Walmart has a Huge Clearance of Mobil 1 Oils right now All with Free Shipping. Normally i go Supertech because its the cheapest, The only Mobil 1 Im seeing to be cheaper than the cheapest available options is weird ones like 0W-40. But the 0W-20 I need is $65.88/15qt vs super tech 18.50/5qt, so its not cheaper but its close, and its "Advanced Fuel Economy Suitable for Hybrid Vehicles" oil rather than whatever basic Super tech High mileage oil. Would this be worth the few dollars more for some of my cars that can literally drive below 100, often below 50 miles in a month? or would i just be wasting 10 dollars?
Is Hybrid Oil Worth it For Super Low Mileage Cars?
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With the savings of $10 by buying the SuperTech 0W20, you can buy yourself 2(maybe 3) SuperTech oil filters which are very good filters.
I figured Supertech filters were nothing special. Rockauto is always cheaper and you can get Bosch premium and other better filters for the same price. But that doesn't even matter, the point is for an extremely low mile short drive car, will hybrid oil offer any extra protection?
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If the 50-100 miles is in short increments, the moisture won't be released from your oil no matter the brand. If you drive those miles in mostly one drive, the oil brand won't matter either.
Getting the engine fully warmed up, and keeping it there for an extended amount of time is what matters. So the engine will be able to expel any moisture that has accumulated. The moisture from only short drives is hard on the exhaust system as well.
Getting the engine fully warmed up, and keeping it there for an extended amount of time is what matters. So the engine will be able to expel any moisture that has accumulated. The moisture from only short drives is hard on the exhaust system as well.
If you need the money you’re saving then buy ST. If you don’t need it (ie, isn’t significant enough to impact your situation) then get the M1.
First, M1 0W-40 is not "weird", its one of the best oils around in that price point.
On your question, 100 miles per month 0W-20 - literally use whatever. If you have found ST works for you, why are you even worrying about the price of oil for your once every 2 years oil change?
On your question, 100 miles per month 0W-20 - literally use whatever. If you have found ST works for you, why are you even worrying about the price of oil for your once every 2 years oil change?
The penny pinching desperation vibes this thread is giving off has me very concerned
To have to spend this much time and put this much thought into "saving" an incredibly small amount of money is not good for one's mental health
Well, I don’t pretend to understand the OP’s situation so I was just seeking to give it some perspective. I grew up poor and spent most of my adult life broke. Though $10 or $20 is insignificant to me now, there was a time that it could have made the difference between having enough gas to get to work until payday or not. I can understand not wanting to spend money you don’t have.The penny pinching desperation vibes this thread is giving off has me very concerned
To have to spend this much time and put this much thought into "saving" an incredibly small amount of money is not good for one's mental health
Also some people are just frugal and like to penny pinch. That one I don’t really understand but to each his own.
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Fine line between penny pinching and shopping for value in anything one buys.
OP is merely asking whether the marginal cost is commensurate with the marginal value for his use case.
I don't think we can give him a valid answer, although I'd spend the small marginal amount and go with the M1 myself, although that is based largely on gut and not verifiable fact.
OP is merely asking whether the marginal cost is commensurate with the marginal value for his use case.
I don't think we can give him a valid answer, although I'd spend the small marginal amount and go with the M1 myself, although that is based largely on gut and not verifiable fact.
Well, one could come up a valid answer with some testing and data collection. But for this situation it’s akin to tracking the flight patterns of the average house fly to check for statistical commonality. Sure. You can absolutely take the time and effort to do that. But why?
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It is Mobil 1 so it has to be great. You can't go wrong with Mobil 1. I have hoarded some of this.
Highly doubt you will save enough fuel to payback for the extra cost of the oil.
I was considering doing that on one car that drove 100 miles in the last year, but the ones I actively use and start for short periods more I was going to stick to 1 year.
I just organized my oil and found that I have quite a bit, this isn't even all of it, but if mobil 1 would be better than super tech for those longer changes then it's worth it. Plus, I just saw mobil 1 is having a $5 rebate, so I'm hoping I can use that on the 3 pack.
With how much I see of Supertech being good enough because it's API-SP, I feel like it's generally not worth "name" brands.
I think that SuperTech filters are quite good and there are several threads(I’m not searching for them) that have been cut open, brand new & used. There is also WhipCityWrenchers on YouTube that have cut open ST filters and they show to be just fine. Are they Top of the Line? No, but good just the same and the exact same as some other brands because they are made by the same company. I mean, are filters on RA cheaper after you add shipping? IDK!
And will a specific hybrid oil offer any additional benefits? Maybe on paper but, no one knows without doing a UOA on both hybrid/non hybrid oils. I don’t think the engine will notice a thing.
Best of luck,
