Dealer Insists '09 Vibe AWD Requires Synthetic Oil?

[jimmycrackcode]

When my wife got her 09 Vibe AWD last winter, the salesman told us it requires a special synthetic oil, and conventional oil will cause issues. I don't want this to turn into a disucussion on the merits or myths of synthetic oil, but has anyone else hear this, or is a line of BS the dealer is giving me to sell me a more expensive oil change?I do run Mobil 1 in my 05 Vibe (yes, a 2-Vibe family here) - I just don't like anyone telling me potentially false information to make a sale. Thanks!

[keithvibe]

the dealer is just trying to rip you off. It's not needed.

[jake75]

Who is the dealer? Maybe you should make GM aware of this.

[jimmycrackcode]

What's GM going to do - take away their Pontiac franchise? Oh wait.....Thanks for the response - figured they weren't telling the entire truth there.

[jake75]

I assume they have another franchise - Buick/GMAC?

[VforVIBE]

Quote, originally posted by jimmycrackcode »What's GM going to do - take away their Pontiac franchise? Oh wait.....Ouch, that gets you right where ya live lol

[jake75]

When China has so much US $$$ they don't know what else to do with it maybe they will buy just buy GM. I see the ads for that new TV series "V". That big iron ship hovering over the U.S. is really China.

[ou.grizzly]

Not sure what dealer you purchased the Vibe from, but the engine oil itself is not synthetic. Now, as for the rear differential and transmission fluid, that may be a different story.

[pljenkins]

Ummm... No. This is a Vibe, not a Viper. So long as you're on schedule changing oil/filter, your Vibe will run forever on old fashioned dino-juice.