Originally Posted By: jviss
Originally Posted By: Ether
As an example,in the UK for 4.4 quarts/5 Litres of Mobil 1 ESP Ow40 we pay $74/£60.Amsoil oils are $27/£22 per quart.The Mobil oils are sometimes cheaper on a special,some places around $53/£43.
Holy, Cow! Is that really so? Most of my UK colleagues get cars with expenses as part of their compensation. Those who don't, don't have cars. Is it really that expensive for such a common maintenance item? You're quoting nearly three times what we pay for M1!
Castrol is even higher, usually. I could go to the nearest auto parts store tomorrow and find a 130 euro bottle of castrol. Haven't checked what the dollar does now, but wouldn't be surprised that's $150 for 5 litres of oil.