SYNTHETIC OR REGULAR OIL? TELL ME

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

Who's frowning? It's just a frivolous expenditure that's really interesting to someone with a hobby interest in oil, like the posters over there. I'm very interested in the technical details of oils and lubrication myself. I've read whole textbooks on the subject and much of what's available online, and frequently lurk at Bob's forum. I'm just being the cranky SOB pointing out that it's unnecessary. There's got to be a devil's advocate or every poor soul who asks a question on oil will come away with the silly idea that synthetics are a panacea and that their Yaris probably won't make it across town without an engine rebuild on "dino" oil. But if you need something to obsess on, there are worse things to obsess over than oil.

That wasn't really directed at you, but since the topic comes up all the time there must be interest here, not just Bob's forum. I just don't like it when those that loathe oil threads act like they don't know how to avoid them instead of polluting them with silly answers and cussing.