I was doing my weekly food shopping at Walmart. I did my usual trip down the oil aisle. I was floored when I saw the Valvoline Synpower 5 quart jugs marked at $25.00. Who is going to buy Synpower for $25.00 when the king of synthetic oils, Mobil 1 is priced at $24.50 right next to it?
Synpower overpriced at $25.00
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Originally Posted By: defektes
I would cause I hate bandwagons. No offense to anyone.
I would too.
I would cause I hate bandwagons. No offense to anyone.
I would too.
i dont hate bandwagons, but i too would gladly pay an additional 50 cents to have synpower over mobil 1. snypower is almost always more expensive then mobil 1 at my local wal mart.
Honestly, I would probably purchase the Valvoline even if it were a few more dollars than the Mobil 1. I have just never been a fan of Mobil 1 but I have always had great faith in Valvoline products. Even with what some consider a "weak" additive package, it continues to produce excellent numbers. Obviously, they are doing something right with the base oils or there are additives that can not be picked up on a VOA.
too much for that oil
Originally Posted By: Finklejag
I was doing my weekly food shopping at Walmart. I did my usual trip down the oil aisle. I was floored when I saw the Valvoline Synpower 5 quart jugs marked at $25.00. Who is going to buy Synpower for $25.00 when the king of synthetic oils, Mobil 1 is priced at $24.50 right next to it?
That's awesome, M1 is like $45 here. If SynPower were always $25 it would be one of the only oils I used.
I was doing my weekly food shopping at Walmart. I did my usual trip down the oil aisle. I was floored when I saw the Valvoline Synpower 5 quart jugs marked at $25.00. Who is going to buy Synpower for $25.00 when the king of synthetic oils, Mobil 1 is priced at $24.50 right next to it?
That's awesome, M1 is like $45 here. If SynPower were always $25 it would be one of the only oils I used.
Unfortunately we're seeing the tip of the iceberg when it comes to a resurgent, and ugly retail oil pricing trend - thanks to QE2/inflation. I'm guessing that every repriced tag we will soon see on the oil shelves will reflect a very significant (minimum 10%) uptick in cost. And it will affect every single brand.
Don't worry though, if they don't suck the $$$ out of you in the oil section... just wait until you stroll over to the food aisles, or the gas pumps (now well over $3/gal. and moving up).
Yeccchhh!
Don't worry though, if they don't suck the $$$ out of you in the oil section... just wait until you stroll over to the food aisles, or the gas pumps (now well over $3/gal. and moving up).
Yeccchhh!
The recent increases at WalMart makes Quaker State Synthetic, still at $19 seem like a really good deal.
For the last 2-3 years the oil I bought the most was Synpower from Kragen/O'Reilly on sale with rebate, the final price after tax and stamp(s) usually about $1/qt or less.
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Originally Posted By: defektes
I would cause I hate bandwagons. No offense to anyone.
I would too.
If that's the reason behind selecting a product, LOL!
Originally Posted By: defektes
I would cause I hate bandwagons. No offense to anyone.
I would too.
If that's the reason behind selecting a product, LOL!
If you like it then buy it. Who cares if it is a few dollars more then what it was.
Agreed. A few dollars is nothing, but when you can pick up really good deals, the drama of selecting an oil off the shelf soon goes away. After building a cheap stash, it becomes more like, "which oil to use first" instead of which to buy.
It's a shame Valvoline can't keep 5w-40 on the shelves, or even MaxLife synthetic. I believe the specs drive up the price, taking out of jug pricing. Mobil has it right with their spec oils and the High Mileage oils w/o spec. Maybe if Ashland had MaxLife synthetic in jugs w/o specs...
They do have 0w-20 at retail around here though.
It's a shame Valvoline can't keep 5w-40 on the shelves, or even MaxLife synthetic. I believe the specs drive up the price, taking out of jug pricing. Mobil has it right with their spec oils and the High Mileage oils w/o spec. Maybe if Ashland had MaxLife synthetic in jugs w/o specs...
They do have 0w-20 at retail around here though.
Walmart had MaxLife full synthetic in 5QT jugs few years ago. O'Reilly has Synpower 5-10W30 in gallon jugs.
Originally Posted By: Audi Junkie
Agreed. A few dollars is nothing, but when you can pick up really good deals, the drama of selecting an oil off the shelf soon goes away. After building a cheap stash, it becomes more like, "which oil to use first" instead of which to buy.
It's a shame Valvoline can't keep 5w-40 on the shelves, or even MaxLife synthetic. I believe the specs drive up the price, taking out of jug pricing. Mobil has it right with their spec oils and the High Mileage oils w/o spec. Maybe if Ashland had MaxLife synthetic in jugs w/o specs...
They do have 0w-20 at retail around here though.
Walmart had MaxLife full synthetic in 5QT jugs few years ago. O'Reilly has Synpower 5-10W30 in gallon jugs.
The choice of my oil stash is first in first use.
Agreed. A few dollars is nothing, but when you can pick up really good deals, the drama of selecting an oil off the shelf soon goes away. After building a cheap stash, it becomes more like, "which oil to use first" instead of which to buy.
It's a shame Valvoline can't keep 5w-40 on the shelves, or even MaxLife synthetic. I believe the specs drive up the price, taking out of jug pricing. Mobil has it right with their spec oils and the High Mileage oils w/o spec. Maybe if Ashland had MaxLife synthetic in jugs w/o specs...
They do have 0w-20 at retail around here though.
Walmart had MaxLife full synthetic in 5QT jugs few years ago. O'Reilly has Synpower 5-10W30 in gallon jugs.
The choice of my oil stash is first in first use.
Honestly, i dont understand the buy a 5quart jug at walmart craze, i buy my oil @ parts store when its the flavor of the month and buy 2 deals, ie the last oil i bought was 5quarts edge and a bosch D+ filter for $32 x2 as i doubled it, thats like getting a $13 filter for a few bucks.....every other much you can find such a deal, to me thats a GREAT deal
Yep, the initial signs of SN/GF-5 price increases going into effect. The other brands are sure to follow. Someone has to pay for it; it's the consumer.
i never liked quaker state
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