Penzoil Platinum vs Mobil 1
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>If you buy PP on sale for $3/qt or less,
Sale what Sale ? As others have repeatly stated, PP is only a few pennies cheaper then M1 in my area PP is never on sale. looking around today the best price for PP was 5.98 vs M1 6.38 Mobil 1 Extended Performance was only .30 more. These great deals I always here boasted about are
non exist in my region.
Sale what Sale ? As others have repeatly stated, PP is only a few pennies cheaper then M1 in my area PP is never on sale. looking around today the best price for PP was 5.98 vs M1 6.38 Mobil 1 Extended Performance was only .30 more. These great deals I always here boasted about are
non exist in my region.
does PP ever go on sale at AAP or Autozone?
tmf2,
Is there a Wal-Mart near you? The everyday price for a 5 qt jug of PP for $19.95!
Is there a Wal-Mart near you? The everyday price for a 5 qt jug of PP for $19.95!
Originally Posted By: cos
tmf2,
Is there a Wal-Mart near you? The everyday price for a 5 qt jug of PP for $19.95!
That's $3.99 per quart...wow
tmf2,
Is there a Wal-Mart near you? The everyday price for a 5 qt jug of PP for $19.95!
That's $3.99 per quart...wow
7.89 a quart? Is that a misprint. I have never seen any non-botique oil at that price in any store. Wonder if they had that mismarked or something. Wow.
Originally Posted By: badtlc
Originally Posted By: tackleberry625
does PP ever go on sale at AAP or Autozone?
yeah, AAP had been doing PP buy one get one free a couple times a year. It should be that time again, pretty soon.
cool thx........I'll keep an eye out. I have 18 qts of Synpower from the BOGO sale and the misses said, "ok that's enough oil." If I get some PP if/when it goes on sale, I'd have to find a way to hide it from her or I'd get grounded.
Originally Posted By: tackleberry625
does PP ever go on sale at AAP or Autozone?
yeah, AAP had been doing PP buy one get one free a couple times a year. It should be that time again, pretty soon.
cool thx........I'll keep an eye out. I have 18 qts of Synpower from the BOGO sale and the misses said, "ok that's enough oil." If I get some PP if/when it goes on sale, I'd have to find a way to hide it from her or I'd get grounded.
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Originally Posted By: bassadict69
I ended up sticking with M1...got a 4 qt jug for 21.97 plus a quart for $5.67 (have 1 at the house) at Walmart. I plan to do a oil test after about 7000 miles & go from there...we will just wait to see how the M1 is doing in my truck before changing to PP.
CORRECTION...The jug I bought at Walmart was 5qt...NOT 4QT! Glad I double checked the jug before adding 2 more single quart bottles to the truck!
I ended up sticking with M1...got a 4 qt jug for 21.97 plus a quart for $5.67 (have 1 at the house) at Walmart. I plan to do a oil test after about 7000 miles & go from there...we will just wait to see how the M1 is doing in my truck before changing to PP.
CORRECTION...The jug I bought at Walmart was 5qt...NOT 4QT! Glad I double checked the jug before adding 2 more single quart bottles to the truck!
Originally Posted By: dlafoy
say you do choose mobil 1 over PP and you do maintain 4 or 5 vehicles, what does it all add up to? About $8 more with mobil 1 as compared to PP. What is that going to save you? (2 cheeseburgers, 2 gallons of gas?, 3 bags of jelly beans?)
Some of us are living paycheck to paycheck, working a full time job plus TWO part-time jobs just to make ends meet while we are putting ourselves through school (rather than going YEARS ago when daddy was agreeing to pay for it
)EVERY DOLLAR HELPS!
say you do choose mobil 1 over PP and you do maintain 4 or 5 vehicles, what does it all add up to? About $8 more with mobil 1 as compared to PP. What is that going to save you? (2 cheeseburgers, 2 gallons of gas?, 3 bags of jelly beans?)
