Just an FYI for anyone interested...Castrol Syntech is not technically synthetic like Mobil 1. It can legally be called synthetic after Castrol won the lawsuit initiated by Mobil but its base stock is just highly refined petroleum, not synthesized stock. Mobil objected to Catrol using the term "synthetic" in its marketing since Castrol was able to sell its product for less (petroleum stock is cheaper than real synthetic) and market it to be "equal" to Mobil 1 (which it isn't). Castrol ultimately won the right to call their product synthetic (but it isn't). More fuel for the oil fire. AL -----Original Message----- From: Dave Swingle [mailto:swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:16 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] Yet Another Oil Thread Another myth busted!! Although somehow I knew that Toyota was not really in the oil-refinery business. Acutally my preferred oil (for cars other than the DMC) is BMW 5W30 Synthetic - I get it at the BMW dealer and it's at least 50 cents a quart cheaper than Mobil 1 (with a club discount). It's re-packaged Castrol. I would never have believed that a car dealer is the cheapest place around to buy synthetic oil. Dave S To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/