Any product can fail … and I have had the worst luck with “high end”, higher priced products, in general. It’s all “Ford or Chevy”, “Coke or Pepsi”, “Republican or Democratic” … nobody is really going to talk someone into or out of whatever they prefer or are comfortable with. I am just saying I have never had any failure with an oil filter and being upfront that I change them every 3-3,500 miles. If someone “wants” to pay $25 or more for an oil filter, that is their choice. IMHO, I don’t feel its always necessary but, just like I can’t bring myself to run synthetic oil more than 3,500 … do whatever gives you the “warm and fuzzies”.