Real World Price of Havoline "Deposit Shield".

[Gene K]

For those of you who kept muttering about the "New" $2.69 MSRP and would never quote the "old" MSRP... (I suspect it was at least $2.39).

Fred's Dollar Stores Real World Prices "Old" 10W-30 $1.99 and "New Deposit Shield" 5W-30 $2.09. At least at Fred's there was a $0.10 increase

 

[Auto-Union]

Not a big deal. The big question is if the formula was tweaked. It should be easy to get a group-pay VOA done. I'll even offer my PayPal acct for some donations. What's a VOA these days, $25? So 5-6 guys with a fiver should take care of it. I'll buy a bottle of 5w-30 as soon as I see one.

Here's my PP address: [email protected]

We need about 5 more $5 donations or even if you want to send $2....I'll list all the donators names here and with the VOA post.

I'd pay for the whole VOA if I was planning on using the new version, but I have a good 3yr of synth to work through first.

 

[Greggy_D]

I just Paypaled you 5 smackers.

 

[ryncdak]

"I'll buy a bottle of 5w-30 as soon as I see one"

fwiw--I haven't been to Fred's lately, but I have seen the Deposit Shield variety Havoline next to the old formula Havoline at AZ here. Both were $2.29. That may change as soon as the old formula sells out.

 

[Laminar Lou]

I just sent you $5 as well...

 

[Gene K]

I am not sure that "Deposit Shield" will show up on a cheap VOA. I have my suspicions that it may be a small 2% addition of a POE. Think a maintenance dose of ARX.

 

[addyguy]

I suspect it will show a slightly higher level of calcium detergent, like the Castrol formulation.......

 

[Auto-Union]

Well, looks like a VOA can go out right after the holidays. We can use 2-3 more group VOA members to donate. The reason I think a VOA would be nice is people really want to know about moly levels, increased boron and generally if this is a re-formulation or not. The yes/no determination about the reformulation should probally be easy with the basic VOA. My impression about GTX was that it was a newer-style additive package, not just an additive boost. Now we can see what's going on with "Deposit Shield".

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Advanced Auto has the new Shield formula for $2.29 in various weights.

 

[sw99]

$9.87 is what my local Wal-Mart is charging for the 5 quart jug. Same as their old Havoline

 

[ULVER]

I don't like the name... "Deposit Shield"

I just envision a condom.

 

[Black_Thunder]

Quote:

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$9.87 is what my local Wal-Mart is charging for the 5 quart jug. Same as their old Havoline

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same here, i'm hoping that the prices don't stay the same

 

[Black_Thunder]

whoops, i mean stay the same

 

[works4me]

I'll have to check again, but I'm sure it was 11.xx something in my local WalMart in Mo.

 

[77GrandPrix]

Havoline Deposit Shield is $2.56/qt, $11.48/5qt. jug at the local WalMart. It is now the highest priced dino oil on the shelf.

 

[ewetho]

$2.29 (5W-30 only so far) at the ZOO and Not Available Yet at the local Wally's World.

 

[bbtaco]

$11.48 for a 5 qt jug at my local Wally world.

 

[sw99]

Maybe I should sock up while the price is so low at my WM

 

[Rlc2500HD]

1.55 at my walmart today on the 5/30

 

[ewetho]

Had to go back to Wally's tonight again and low and behold there was 10W-40 Deposit Shield in 1qt containers. No others. @ $2.18 a quart.