Okay a few points;
1. You use the word
IF a lot above. If the only repair was,
IF some parts were or not replaced.
IF the guy is truthful.
Mobil is going to report (
IF they feel the story is true) what they are told. But a FACT is Mobil says (ie LEFT OUT) the FACT that the engine was torn apart THREE times. Not a single word about that. What else was left out?
That is why I hate all these "fluff" stories. And you need to take off the Mobil hat as its causing you NOT to see when I call out other brands. Reason why I call out Mobil more? Because they are the masters of stealth marketing that people fall for. Calling 10 degrees ABOVE zero severe for one..
2. Never said you are an lair. I have said you need to stand back and
LOOK at what you are posting. Someone asks a question about or makes a statement and there you are posting a link from mother with an marketing piece. If the OP or someone wanted to learn about Mobil they would go there to see their links. They are here at BITOG to get the FACTS.
Not marketing links posted as FACTS.
3. Yes we know your friends and family ONLY drive Fords and use Mobil products. How do I know this, because that is all you post. (Okay, I'll be more reasonable, 99.3%)
Really man, that is what you only project. When that is all you post then your rep is going to be what it is. Is there anything wrong with only Fords and Mobil? No. But its hard to take someones posting if they only have an narrow mindset/experience level. Look at my UOAs (yes, I know they are useless
)
NOTICE that I've used most brands incl Mobil. (that would indicate that if I had the HATE I would NEVER use their product. Correct? In fact I have a jug of Mobil 1 in my garage right now!) I don't care what/who makes my oil just that it works. And there are more choices than an
single brand.
3. You posted (in so many words) that you have a family member who works for/with/whatever XM and I just repeated it.
There has to be some reason for how you post. I'm just trying to figure it out. If you have noting involved with Mobil then they would like to spend some time with you to figure out how to get someone SO brand LOYAL to ignore things that are happening to MANY other members.
Am I harsh at times. Sadly yes.
But when I have to rebuke the same thing OVER and OVER with no one coming up with ANY answer it becomes beyond frustrating. Mobil and their 1,000,000 km (NOT MILE
) dyno test. They sorta forgot to tell people about the big cooler hanging off the front bumper. I keep meaning to go to Mercedes and find out the code for that cooler and how many people order it since I've never seen one going down the road. In that thread I asked/commented many times with few (incl you) even noticing it. When discovered (ie it had to be commented on) no biggie. Yes it is, if you have to hang a big NON STOCK cooler in a silly test to make the test work, that says volumes to me.
Trust me, the only personal thing to me is that this site does not become a marketing fluff site. Do we have sponsors who are selling things? Yes (thank goodness since without them we are toast) but they KNOW that we will discuss the good with the bad, the fluff from the facts. And they do KNOW that. Also lucky for us we have some sponsors who interact with our members (Pennzoil and of course the best example are the Amsoil guys. They would be (and have more times than I can count) the first ones to tell you that Amsoil is not for everyone. They don't just keep with the single mindset that Amsoil is the only fluid and that is all they use and all you should use.
Again, NOTHING PERSONAL Tig. Its just that this site has been always calling out members for as long as its been. And that will continue for a lot longer.
Bill
PS: and with that I'm going to exit this discussion as we have gone off subject. But I wanted to inject what BITOG has been over the years and will continue to be. And the reasons for some "interactions".
