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View Poll Results: What synthetic oil brand do you use in your cars or your bike. You choose more than 1
Amsoil 350 24.31%
Mobil1 552 38.33%
HD SYN3 296 20.56%
Royal purple 60 4.17%
Shell 17 1.18%
Castrol 85 5.90%
Penziol 14 0.97%
Other 231 16.04%
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