Either Canadian Tire saw my rants, or the higher Canadian dollar is beginning to have an effect, or upcoming product availability is driving prices down. It's probably the latter two, since no one listens to me anyhow.
The $16 K&Ns oil filters have dropped by $3, and are actually a couple bucks cheaper than that right now, due to a sale. The Fram Extended Guards are down to around $11.50. It seems that the prices are the same regardless of the application. Selection wasn't great. There were maybe six to ten different applications for each. Of course, the FL1A equivalent was available for both brands. Oddly, the Audi 5 cylinder filter was also available in both brands. I didn't buy any, since I have a few Wix, Motorcraft, and Bosch filters lying around. I should be fine for a little while.
Canadian Tire is supposed to be introducing Mobil 1 filters this month. I have no idea on the pricing. I almost fell over seeing filter selection improve and premium filters at an almost palatable price.
I sincerely hope they increase some shelf space, though. The Motomaster (Canadian Tire house brand) filters had a huge amount of shelf space devoted to them at my local store. As I said, the K&Ns and the Extended Guards had hardly any space reserved for them. The Orange Can fared no better, which is really odd for Canadian Tire. Six to ten varieties of the Orange Can doesn't strike me as a huge selection, considering the Wall o' Fram they used to have going.
I did have a bit of a laugh, though. The K&N oil filters are all locked up. That wasn't the laugh, however. In the same, locked case, they had a couple Bosch filters locked up at $5.49. I suppose they were a "steal," since they were cheaper than the Orange Cans. An $11.50 Extended Guard is on the open shelf, and a $5.49 Bosch is locked in a cage. Okay.
The $16 K&Ns oil filters have dropped by $3, and are actually a couple bucks cheaper than that right now, due to a sale. The Fram Extended Guards are down to around $11.50. It seems that the prices are the same regardless of the application. Selection wasn't great. There were maybe six to ten different applications for each. Of course, the FL1A equivalent was available for both brands. Oddly, the Audi 5 cylinder filter was also available in both brands. I didn't buy any, since I have a few Wix, Motorcraft, and Bosch filters lying around. I should be fine for a little while.
Canadian Tire is supposed to be introducing Mobil 1 filters this month. I have no idea on the pricing. I almost fell over seeing filter selection improve and premium filters at an almost palatable price.
I sincerely hope they increase some shelf space, though. The Motomaster (Canadian Tire house brand) filters had a huge amount of shelf space devoted to them at my local store. As I said, the K&Ns and the Extended Guards had hardly any space reserved for them. The Orange Can fared no better, which is really odd for Canadian Tire. Six to ten varieties of the Orange Can doesn't strike me as a huge selection, considering the Wall o' Fram they used to have going.
I did have a bit of a laugh, though. The K&N oil filters are all locked up. That wasn't the laugh, however. In the same, locked case, they had a couple Bosch filters locked up at $5.49. I suppose they were a "steal," since they were cheaper than the Orange Cans. An $11.50 Extended Guard is on the open shelf, and a $5.49 Bosch is locked in a cage. Okay.
