Why is Royal Purple Love it or Hate it?

[lovcom]

Originally Posted By: glxpassat
I believe RP made a big mistake by not offering competitive prices with other oils after becoming widely available in stores like Walmart and Autozone, who have now stopped selling it since no one was buying. A good opportunity missed IMO.


Well, maybe that Purple Dye they use cost lots of money.

 

[amati63]

http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil Tests.pdf

For those who hate RP, here are some compelling data.

 

[02zx9r]

I still hate RP!

 

[jpr]

Originally Posted By: amati63
http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf

For those who hate RP, here are some compelling data.
Holy Moley, it's the link that would not die!

Is there some sort of prize for whomsoever posts the 1000th link to that bogus article?

 

[BerndV]

Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie
The annoying thing about the colour is not the fact it has one (pretty at that) but the name of the product refering to the colour is what is both corny and cheezy...for a supposed industrial/high-tech product. It definately feminizes the product beyond rehab. Add to that their absurd HP claims and price v performance. It's obviously NOT meant for the sophisticated consumer.

What's next, grape flavour? It's about appropriate as a coloured dye for a product that goes inside a dark engine.

Engines that got a good UOA on RP....what, did the engine previously produce a BAD UOA on $2 API conventional oil and RP far outperformed ANY other top-tier synth? Ha, doubt it. Any API oil should produce a decent UOA without $7 purple unicorns.
What he said!

 

[Pablo]

Originally Posted By: jpr
Originally Posted By: amati63
http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf

For those who hate RP, here are some compelling data.
Holy Moley, it's the link that would not die!

Is there some sort of prize for whomsoever posts the 1000th link to that bogus article?


Indeed, but that totally bogus piece has only been posted 887 times.

 

[jpr]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: jpr
Originally Posted By: amati63
http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf

For those who hate RP, here are some compelling data.
Holy Moley, it's the link that would not die!

Is there some sort of prize for whomsoever posts the 1000th link to that bogus article?


Indeed, but that totally bogus piece has only been posted 887 times.
So only 113 more posts to go until somebody wins a lovely tupperware set!

 

[02zx9r]

Originally Posted By: jpr
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: jpr
Originally Posted By: amati63
http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf

For those who hate RP, here are some compelling data.
Holy Moley, it's the link that would not die!

Is there some sort of prize for whomsoever posts the 1000th link to that bogus article?


Indeed, but that totally bogus piece has only been posted 887 times.
So only 113 more posts to go until somebody wins a lovely tupperware set!


no no no silly, you win some free RP since no one wants it, thats how they get rid of it!

 

[FZ1]

Because it's purple!!!!

 

[Audi Junkie]

Well, I "scored" some RP 15w40 from AutoZone and am willing to part with it. Any takers for $15/g? Costs me $10, retail is $30. I guess I could return it if nobody wants it. Supposed to be their best product.

 

[buster]

It's a good oil that uses another form of marketing like they all do.

 

[DragRace]

Originally Posted By: buster
It's a good oil that uses another form of marketing like they all do.


The most intelligent post of the entire thread!

 

[blue_goose]

Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie
Well, I "scored" some RP 15w40 from AutoZone and am willing to part with it. Any takers for $15/g? Costs me $10, retail is $30. I guess I could return it if nobody wants it. Supposed to be their best product.


Why won't you use it?



Goose

 

[Audi Junkie]

15w-40. If it was lighter, I probally would.

 

[Patman]

Originally Posted By: badtlc


Great. How about this fact? It produces a stellar UOA in my car. So what? If one bad result were reason to doubt an oil, there would be no highly thought of oils on this board. Every application is different. Everyone's results will vary. To tell someone something won't work for them because you had a problem is pure ignorance.


It wasn't just one UOA for me though, it was a couple of them, and my used oil analysis were nowhere near the only ones that showed a poor performance for this oil. Sorry, but it just hasn't performed anywhere near as much as it's hyped up. It's nothing special whatsoever.

 

[artificialist]

Some forms of Trick Shift ATF are dyed blue.

That in mind, I never see ads for it, and it isn't designed for racing automatics anyway.

 

[ARB1977]

Thats with any oil...ive never used it.

 

[TallPaul]

Seems 2-cycle oil is dyed blue. Makes sense to have ATF red and 2-cycle blue. Can't mix up that way.

 

[artificialist]

I thought TCW-3 oil was dyed blue, so you knew if it was mixed with gasoline, and that way you would never run your 2-cycle without oil, or put oil-containing fuel in a 4-cycle.

 

[Audi Junkie]

I put 2C oil in 4C engines all the time. I figure the label would caution against it, if it was bad.