The WM near my office has had a bunch of G-Oil 5w-30 SM oil on their clearance shelves for quite some time. Full retail price was $26 for the 5 qt jugs and $6.34 for the individual quarts. The clearance prices were $21 and $5, respectively, but I didn't want to pull the trigger quite yet. I patiently waited for the prices to drop further, stopping in whenever I went into the office, which is about once every week or two. The prices never budged and none of it ever sold. When I stopped in for my obligatory check today I asked the cashier in the TLE if the price would be dropped any further. He called over a manager who checked the tags and saw that they had been at the clearance prices since 2/28 and dropped the price then and there to $11 and $2.50. The result? I cleaned them out and walked out 45 quarts of oil heavier.
The final tally: 45 quarts of synthetic 5w-30 (works for both of the vehicles in my SIG) for $102, so $2.27 per quart (plus tax). Normal WM retail cost would have been $245.40, so I netted nearly a 60% savings. Not FAR, but how'd I do?
Second question is about my OCI with this oil. I thought I remember reading on these boards that G-Oil is not good for extended drains. Is that true?
The final tally: 45 quarts of synthetic 5w-30 (works for both of the vehicles in my SIG) for $102, so $2.27 per quart (plus tax). Normal WM retail cost would have been $245.40, so I netted nearly a 60% savings. Not FAR, but how'd I do?
Second question is about my OCI with this oil. I thought I remember reading on these boards that G-Oil is not good for extended drains. Is that true?
