No problem, David. The question wasn't for helping me decide on an oil. I've already bought some Mobil1 to try and then MAYBE will be using Redline for extended drains and utilizing oil analysis to test intervals.
I'd never seen a comparison on the forum and was just interested in what people thought and hoped it might help others is some way. Seeing Tooslicks post made me more secure with the Mobil1 purchase and the thought of going Redline after.
How about I give you my parameters and crunch the #s for fun?
Vehicle & Engine:'93 Toy V6 4x4 Xcab manual
Condition:Excellent, 114K (low end of average per year),oil changed religiously every 3K. Used Castrol GTX for most of its life (up to 100K???). All scheduled maintenence done. Am currently in Auto-Rx procedure.
Environment:AZ heat (up above 105-115F normal in summer-->May-Sept, freezes only a few times but I get to the snow country a couple times as well)
Habits:66-75% city, the rest freeway. Very little offroad. No bad habits.
Budget:12K per year...3k oil changes...$22 per change = $88 per year currently. If this # went up to $100-110, it wouldn't bother me knowing there is a high quality product in engine. (That # ($88) could actually go down if I changed the Redline once a year.
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Thanks again.
Toy4x4