While surfing the web for Havline HM products, I came across a Havoline sight which guaranteed you 300,000 in ten years if you use their oil, or something the effect. I wish I could find it now, but I lost the web sight and didn't save it.
Has anyone else seen this?
Wait!! Just found it..
http://www.texacoxpresslube.com/services/EngineDefender_App.pdf
Havoline Guarantee
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smells like you'd have to have the oil changes done by a 'pro' and have the invoices, rather than receipts from a store for the DIY'ers. Interesting tho
quote:Yes, that is likely true...but for 300K? wow! That in and of itself is a bigger pat on the back than the current advertisements for other brands claim. I'm not sure if this 300k is something old or current.
Originally posted by mh2800: smells like you'd have to have the oil changes done by a 'pro' and have the invoices, rather than receipts from a store for the DIY'ers. Interesting tho
Valvoline offers the same warranty as can be seen at www.expresscare.com. I'm sure they offer the same warranty at their VIOC centers.
Sounds like applicants are also required to have a Texaco EspressLube facility do their oil changes to keep the "guarantee" validated. I'm not saying the promotion's a sham - I'm just nervous about the prospect of minimum wage, half brain-dead, knuckle-dragging service monkeys who dropped out of school after 2nd grade, and who were spawned by 1st cousins, mucking around with my car...
A bit harsh there, huh Ray ![[Wink]](images/icons/wink.gif)
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I really don't see why anyone using Havoline wouldn't be able to get 300K out of there engine, providing the engine isn't a piece of doodoo to begin with...
Yeah, you're right. I shouldn't have held back...
quote:No you shouldn't have, bad Ray
Originally posted by Ray H: Yeah, you're right. I shouldn't have held back...
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Let's be nice to the drop out grease monkeys...i was thinking you were holding back also.
spend an hour watching the fine folks at the big blue "Mart" tire lube express and if you didnt worry before you surely will after. especially if you do the 4 hour minimum of a rotate and balance like i did more than i care to admit. i still buy some tires there (only cause the discount i get) but have my local place R&B them. before you park the car good they have all 4 wheels off.
i will say that there might be some good ones out there. i know of 2 that i would use if i had to. cause i know the owners of each and they are right there beside their workers working. so they know things are done right.
quote:I thought he might have given them too much credit...
Originally posted by bighead: A bit harsh there, huh Ray
Lol, right. I was thinking that same thing. The way he put it, they were WAY over qualified for the job...
You can get 300K miles with any decent GF3 SL rated oil.
BTW,
AdvanceAutoParts still has Havoline HM oil on clearance for 49 cents.
quote:I understand what you're saying, but if they guarantee 300K with those monkeys working on it, it may not be a bad deal to the average person. Most people never go that far on a vehicle anyway.
Originally posted by Ray H: I'm not saying the promotion's a sham - I'm just nervous about the prospect of minimum wage, half brain-dead, knuckle-dragging service monkeys who dropped out of school after 2nd grade, and who were spawned by 1st cousins, mucking around with my car...
Quaker State has a 10 year/250,000 mile guarantee even if you change it yourself.
http://www.quakerstate.com/pages/programs/warranty.asp
True, and true. Quaker State's and SOPUS corporate twin Pennzoil's warranties are for 250,000 miles or 10 years, and you can change the oil & filter yourself. At least every 4,000 miles or 4 months.
I think Castrol also offers a warranty like this Havoline warranty for 300,000 miles/10 yrs., but it was not DIY but only through Castrol lube affiliations.
quote:There goes Ray, candy-coating the Lilly again.. Or is it Guilding? Gelding?
I'm just nervous about the prospect of minimum wage, half brain-dead, knuckle-dragging service monkeys who dropped out of school after 2nd grade, and who were spawned by 1st cousins, mucking around with my car.
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I wish for once, Ray, you'd tell us what you REALLY think? - Status
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