Monday, November 4, 2013
G Oil Im Sold
Four thousand miles ago I decided to try a product I had seen in a local Wal-Mart that just really played to my internal Greenie. This product is sold by a Green Earth Tecnologies (getg.com) and it is a a full synthetic motor oil that uses animal fats to create an ester based motor oil. Currently the only grades available are a standard and a Race Spec full synthetic 5w-30.
At first I was quite skeptical as many other online sources were but in my pursuit of reducing how many barrels of oil my daily driver consumes I decided that G-Oil was worth a try. At $26.00 at local Wal-Marts it is competively priced with all other full synthetic motor oils and from what I have experienced performs just as well as the Mobil 1 I have been putting in my car for years.
One of the issues with G-Oil currently is the fact that it only comes in a grade of 5w-30 but if the company can be succesful in sales I believe that more grades will become available. Personally I would like to see a 5w-20,5w-30 5w-40 diesel oil and a 10w-30 and 10w-40 for older vehicles. This would make them highly competitive with other full synthetic manufacturers in terms of the products available to consumers.
G-Oil is also the official motor oil of the American Le Mans series and even sponsors Dyson racing who is a environmentally focused race group who use Isobutonal (a type of high octane alchohol) as well as a specially designed form of G-Oil for racing purposes. This in itself shows that this company is serious to win over hardcore motoring enthusiasts as well as daily drivers who want the most from their engines.
This oil has been perfect for a person like me who loves driving but at the same time I want to be an environmentally friendly within my current budget. I cant really afford to buy a more fuel efficient or less emitting car currently but anything I can do to make my current vehicle (2001 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L) greener without sacrificing the performance of the engine is a perfect product for me. I would like to see G-Oil and Green Earth Technology to continue to offer responsible and green products to a market that more and more cares about how they are treating the planet when it comes to transportation.
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