I belong to many automotive oriented boards and all of them to some degree trash Fram oil filters. We are talking a broad swath of specialists that include many engine builders. I don't have a dog in this fight but was wondering why the seeming dichotomy? BTW- I usually use WIX as that seems to be the consensus for widely available moderate cost filters on other boards. I have used Fram infrequently in the past when I was pressed for time and Walmart is open 24/7.