Originally Posted By: kschachn
Actually no, the problem is that there are a number of very good oils available even at Walmart. The distinction is lost unfortunately. Can you make a technical argument that (for example) Castrol 0W-40 available at nearly every Walmart for around $4.60 a quart is inferior to any Amsoil offering?
And again there is that word hate, completely unnecessary in this thread.
I don't come down on any side of the Amsoil argument, but I don't understand this train of thought that is prevalent on here regarding results from Amsoil.
The argument formula is this: user posts UOA with Amsoil. Another user posts a statement along the lines of "you probably could've gotten those results with any oil. OP responds with their reasoning (usually subjective/anecdotal). User then responds with varying messages, but all looking for proof of why Amsoil could do this and no other oil could.
Let's remember, this whole debate started on a post that failed to provide any proof that another oil could mirror these results.
Originally Posted By: kschachn
I'll bet you'd get the same UOA and other results with an oil costing a lot less. That would be even more money back in your pocket.
Now, could another oil provide these results? Sure. That said, why do we have to get into the pointless debates that start with assumptions made without proof, such as the one above, and then that same person demanding evidence as to why Amsoil is better than any other off-the-shelf brand. This idea that "any brand probably could've done this" is just an existential fallacy in order to start a debate and where nothing is resolved. Those who like and use Amsoil will continue to do so and others will continue to say "no doubt it's a good oil" and choose other, cheaper options. I think we can avoid the debate and just go our separate ways here.