Some of us are living paycheck to paycheck, working a full time job plus TWO part-time jobs just to make ends meet while we are putting ourselves through school (rather than going YEARS ago when daddy was agreeing to pay for it
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I tried to find PP at Wal-Mart but, they only have it 10w30 not 5w30.
M1 does come in 5w30 but, the price has risen. It is now $28.78 at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club for 5qts in quart bottles. It used to be $21.48 just a couple of weeks ago.
All the more to try it out. I guess I will be visiting Kragen soon.
M1 does come in 5w30 but, the price has risen. It is now $28.78 at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club for 5qts in quart bottles. It used to be $21.48 just a couple of weeks ago.
All the more to try it out. I guess I will be visiting Kragen soon.
Canada is right next to US and we still have higher prices. Going by sales, the best prices I found are about $6qt for M1 and $20jug for PP, which I guess would be about $4.25qt
So for us the difference is about $1.75 which as others pointed out adds up.
So for us the difference is about $1.75 which as others pointed out adds up.
Originally Posted By: bassadict69
Originally Posted By: dlafoy
say you do choose mobil 1 over PP and you do maintain 4 or 5 vehicles, what does it all add up to? About $8 more with mobil 1 as compared to PP. What is that going to save you? (2 cheeseburgers, 2 gallons of gas?, 3 bags of jelly beans?)
Some of us are living paycheck to paycheck, working a full time job plus TWO part-time jobs just to make ends meet while we are putting ourselves through school (rather than going YEARS ago when daddy was agreeing to pay for it
)EVERY DOLLAR HELPS!
I hear you BassAddict. On the bright side, I only have 17 years left on my student loan.
Originally Posted By: dlafoy
say you do choose mobil 1 over PP and you do maintain 4 or 5 vehicles, what does it all add up to? About $8 more with mobil 1 as compared to PP. What is that going to save you? (2 cheeseburgers, 2 gallons of gas?, 3 bags of jelly beans?)
Some of us are living paycheck to paycheck, working a full time job plus TWO part-time jobs just to make ends meet while we are putting ourselves through school (rather than going YEARS ago when daddy was agreeing to pay for it
I hear you BassAddict. On the bright side, I only have 17 years left on my student loan.
My loans are building up slowly also...I have been able to pay part of the costs myself but am still having to get a Fed loan here & there. Next year, I will have to reply on the loans since I will be quitting my full time job to start clinicals.
Luckily, I think some of our local hospitals will pay back a big portion of your school loans if you sign a contract with them for a few years.
Luckily, I think some of our local hospitals will pay back a big portion of your school loans if you sign a contract with them for a few years.
Originally Posted By: tackleberry625
Originally Posted By: badtlc
Originally Posted By: tackleberry625
does PP ever go on sale at AAP or Autozone?
yeah, AAP had been doing PP buy one get one free a couple times a year. It should be that time again, pretty soon.
cool thx........I'll keep an eye out. I have 18 qts of Synpower from the BOGO sale and the misses said, "ok that's enough oil." If I get some PP if/when it goes on sale, I'd have to find a way to hide it from her or I'd get grounded.
Right now Autozone has 5 qts of PP on sale for $19.99 including a Fram Tough Guard oil filter. The only complaint I have about that sale is their limited supply of Tough Guard filters. I was able to get one for a Buick 3800, but not for the 4.2 ltr in my Envoy. If they have your filter, it's a good deal.
Originally Posted By: badtlc
Originally Posted By: tackleberry625
does PP ever go on sale at AAP or Autozone?
yeah, AAP had been doing PP buy one get one free a couple times a year. It should be that time again, pretty soon.
cool thx........I'll keep an eye out. I have 18 qts of Synpower from the BOGO sale and the misses said, "ok that's enough oil." If I get some PP if/when it goes on sale, I'd have to find a way to hide it from her or I'd get grounded.
Right now Autozone has 5 qts of PP on sale for $19.99 including a Fram Tough Guard oil filter. The only complaint I have about that sale is their limited supply of Tough Guard filters. I was able to get one for a Buick 3800, but not for the 4.2 ltr in my Envoy. If they have your filter, it's a good deal.
