Really Quakerstate...com'on

[MrPoopyButthole]

Quaker State offers cash reward for reaching 300,000 miles with its oil - AutoWeek

If you're thinking of driving your car to the 300,000-mile mark, the maker of Quaker State oil will pay you as much as $3,000--as long as you use its oil.

The oil brand on Monday launched the Quaker State Cash Back Program as part of its updated limited-warranty program. According to the company, the warranty is one of the first of its kind that follows the vehicle makers' recommendation for oil changes instead of its own.

To be eligible for the payout, drivers need to register for the Quaker State Lubrication Limited Warranty at Cash Back Bonus Homepage | Quaker State. The vehicle must have been manufactured within the last 72 months and must have been driven less than 75,000 miles at the time of enrollment. Also, the owner has to use Quaker State's synthetic, synthetic blend or high-mileage oil formulations.

But be aware: No matter how sweet your triple-century ride is, Quaker State will only give you Kelly Blue Book trade-in value, at good condition, up to a maximum of $3,000. The average vehicle on the road is more than 10 years old, according to an R. L. Polk study.

[ctracer]

what vehicle would be reaching 300,000 miles that was produced in the last 72 months

[whitehead]

I think its pretty cool. By 300k miles you would have probably gone even if not making a little extra cash.

[matt5112]

Not new.

[MrPoopyButthole]

I like the commercial they are using to advertise this with. Shows a guy pulling up in his driveway in a 1990's Honda CRX and he's holding what I presume to be a check. Bad commercial really.

[matt5112]

You also have to pay someone to do your oil changes.

[codyAK]

And you have to get an oil change every 4k, cant miss it by a mile, and have to make sure they're receipt will include that it was quaker state.

[NegativeOne13]

That is pretty ridiculous. By time you even reach 300k the engine is either gone, or the whole car. And the extra money you pay to have someone do it would easily exceed 3k. I run QS full authentic in the GP, but I'm not about to pay some 40+ dollars for an oil change.

[matt5112]

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Heres another "awesome" advertising campaign...

[RegalGS98s]

What vehicle would last 300,000 miles using Quakerstate for it's oil? Their oil is crap. Talk about sludge.

[NegativeOne13]

What vehicle would last 300,000 miles using Quakerstate for it's oil? Their oil is crap. Talk about sludge.

Talk about Penzoil as well.

[NegativeOne13]

But, the parrafins that was used back in the day where the horror stories come from, are no longer used in excess. Sludge is caused by lack of maintenance, all conventional motor oil can sludge.

[RegalGS98s]

Talk about Penzoil as well.

Penzoil? Ever since I started using Penzoil in the Honda I bought a few months ago, it's been cleaning it out. The rollers on the rockers where solid black before, now they're just speckled with black. This is just the conventional Penzoil too. I had to change all the oil seals cause they started leaking after cleaning the crap out just like most synthetic oils do.

[NegativeOne13]

Penzoil? Ever since I started using Penzoil in the Honda I bought a few months ago, it's been cleaning it out. The rollers on the rockers where solid black before, now they're just speckled with black. This is just the conventional Penzoil too. I had to change all the oil seals cause they started leaking after cleaning the crap out just like most synthetic oils do.

Penzoil was notoriously infamous for their issues with sludging. Google "engine sludge", I bet most of the results relate to Penzoil. Now, like my prior post, the oil standard has been increased in quality. Run any oil you want as long as you replace it in the recommended amount of time.

[RegalGS98s]

Penzoil was notoriously infamous for their issues with sludging. Google "engine sludge", I bet most of the results relate to Penzoil. Now, like my prior post, the oil standard has been increased in quality. Run any oil you want as long as you replace it in the recommended amount of time.

When googling engine sludge, VW and Toyota engines come up the most. Looks like the Penzoil issue you're talking about is from the 70s when Penzoil came from Pennsylvania. Think it was more a result from people mixing it with Texas based oils. Always have been told never to mix oil brands. But for Synthetics, I run Mobil 1. Thinking of switching to Penzoil synthetic though.

[footballplaya3k]

I have just about always ran Penzoil syn but I'm kinda scared to run their new Ultra because a local shop said that it flattened the cam in a motor they just built.

[blueguy]

Valvoline VR1...yay zinc!

[NegativeOne13]

Valvoline VR1...yay zinc!

You run 10w30?

[footballplaya3k]

Valvoline VR1...yay zinc!

Is that a hard to find oil? I've never heard of it.

[dsmuts]

When googling engine sludge, VW and Toyota engines come up the most. Looks like the Penzoil issue you're talking about is from the 70s when Penzoil came from Pennsylvania. Think it was more a result from people mixing it with Texas based oils. Always have been told never to mix oil brands. But for Synthetics, I run Mobil 1. Thinking of switching to Penzoil synthetic though.

VW 1.8T sludge machine