Synthetic vs. Petroleum Showdown

Oil is the lifeblood of your vehicle's engine. Without motor oil, there is little likelihood that any of your vehicles would make it past the end of your street each morning. For decades conventional petroleum oils have been providing adequate protection for all of our vehicles.

Notice the key word here: adequate. Petroleum oils, for the most part, have done an adequate job of protecting our engines from break down. If you change it often enough, you can be relatively sure that your car will last 100,000 to 150,000 miles without a serious engine problem - maybe even longer.

My question is this: Why are you settling for adequate when something better has been available for about 30 years? Do you ask your mechanic to simply keep your vehicle from breaking down, or do you want him/her to keep it running in tip-top shape? The fact that you are reading this book suggests the latter.

It is perfectly reasonable to expect top performance from your vehicles. You are certainly paying for it. It's tough to buy a vehicle for less than $15,000 to $20,000 anymore. That's a great deal of money to shell out for adequate performance.

Today's engines are built for better performance, and, although petroleum oils are designed for better protection and performance today than they were 10 or 20 years ago, there is only so much that can be done. Today's engines need high performance lubricants, and synthetics are the only ones that fit the bill.

Additional Info via the Links Below:

page 1 - current : Are You Settling for Adequate
page 2 : Why Petroleum Oils Are Insufficient
page 3 : Maybe Adequate is OK For You
page 4 : Synthetic Oils Are Simply Better
page 5 : Extended Oil Drains
page 6 : Extended Vehicle Life & Fewer Repairs
page 7 : Improved Fuel Mileage and Performance