Real World Price of Havoline "Deposit Shield".

[XB70]

In a Wal*Mart oil aisle all weights, both new and old, of Havoline dino were priced at $2.16/qt., while three aisles away on an endcap the exact same varieties were priced at $2.56/qt.!

I looked for one of those price check thingies so I could further amuse myself, but none could be found.

 

[grampi48]

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At my local Wal Mart in Ohio, the price of deposit shield just went to $11.50 for the 5 quart jug. Are they kidding? This makes it the most expensive dino oil at WalMart. Time for me to switch brands.

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This is exactly what I was concerned that was gonna happen. I also buy my oil in Ohio, but I haven't bought any in a while so I haven't seen the price of the new stuff yet where I buy my oil. I have to buy some this weekend though.

 

[B00SS]

If I were willing to pay $2/quart, may as well get the GTX or Pennzoil or Mobil or Motorcraft or, well you get the idea.

 

[grampi48]

I just purchased 4 qts of the new stuff at Wally World and it was on the shelf with the old stuff and all of it was priced the same.....$2.18

 

[grampi48]

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If I were willing to pay $2/quart, may as well get the GTX or Pennzoil or Mobil or Motorcraft or, well you get the idea.

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No, I don't really get what you're saying. If I'm spending $2 a qt, why would I want to get one of those inferior oils?

 

[AndyH]

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If I were willing to pay $2/quart, may as well get the GTX or Pennzoil or Mobil or Motorcraft or, well you get the idea.

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No, I don't really get what you're saying. If I'm spending $2 a qt, why would I want to get one of those inferior oils?

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...and you have proof that Castrol GTX, Pennzoil, Mobil, or Motorcraft is "inferior" to Havoline?

 

[grampi48]

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If I were willing to pay $2/quart, may as well get the GTX or Pennzoil or Mobil or Motorcraft or, well you get the idea.

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No, I don't really get what you're saying. If I'm spending $2 a qt, why would I want to get one of those inferior oils?

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...and you have proof that Castrol GTX, Pennzoil, Mobil, or Motorcraft is "inferior" to Havoline?

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Do you have proof that these oils are superior to the Havoline as you've insinuated?

 

[B00SS]

I'd be willing to say they're all great oils. My comment only indicates that at 2 bucks a quart, we have a larger selection to choose from. I wasn't commenting on which is "better."

 

[AndyH]

No sir I do not. I put them as all pretty much equal in performance, IMHO.

 

[B00SS]

AndyH, you've hit it on the head. The big draw to Havoline, for me, was the price. That may no longer be a factor.

 

[Auto-Union]

I decided to try 5w-20 DS and WalMart only has it in 10w-40, never had 5w-20. AAP had it for $2.79 and AZ for $2.29 but no 5w-20/30. I did not want to wait or shop araound andy more, so I grabbed the $2.79 AAP 5w-20. Not really an attractive price compared to other oils, but I wanted to use Havoline so I did not have to change my filter to do this change, which was really just for the lower visc.

 

[B00SS]

I just visited my local Wally World last night. Havoline, both new and old, were 2.16/qt or 9.87/5qt jug. Castrol GTX was 9.97/5qt jug. The Castrol was featured on the end cap, so this may be a cheaper than usual price. But at only .10 difference per 5qt jug, you can choose either with confidence. JMHO.

 

[Mokanic]

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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

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Just left Fred's in my erea. They had the "old" Havoline in all weights for $1.98 a qt. The new "DepositShield" was on another shelf for $2.69 a qt.
Maybe there was something to the "muttering" about the price. 71cents difference in price and 1/2 the moly. What a deal!