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Old 10-14-2009, 11:09 PM   #19
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i use royal purple in every vehicle i own. love it plain and simple.
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Old 10-15-2009, 08:53 AM   #20
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You shouldn't. You don't. You're cheap. Simple.
Thats why i drive a Yaris and an Echo,would call it being economical rather than cheap. And i do use synthetic oil (Mobil1) changed every !0,000kms. oils like Amsoil,Redline,and Royal Purple if you can find them in this area run around $16 a quart/Liter
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Old 10-15-2009, 09:08 AM   #21
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I've heard mixed things about Royal Purple, though mostly good.

If you want the best of the best, I've been told AMSOIL is the way to go. Then again, oil opinions can vary, as we all know.
Last review I read at the Oil Guy Bob site on Amsoil's best, the Signature Series, it actually got bested [though it was very close] by PP...haven't seen any RP results. Some of the best UOAs that I've come across there was actually on Valvoline & Napa's version of Valvoline.
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Old 10-15-2009, 10:12 AM   #22
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I USE ROYAL PURPLE ITS GOOD STUFF BUT I GET MINE FOR 6.95
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Old 10-15-2009, 10:47 AM   #23
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my teachers at uti use it they prove that you will get better MPG and it will prevent future parts failure.
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Old 10-15-2009, 04:35 PM   #24
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You contradict yourself. You WOULD want to maintain your car as best as possible so that you'd get the most trade-in value for your car when the time comes. Besides, not all of us trade-in our cars as frequently (or infrequently) as you do. As well, there are people who exceed 150K within 2yrs of owning their Yaris. If they do that much driving, don't you think it's a justifiable investment to purchase synthetic oil? What about people who live in areas with colder climates? Should they not invest in synthetic oil, regardless of how inexpensive the Yaris is? Don't just view things from your eyes.

And since oil doesn't need to be changed so often, throwing in a few extra dollars for synthetics isn't going to hurt. I mean, we throw more money than that away every single day on our unnecessary luxuries, fast food (some of us), beer, etc. Big deal, you get me?
I think you are the one that doesn't get it!

Before you tell someone off, read!

He was asking why would anyone buy the expensive Royal Purple for a Yaris, not why anyone would buy synthetic oil!

Only a fool would use Royal Purple in their car because of all the following:

1. Using RP over another branded synthetic WILL NOT cause your engine to last longer.

2. Users of RP have not shown better UOA's then those that use other brands of synthetic oil, and in fact RP users show worse UOA's then most users of other brands of synthetic oil.

3. Why pay so much for RP when there are MANY cheaper synethetics that cost less and provide the same or better engine protection?

4. One can get 300,000+ miles from their Yaris engine if they use the cheapest "worse" conventional oil sold in America, so again, only a fool would pay $8 or more per quart for RP.
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Old 10-15-2009, 04:38 PM   #25
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my teachers at uti use it they prove that you will get better MPG and it will prevent future parts failure.
No they didn't!

The increase in MPG when using synthetic is just 1% or 2% and this is according to the makers of synthetic oil.

It is exceedingly rare (like getting hit by an asteroid) for an engine to fail because if oil issues, unless the oil leaks out or is severely low.

Lots of BS coming from some of you 20 something males that know everything :-(
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Old 10-15-2009, 04:44 PM   #26
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Last review I read at the Oil Guy Bob site on Amsoil's best, the Signature Series, it actually got bested [though it was very close] by PP...haven't seen any RP results. Some of the best UOAs that I've come across there was actually on Valvoline & Napa's version of Valvoline.
PP? Penzoil Platinum?
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Old 10-15-2009, 04:57 PM   #27
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I think you are the one that doesn't get it!

Before you tell someone off, read!

He was asking why would anyone buy the expensive Royal Purple for a Yaris, not why anyone would buy synthetic oil!
Yeah, I realized that after he finally stated that he uses Mobile1. So, calm yourself down. Besides, if anyone wanted to use RP in their engine, it's certainly their prerogative.
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Old 10-15-2009, 10:35 PM   #28
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PP? Penzoil Platinum?
yep.
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Old 10-16-2009, 09:56 AM   #29
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yep.
My friend uses that in his Mazda3 and likes it a lot. I can tell you that it made his motor a hellova lot quieter. Now that I'm at 10k miles, I think I'll make the switch to syn.
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Old 10-16-2009, 10:24 AM   #30
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You should! Especially since winter is approaching in you live in Boston. Your car will thank you, eventually.
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Old 10-16-2009, 12:06 PM   #31
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from my comparisons of various oils' data sheets, Pennzoil Platinum 5w-20 had the second thinnest cold viscosity. Penn Plat 5w-30 was extremely good as well.

after doing this research comparing pennzoil, castrol, mobil, amsoil, royal purple, and others datasheets only, i have dropped my facination with group 3 / 4/ 5 and gone with the raw data.

Formula Shell had the lowest viscosity when cold, better than amsoil. royal purple actually had a pretty thick viscosity when cold.

the marketing really gets people when it comes to motor oil. you really gotta look at the data sheets closely.
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Old 10-16-2009, 01:34 PM   #32
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Im going to using Catrol or Mobil synthetic oil my next oil change on the Yaris. Will probably go with Eneos for my Si
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