Bosch Premium OIl FIlter Menard's $4.99.

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: stchman
How are German made Bosch filters in a "league of their own"?

They are a completely different construction. It's the same with a German Mann versus a North American Mann. The latter is merely a Purolator Classic clone.

 

[stchman]

Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: stchman
How are German made Bosch filters in a "league of their own"?

They are a completely different construction. It's the same with a German Mann versus a North American Mann. The latter is merely a Purolator Classic clone.


The status of owning a German made filter is worth it alone.

 

[Garak]

I wish the Germans were making the Manns and Bosch filters for North American and Japanese applications, too, rather than letting Purolator louse them up and charge more for them. The best part is that German made Bosch, Mann, Mahle, and Hengst were under $5 for my Audi. North American equivalents were close to double the price, and even Purolator Classics were always more than that during Puro's ill fated venture into Walmart Canada.

 

[bluestream]

Originally Posted By: stchman

The status of owning a German made filter is worth it alone.


You just don't get it do you?

 

[crazyoildude]

stchman... Don't scare me im in the engine business and if Mercedes and BMW did not break down and blow engines i would lose lots of money..There is always at least one if not two in my shop on a daily basis. Just like Toyota and Honda Mercedes used to be one of the best.... Not even close anymore

 

[stchman]

Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Originally Posted By: stchman

The status of owning a German made filter is worth it alone.


You just don't get it do you?


I get that there can't be any status associated with owning an oil filter.

I don't know if that is worse than "just cause" or not.

 

[HerrStig]

Originally Posted By: stchman
Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: stchman
How are German made Bosch filters in a "league of their own"?

They are a completely different construction. It's the same with a German Mann versus a North American Mann. The latter is merely a Purolator Classic clone.


The status of owning a German made filter is worth it alone.
Bleep, they should be mounted OUTSIDE, right in the middle of the hood. DO they clearcoat the silver paint?

 

[HerrStig]

Originally Posted By: stchman
Originally Posted By: SatinSilver
I think normally they're like $11 at Walmart for the Matrix. Which is more than a Fram Ultra at $9.

edit: looks like a different one than I was thinking.

http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-3323-Premium...mium+oil+filter


Walmart sells the Bosch Distance filters(~$12 each), I gather those are like Fram Ultras.

Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
Bosch Premium (4-dogot part numbers, 3xxx) are reboxed P1's.

The Bosch Workshop (5-digit part number starting with 7, 7xxxxWS) are reboxed Classics.


Yes, they are the 4 digit filters. So $5 for a Purolator Pure One(or Purolator One) instead of $8 at the auto part stores.

Since they are reboxed Purolator One oil filters, do they suffer from the tearing thing?
They're still beating their wives as well.

 

[HerrStig]

Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Originally Posted By: stchman

I don't own a Mercedes Benz.


I was being facetious...

Originally Posted By: stchman
How are German made Bosch filters in a "league of their own"?


check the oil filters forum..
Which one?

 

[ThirdeYe]

Originally Posted By: earlyre
I forget the price, but my local menards has probably a dozen(if not more) Loose, fl-500s's sitting on their clearance shelf. Not boxed, not shrink wrapped, sitting out all loosey-goosey....

which i really odd since they don't normally carry motorcraft filters, just QS, and Fram orange cans.


Ours used to sell Motorcraft filters.