To everyone who replied to this post; or even gave it the tiniest thought...Thank You !
That's what forums are about; discussion, disagreement, enlightenment...lets all try and remember that!!
To TSoA: Your 97 posts makes you, ummm, 93 posts greater than me....?!
Did I wake up on the wrong side of the bed...YES!
I HATE getting ripped off; and I hold a grudge. I bought Castrol Syntec a few times; did my engine catastrophically fail...no. Did I feel "happy" when I found out Syntec was Group III...NO! I am a businessman; I understand profit! I also know that if I cheated a customer...and he found out...he wouldn't be MY customer any longer. I pose this question:
How many people on this forum bought Syntec BEFORE the German Castrol hype?
Probably not many. We knew that Syntec was not a true synthetic, and was over-priced for what it really was. In a sense, I am that customer who found out he'd been cheated. If Castrol came back to me and said "we're sorry we mislead you and thousands of other customers; here's a free case of our newest, greatest true synthetic oil, German Castrol 0w30...I might consider trying it. Until that unlikely day (maybe a class- action lawsuit would help)!!!, it IS a matter of principal. In this era of phenomenal motor oils, I have other options available, and I will not buy Castrol "synthetic" oil, regardless of the hype.( or facts... again...principal)
Enough ranting about GC, I think I've got that out of my system...and now my Honda needs to see it's redline...Good day to all!!!