Its $22 for 5 litres here in the UK so gonna give it a go at that price
I've used Optilube XPD for years but hadn't heard of the oil or even if it was the same company
Peugeot/Citroen/Vauxhall 1.2 petrol engines in Europe are having big problems with 'wet' belt degradation blocking oil pickup filters.
Was initially put down to faulty belts but they have changed them a few times and still having issues.
I've used a Kufatec module on my 2016 Golf GTD for over 5 yrs , works perfect.
Plugs into the OBD to cancel the stop start and removed after, it can also reverse the process at anytime by plugging it back in