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Originally Posted By: bassadict69
My loans are building up slowly also...I have been able to pay part of the costs myself but am still having to get a Fed loan here & there. Next year, I will have to reply on the loans since I will be quitting my full time job to start clinicals.
Luckily, I think some of our local hospitals will pay back a big portion of your school loans if you sign a contract with them for a few years.
My total student loan for a four year degree was right at 20,000 bucks. It would have been considerably more, but because of the GI Bill through my military service, I received roughly 900-1000 bucks a month for 36 months. That GI Bill is a great deal for a young guy trying to do things himself. It required 4 years of my time and an initial investment of 100 bucks per month for twelve months. Now I hear the GI Bill program is even better than when I had it in 99-2003. The repayment at 10 years would have been 225 bucks per month. I had Wells Fargo put me on the 20 year plan which makes the payment roughly 125 a month. My interest on the loan is 2.25%, which is not too bad. I have the money to pay it off, but the 4.88% CD I am in doesn't quite make it wortwhile to pay off right now. I am no financial guru, so someone will probably poke holes in my theory.
Wish I had a job where they would help repay the loans. That is a great program if you can find it.
In my opinion, there is no better investment than education. You will hate taking out more student loans when you quit working full time, but when you are more stable in your career, making solid money, and loving your job, it will not be a huge deal in the end. Heck, people blow money more money on new cars and toys than your student loans can often be.
My loans are building up slowly also...I have been able to pay part of the costs myself but am still having to get a Fed loan here & there. Next year, I will have to reply on the loans since I will be quitting my full time job to start clinicals.
Luckily, I think some of our local hospitals will pay back a big portion of your school loans if you sign a contract with them for a few years.
My total student loan for a four year degree was right at 20,000 bucks. It would have been considerably more, but because of the GI Bill through my military service, I received roughly 900-1000 bucks a month for 36 months. That GI Bill is a great deal for a young guy trying to do things himself. It required 4 years of my time and an initial investment of 100 bucks per month for twelve months. Now I hear the GI Bill program is even better than when I had it in 99-2003. The repayment at 10 years would have been 225 bucks per month. I had Wells Fargo put me on the 20 year plan which makes the payment roughly 125 a month. My interest on the loan is 2.25%, which is not too bad. I have the money to pay it off, but the 4.88% CD I am in doesn't quite make it wortwhile to pay off right now. I am no financial guru, so someone will probably poke holes in my theory.
Wish I had a job where they would help repay the loans. That is a great program if you can find it.
In my opinion, there is no better investment than education. You will hate taking out more student loans when you quit working full time, but when you are more stable in your career, making solid money, and loving your job, it will not be a huge deal in the end. Heck, people blow money more money on new cars and toys than your student loans can often be.
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Depending on ones motivation for using synthetics, one fact that i have noticed is that the pour points of Mobil 1 in 5w30 and 10w30 are approx 10 degrees lower than that of Pennzoil Platinum. So while in most of the US the difference would not be noticed, if you are in extreame cold environments, Mobil 1 may have a benefit in cold weather uses.
Having said that, pennzoil platinum 10w30 would be my choice for synthetics. It's just about a 5w30 on paper and is cheaper than Mobil 1, and the bottles are pretty!
Having said that, pennzoil platinum 10w30 would be my choice for synthetics. It's just about a 5w30 on paper and is cheaper than Mobil 1, and the bottles are pretty!
Originally Posted By: hominid7
Having said that, pennzoil platinum 10w30 would be my choice for synthetics. It's just about a 5w30 on paper and is cheaper than Mobil 1, and the bottles are pretty!
On the basis of looks, I am really think the Purolator Pure One oil filters are nice looking. I love the metal flaked midnight blue color they have.
Having said that, pennzoil platinum 10w30 would be my choice for synthetics. It's just about a 5w30 on paper and is cheaper than Mobil 1, and the bottles are pretty!
On the basis of looks, I am really think the Purolator Pure One oil filters are nice looking. I love the metal flaked midnight blue color they have.
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