We are talking about changing oil on a lawn mower. 1/2 to 2 quarts of oil once a year depending on what you own. I just don't see the reason to scrimp on the price of oil. That is the reason I buy the best, Amsoil at 12 dollars a quart. No one agrees on oil so this is just my opinion.
reynoldston..
I'm not trying to be-little you .. I understand where you are coming from... I too live on a S.S. check ..with nothing else..
my wife is in the same boat.. we have an almost poverty level income and are scraping by .. I actually started this thread about why the price of oil and oil additives never drops ..when there is an abundance of oil , and the price for gasoline drops
why doesn't the price of oil on the shelf drop as well ..was it NOT refined at the same time .. and doesn't it cost more to refine oil into gas ..I would think oil would be cheaper... surely all the "magic" additives they put in it can't be that expensive
I use Mobil 1 in my cars ( supposed to be good for at least 15,000 mi. ) ---I change my oil FILTER every 2,500 mi. and I change my oil at every 5,000 mi. .. I re-use that oil in my chain-saws as bar oil ( works great too ) I give away to others in need of bar-oil .. I also add a half-quart of Lucas oil treatment when I change oil ... my Camry is a "98" model with 153,000 mi. + on it and has had nothing but but typical time change items, ... battery, shocks, a starter, a window motor, tires ( twice) and a radiator.. oops and the timing belt "package" NO COMPLAINTS the avg. 30 mpg is great for my purposes (4-cyl.) . In my mowers I change a synthetic blend yearly , so I apologize if I offended you , as you say we all have an opinion on oil .. I just want to know why its price doesn't go down like gas does !!