# Mobil 1 annual protection stupid commercial? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 25, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117 "2017-03-25T02:48:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 25, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/1 "2017-03-25T02:48:51Z")
OK comercial is [https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AUVd/mobil-1-annual-protection-one-oil-change-featuring-kevin-harvick](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AUVd/mobil-1-annual-protection-one-oil-change-featuring-kevin-harvick) The detail is every 20k in the fine print for a flash in the commercial vs protect your engine, change your oil once a year, not serving my best interest as I own Mobile stock, ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/2 "2017-03-25T04:35:31Z")
Driving 20k in one year without changing your oil will void every manufacturers warranty. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/3 "2017-03-25T04:43:59Z")
I hope that’s a joke put out by Pennz. If not I’m disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/4 "2017-03-25T06:13:36Z")
After 2 or 3 oil changes most manufactures warranties have expired, doesn’t really mater. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/5 "2017-03-25T06:14:36Z")
Pennzoil is advertising for Mobil oil? ---
**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:** [March 25, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/6 "2017-03-25T12:41:33Z")
> [@Barkydog](#): > > as I own Mobile stock Well then good thing you don’t own **Mobil** stock… 😀 I’ve done yearly Mobil 1 changes on many of my cars for years. The ones that put on less than 10K a year, that is. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/7 "2017-03-25T13:27:58Z")
> [@Barkydog](#): > > I own Mobile stock Do any other cities in Alabama issue shares of stock, or is this limited to Mobile? What is the dividend rate on the stock that the city of Mobile issues? Inquiring minds want to know. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/8 "2017-03-25T13:45:18Z")
Tough crowd. @Barkydog probably borrowed my spell checker. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/9 "2017-03-25T19:52:42Z")
Sorry about the mobile, But a misleading commercial at best. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/10 "2017-03-25T21:15:11Z")
Did If the little guy is 3" tall, than the jug of oil next to him must have 4-5 oz of oil than. Pretty small jug. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/11 "2017-03-25T22:11:40Z")
There could be 5 gallons in that jug. It is fantasy, and we can put as much as we want in there. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/12 "2017-04-02T03:39:31Z")
Saw some in Walmart today. Five quart bottle $50. About $25 for the other variations of Mobil 1. I checked their website today, long on claims, short on stats. Graphs with no actual numbers. I think I will let other people buy it first and see if it works. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/13 "2017-04-02T12:41:19Z")
The look on they oil changer’s face after Harvick asks him why he isn’t 3 inches tall is a hoot though. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/14 "2017-04-02T15:47:59Z")
> [@oldtimer-11](#): > > Driving 20k in one year without changing your oil will void every manufacturers warranty. Aren’t there new cars coming out that have extended oil change intervals on their maintenance schedules? ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/15 "2017-04-02T15:49:40Z")
The only way to know whether the commercial is stupid, or whether the product works as advertised, is to use it and have a used oil analysis performed. The only way I’d do that is if the prescribed use complied with the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule or my car was out of warranty. Until someone does that test, this is all speculation. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/16 "2017-04-02T16:40:30Z")
> [@Whitey](#): > > The only way to know whether the commercial is stupid, or whether the product works as advertised, is to use it and have a used oil analysis performed. The only way I’d do that is if the prescribed use complied with the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule or my car was out of warranty. > > Until someone does that test, this is all speculation. I agree! I use **Mobil-1 Extended Performance,** but I change it every 5,000 miles, anyhow. Just a couple days ago I was in Wal-Mart and looking at the Mobil-1. They had my Mobil-1 EP reduced to 25 bucks and change and then I noticed the new stuff, some kind of Mobil-1 Annual oil change stuff. It was almost 50 bucks ($49 and change)! I suppose I could make life more convenient and buy that and change at 10,000 mile intervals, but then the old filter stays there longer. When I sent in a sample of Mobil-1 EP to Blackstone Labs (it had 5,000 miles on it), they reported that it _could go considerably longer!_ _ **CSA** _ ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/17 "2017-04-02T17:49:34Z")
Mobil-1 Extended Performance increase the additives to prevent the oil from degrading as soon as it usually does. If you change at 5000 miles, you don’t need it. Anyone that changes at less than 7500 miles doesn’t need it under normal usage. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/18 "2017-04-03T04:45:51Z")
I saw on the Mobil web site that they offer an engine warranty when using this oil. I started to read the fine print and felt my head exploding so I stopped. ---
**Author:** ![irlandes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5e925/32.png) [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/19 "2017-04-06T01:11:32Z")
Makes sense. When I sent in a sample at 8800 miles, some years ago, they also told me it could go quite a bit longer. But, I did not just take their statement; I read carefully every parameter they listed and yes, it could go quite a bit longer. That was for non-snow-zone non-stop highway driving and would not be a surprise. Each person has to consider the condition of his own motor and his own driving conditions. What worked for me would not work for someone in different conditions. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117/20 "2017-04-06T17:48:15Z")
I fear for the used car market. It was bad enough when people thought they could go 10,000 miles between changes and some people bought those cars but now . . . ? I’m going to need another 2nd car sometime but geez, I can’t imagine buying one without knowing the maintenance behind it, and you just can’t get that information from the dealer or believe a private party. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mobil-1-annual-protection-stupid-commercial/102117.md?page=2)