I totally get that, river rat. As you can see in my sig, I like M1 filters, too! I have almost a dozen on the shelf. However, I also have an RP going into the MKX next. I have OR, AZ, and AAP all within 4 minutes of my house. PB is about 20 mins away, so I don't go there often. They also never seem to have blowout sales on those ultra-pricey RPs!!
Sorry to poop on the thread, but I just wanted to give an honorable mention to RP filters in the pantheon of oil filter royalty.