Found mobil1 oil filters on sale and a deal on synthetic oil.

I was due for an oil change yesterday and wanted to share that at advance auto parts they have Mobil1 filters on sale for $8.88 and not being satisfied with their prices on oil I drove down the street to autozone and they had all weights of Castrol Syntec (black bottle) on sale for $4.50 qt..

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Alexstarfire @ Aug 1 2007, 03:48 PM) [snapback]488788[/snapback]</div>

yeah I used to use Fram because they were so cheap, apparently there is a reason why they are so cheap, apparently through this forum and on numerous websites Fram rates as the worst filter period.
Yeah I could have gone to Wal Mart for the oil my wal mart charges about $25 for the 5 gallon jug. and charges about 5.80 a qt for the syntec unless it is on sale.

Regular price for a M1 filter by the way is usually about 12 - 14 bucks.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Alexstarfire @ Aug 2 2007, 07:49 PM) [snapback]489655[/snapback]</div>

take a look at this site
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(koa @ Aug 3 2007, 12:46 AM) [snapback]489802[/snapback]</div>

I think that Bose speakers are usually trashed because of 2 reasons,
1) they are expensive
2) alot of people are unable to distinguish the difference between a great pair of just say Technics or Sony Speakers and Bose, because most people only listen to the middle range, so when they compare it sounds about the same and people then say you know for all that money I don't think they are much better if at all.


Now as far as the other guy that said something like to make a comparison he should have a bachelor's <-- (you misspelled this by the way) degree in chemistry? <-- you misspelled this too) Come on really its cars and motor oil. Is it really that hard to tell if you cut open a filter one's element is made of synthetic foam another of paper cardboard.
It's like when I go to buy a new filter for my house a/c / furnace I have a choice do I want the cheap fiberglass one that is 88 cents that captures dog hair and that's about it or do I want the one that costs more that captures dust, pollen, etc.... I don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that one is better then the other just by looking at it. You get what you pay for, by the way I too had a car where I religiously used Fram filters It lasted 185,000 and rumor has it the guy I sold it to has it up and running, but I also changed the oil in that car every single 3000 miles and after about 2 years (30,000 miles), everytime I changed the oil it was solid black, but I didn't know that it shouldn't look like that if you are changing at the scheduled interval and only at 3000 miles.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(silver squirell @ Aug 3 2007, 09:33 PM) [snapback]490261[/snapback]</div>

I went ahead and went with synthetic with my first 5000 mile change, another nice thing about the Prius is that when you change your oil, you can get away with 3 quarts and it will take it about halfway up the safe zone on the dipstick. On my last car I would use one of the additives also at about 40,000 miles but after I read that the government has sued every last one of them for making false claims, I decided not to add them to my Prius.
I prefer the synthetic because of the longer oil change cycles.
By the way if you are used to changing your own oil the Prius is a very easy oil change (no crawling all they way under the car.) The Factory Filter is pretty tight though (I had to jab a screw driver in it to turn it). And it helps to jack the car an inch or two for the bucket to slide under easier. And one other tip is watch for the washer on the drain bolt it can easily fall off and get lost.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hill @ Aug 3 2007, 10:25 PM) [snapback]490296[/snapback]</div>

Hey we aren't talking about MD's, Attorney's, Brokers, etc. We are talking about maintenance that is easy enough for even your most basic average person here. If you go to any oil change place they don't have guys changing oil who are SAE certified, they have the kid who graduated from towel boy at the car wash. And if you think that you can't tell the difference if you were to cut open an oil filter and tell which one will stop more particles and which one is better constructed then perhaps you need to go back to school and get your Captain Obvious degree. I know plenty of people who know how to completely disassemble and rebuild an engine and transmission and diagnose a problem just by listening to a motor running who aren't SAE certified, just like I know of hackers that can take over your computer who aren't certified Computer Technicians. Your theory that someone must have a degree or certification to be knowledgeable is just plain short sided.