Not all Premium Guard / MicroGuard filters are created equal...also Wix XP versus Microguard Select
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The NAPA Gold and their standard filter, Proformer, are both PGI as well. This forum has definately enlightened people on the oil filter market.
Have you noticed since Fram went bust that price of oil filters has nearly doubled? Competition is the consumer's friend.
They are decent PGI nitrile adbv tier filters.
Microgard OF's were initially just the basic standard service nitrile adbv line. Over the years they were made by several manufactures including briefly Fram. Most recently M&H Wix/Puro. Subsequently, O'R added the current PGI 'Select' MSL as a silicone adbv option under the Microgard name.
You can still get good priced filters on Rockauto. I settled on the PG2500ex "various mfs"...
Ohm okay. I didn't realize it changed by region. In SC anyway, the ones I have seen were M&H. Only the EX versions were PGI.
Got examples to give? Like apples to apples comparison across like competing model lines?
Only thing I have notices is just the lack of availability in Walmart of a low end basic filter line that would have competed against the FRAM PH Extra Guard line and left with having to pick a premium line filter in another brand that costs more but those prices did not really increase, just the lack of a cheaper alternative basic filter line to choose from.
I would not compare any increase Amazon pricing to anything other than their normal dynamic pricing nonsense. Amazon has not really been a overall value place to shop for filters in about 2-3 years other than a few instances of decent pricing when the algorithm is being nice.
Yeah, it has double from it's 2017 price and is currently trending $1.66 higher than the $10 price it has been averaging the last 4 years. Even the brief recent blip at $16 is not double. What is the FRAM equivalent and what was it selling for?
To answer your question, no. Carquest premium, microgard select and STP XL are the same price they were when I joined BITOG 2+ years ago, or really close.
I doubt anyone would disagree with your last sentence. But it’s not like Fram (First Brands) were pushed out of the industry by some unfair trade practice. They killed themselves
The "blip" was at least a couple of weeks, as I watched it. Fram equivalent would have been the 10K versions of 7317, other PCI numbers CQP and MGS 84356, which have remained flat.
Back to my original point of contention, nothing truly doubled and whatever that couple of week pricing increase cannot be defined with any certainty that is was demand/supply related to FRAM being bankrupt or Amazon dynamic pricing strategy.
There is nothing to suggest a industry wide pricing increase resulting from FRAM and First Brands bankruptcy that approaches anywhere near "doubling" with most SKU's of filters from other brands remaining flat as mentioned.
I think any perception of price doubling is just people going in for their former usual sub $5 FRAM Extra Guard at Walmart and are now currently only having the choice if they want a filter to walk out with is a higher tier premium filter from another brand that is double in price.
Yes PENTIUS PLX6607 I bought at $5 and change Now
https://www.amazon.com/Pentius-PLXL8A-Spin-Filter-Extented/dp/B075F2YBV7/ref=sr_1_19?crid=7CD6C2BL636H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CfUXvT9_bjlJUoYLbiMAPkR2bfuWDgOsf87_8S413LnynuqZK6jZ6LCQ0AY7ANANjYtRBSORM9nlk2sPyCOx12NYcBUrTrUryyV1QrVbkFu5WJpB11ANgybMSNq0q-HkxLxWNGji3evmb2d8PoeOajnF9CDy8hiGw_r-fgngbGUOv6L6m5EqAOaw-Q4S3_uM.uur-HtuOO6ssUh8C9nSs7UxS2HrqT_Pqk_stZlyWqIU&dib_tag=se&keywords=PENTIUS+PLX6607+oil+filter&qid=1781973874&sprefix=pentius+plx6607+oil+filter,aps,178&xpid=I0ghjATkrquQJ
If you take the time to look its this way across all retail outlets for every brand of filter.
Well, not every brand. I gave 3 examples above. I bet there are others
Your link is for something else.
Yes its for the current price of the same filter $20 and change I paid $5 and change for.
You mention a PLX6607 and the link is for a PLXL8A. How are these comparative?
Edit" I see the PLX6607 showing up in the Amazon search bar when I click your link but it shows the PLXL8A listing. I think you probably meant PLXL6607 which is the current link below:
https://www.amazon.com/Pentius-PLXL6607-Spin-Filter-Extented/dp/B075F494DH
That has showed a stead $14 sold by Amazon price for over the last year when they had it in stock. Not exactly a reactive price increase to any FRAM bankruptcy.
https://camelcamelcamel.com/Pentius-PLXL6607-Filter-Extented-Mercury/product/B075F494DH?tp=1y
Maybe you are talking about the Pentius PLB6607?
That has been a $5 filter but nothing showing it when sold by Amazon and not third party going above that either.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EQ98OE
https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B000EQ98OE
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Double or more than I paid proving my point.
Your original point that was replied to was that oil filters have doubled in price, which I gave 3 examples showing that to be untrue. @Hootbro pointed out with links showing the inaccuracy of your one example.
