I spend way too much time thinking about oil.

[castor]

Mikemc,and gives him time for REAL fantasies ...

 

[GoldenRod]

I have dreams about being online at BITOG.

 

[wavinwayne]

One of my worst recurring dreams is where I'm standing in the lobby of the local Texaco Xpress Lube waiting to get the wife's Expedition serviced, & the counter guys asks "What kind of oil do you want us to use?" Then I answer "Oh, whatever's in your bulk tank there will be fine."

Stupid me.

Truth be told, that's what I did with my wife's Expedition for about 40k miles, or approx. 10 oil changes at that Texaco X-L shop. Then the last two times I had it changed by someone else was at Wal-Mart, where they used a Fram oil filter. Oh well, at least they used a decent oil (ST 5w30)

Ahhhhhhh, now that that's out in the open I feel better. I haven't let anybody change the oil in my car or my wife's Expy in 18 months. I do it all myself now using better fluids & filters than what is necessary.

 

[TallPaul]

The worst nightmare is you die and your wife gives your 200 or so quart stash away and starts frequenting the speedy lube shop.

 

[Mr Nice]

I had a dream a few days ago that WalMart was discontinuing all 5 quart (yellow Jug) of Pennzoil dino and they were all priced $3.99 on clearance.

All they had was 10w40.

I guess I should not visit this site before I go to sleep.

 

[doitmyself]

You guys need to diversify your obsession portfolios. Here are some ideas:

Brake Pads: Semi- metallic, ceramic, carbon fiber, titanium?

Brake rotors: Chinese vs. N. American?

Brake fluid: flush vs. no flush

Coolant: G-05, dexcool, OEM?

Parts: OEM vs. NAPA, Carquest, Autozone,Advance, Pep Boys????

Wax vs. Sealant??? Zaino vs. the world?

Repairs: dealer vs. independent???

Additives: None vs. a gazzillion choices.

 

[Matt89]

At this point for me it's come down to Prozac vs. Zoloft.

 

[lawman in sc]

I also spend too much time thinking about oil since I found this site.When the wife and I go to wal-mart she knows that I will be in the automotive section.I work in a psychiatric facility,I'm thinking of checking myself in.

 

[tamu_man]

This site actually inspired me to pursue a degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M. Haven't taken any "oil" classes yet, but I will in time.

 

[Matt89]

Good for you, tamu_man!

Of course, as soon as you have your degree and have accumulated some real-world experience with lubricants, no one here will listen to you anymore

 

[eljefino]

either that or tamu_man will have some professor from the 1980's who spends all his time on the science of Group I refining.

 

[Matt89]