From: Andy on 1 Apr 2007 13:23 On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:27:32 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote: >Hairy wrote: > >> You seem to be long on claims, but short on substantiation. >> Anyone can say anything, but until they back it up, it's just more BS. > >Huh? > >It's the Mobil 1 site that states that their oil is not fully synthetic, >it's not my opinion or my claim. And where on the Mobil 1 site does it say that? I looked and didn't see it. They say its a blend of synthetic basestocks.
From: Hairy on 1 Apr 2007 20:31 "SMS" <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote in message news:460f42c7$0$27158$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... > Hairy wrote: > >> You seem to be long on claims, but short on substantiation. >> Anyone can say anything, but until they back it up, it's just more BS. > > Huh? > I didn't stutter... > It's the Mobil 1 site that states that their oil is not fully synthetic, > it's not my opinion or my claim. Another claim without substantiation. I see a pattern here. Dave
From: SMS on 1 Apr 2007 22:20 Andy wrote: > And where on the Mobil 1 site does it say that? I looked and didn't > see it. They say its a blend of synthetic basestocks. Right, it's the base stocks that are synthetic, but the additives are petroleum based. From the Mobil 1 web site: "Each Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 Extended Performance viscosity grade uses a unique combination of synthetic fluids _and selected additives_ in order to tailor the viscosity grade to its specific application" (underlining mine). Of course it's really immaterial that Mobil 1 is combination of synthetic base stock and non-synthetic additives, just as it's immaterial that base stocks of regular motor oil are non-synthetic. It's not like they take oil out of the ground and mix in the additives, and stick in bottles; the petroleum base stock is highly refined. Still, since Mobil 1 is not fully synthetic, they shouldn't be implying that it is.
From: aarcuda69062 on 1 Apr 2007 22:35 In article <4610687b$0$27248$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote: > Andy wrote: > > > And where on the Mobil 1 site does it say that? I looked and didn't > > see it. They say its a blend of synthetic basestocks. > > Right, it's the base stocks that are synthetic, but the additives are > petroleum based. > > From the Mobil 1 web site: > > "Each Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 Extended Performance viscosity grade uses a > unique combination of synthetic fluids _and selected additives_ in order > to tailor the viscosity grade to its specific application" (underlining > mine). Where in the above is it said that the additives are "petroleum based?" All I see is "and selected additives." You might just as well claim fraud because the foil seal under the bottle cap isn't synthetic.
From: JimV on 1 Apr 2007 23:06
This whole oil thing is pretty funny. When is the last time anyone here saw an oil related failure? Not in the last 10-20 years I'll bet. It's all about MARKETING. |