From: Andy on
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

"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
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
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
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.