amzoil worth the very high price **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 12, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159 "2024-01-12T23:56:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andy-Ke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/andy-ke/32/41664_2.png) [@Andy-Ke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Andy-Ke)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/1 "2024-01-12T23:56:01Z")
Is Amzoil worth the much higher cost? A local dealer wanted $16.25 for one quart. Other full synthetic oils are half that price. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/2 "2024-01-13T00:03:49Z")
It is spelled Amsoil and no, in my opinion it is not worth the price. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/3 "2024-01-13T00:06:40Z")
> **[Why Expensive Oil Is A Waste Of Money](https://jalopnik.com/why-expensive-oil-is-a-waste-of-money-1797241527)** > > This story was originally published on July 27, 2017 Tester ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/4 "2024-01-13T01:35:02Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/5 "2024-01-13T02:20:03Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Andy-Ke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/andy-ke/32/41664_2.png) [@Andy-Ke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Andy-Ke)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/6 "2024-01-13T03:58:26Z")
Thanks guys. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/7 "2024-01-13T05:24:44Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/8 "2024-01-14T17:26:14Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![YoshiMoshi3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@YoshiMoshi3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/YoshiMoshi3)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/9 "2024-01-14T20:23:39Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/10 "2024-01-14T20:39:15Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![Rainflurry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cab0a1/32.png) [@Rainflurry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rainflurry)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/11 "2024-01-15T14:37:23Z")
> [@bing](#): > > it’s about 50% for theblrivelege of not buying it at a store… You know that almost 50% of the cost of what you buy at a parts store is their markup, right? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/12 "2024-01-15T16:01:10Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/13 "2024-01-15T16:47:49Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > I always thought AMSOIL was more for racing then stock street vehicles… Could be you see Amsoil in race cars because they are willing to pay big $$ as a sponsor. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/14 "2024-01-15T17:35:13Z")
Markup is one thing but the bottom line after all expenses is closer to 10% or less. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/15 "2024-01-15T18:55:54Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > I always thought AMSOIL was more for racing then stock street vehicles… When I owned a few rental properties - I hired a guy to mow the lawns. He used Amsoil on all his mowers. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/16 "2024-01-15T19:31:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Rainflurry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cab0a1/32.png) [@Rainflurry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rainflurry)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/amzoil-worth-the-very-high-price/194159/17 "2024-01-15T23:09:47Z")
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.