Supertech... now SM
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IT'S EXXON SUPERFLO--COMPARE THE BOTTLES--THE BOTTLE DESIGN IS AN EXACT MATCH (DOES NOT MATCH MOBIL)BUT THE PRODUCTION CODE SEQUENCE PRINTED IN SMALL WHITE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR LABEL PROVES IT BEYOND A DOUBT--IT'S A GREAT DEAL--88 CENTS A QUART (HERE IN RI) FOR WHAT IS REBOTTLED EXXON SUPERFLO! I'M STOCKING UP LIKE CRAZY SINCE I NOW KNOW IT'S EXXON SUPERFLO!
Hahahahahahaha..Good onequote:
Originally posted by rugerman1:
yo,madmike
never realized so many people were "CAPS SENSITIVE"! the production codes on the bottle don't technically "prove" it's exxon, but it's about 99.9% probable! exxon wouldn't have separate (cheaper) additive packages to save a few cents a quart because it would cost that much to change over the line to do a "run" of super-tech using the different package--it's actually cheaper to just keep running the same oil down the same line and switch nothing but the bottles being filled from exxon to super-tech. this is where manufacturing efficiencies come into play and it's rarely cheaper to have an actual product difference that has to be accomodated in the production process which reduces efficiency an increases costs. take champion labs oil filters for example--they're sold under a million different private labels (lee, stp, super-tech, bosch, valuecraft, etc, etc) and they're the exact same filter coming down the assembly line--they just paint 'em a different color and/or slap a different label on 'em and they're out the door! it's the same thing with exxon and super-tech motor oil!
That's the thing....I was going to pick up a 5qt bottle of ST to try it out, and the per-quart cost was about .95, I think. I just bought 3 cases of Citgo oil from Farm & Fleet for .50/quart after rebate, so I couldn't justify buying the ST just yet.
definitely go with the superflo if it cheaper or the same price--then you can be 100% sure of what you're getting. (and them bright red bottles sure are purty!)
i have cut a bunch open over the years and if they're a cross-reference match in the filter catalog they're identical inside.
i certainly agree with that but in this case i don't think anyone in the wal-mart purchasing department has enough technical knowledge of this complex subject to suggest or request anything other than what the supplier is currently offering--and since there's very little price difference between the exxon and super-tech (supposedly the super tech actually sells for a bit more in some areas) i doubt there's any difference in the formulation since any difference in formulation would be done to make the super tech less expensive, giving wal-mart a fatter profit margin on each bottle sold.
Hey,he is MADMIKE,he cant help it.quote:
Originally posted by rugerman1:
yo,madmike
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