Any price decrease this year?
I'd like to buy gear oil soon, but expensive
Valvoline's definitely off Rollback
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I'd like to buy gear oil soon, but expensive
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It looks like it’s back on rollback, at least if you order online.
Royal Purple has greatly cheapened their product line since they were acquired. They are not the company they once were.
Cheaper base oils, cheaper additive packages. They’re focused on squeezing out profit, not on a better product.
Paying more for Royal Purple over Valvoline is a wallet flush, not a performance increase.
Even if Royal Purple was cheaper, I would choose the Valvoline.
RP used to be good, back in their non-API days; but, the new owners are just seeing how much $ they can milk off the old name before everyone gets wise to what they're doing. Kind of like K&N! RP oil filters are still good, at least at the moment.
Inflation hits everything. Nothing is immune. If a extra $5 once or twice a year is going to affect your bottom line then you have bigger issues.
All we can do is keep our eyes and ears open for sales and rebates. Everything will be going up so my prediction is that $30 for a jug of oil is the new standard.
Inferier? Valvoline is an excellent oil. Not one bad VOA you can find.
Ouch!$5.00 once or twice a year won’t, but $5.00 multiple times a month for the past year has. We are feeling the affects, as are many.
Pennzoil stock up time… Rebate leader.
Not at all. Just a known troll.
Well maybe its a Super Deal I've seen Mobil 1 prices move from $53 to $60 a box in some cases!
And no one follows every last post I make like you do, you might as well be the president of my fan club
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This is from a PQIA test last year. It’s for Valvoline Advanced 5w20 and says 8.7. I think 5w30 would be as good or better.
https://pqia.org/valvoline-full-synthetic-advanced-sae-5w-20-motor-oil/
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With the increase in cost you'd think so wouldn't you. https://sharena21.springcm.com/Publ...3793b338/7686b3e2-9c50-eb11-b7fe-48df3793b338
Look at that NOACK!
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I only see “less than” 15%. Which could be anywhere between 0 and 14.9% or am I missing something?
The SN Plus variation of Valvoline Advanced Synthetic 5w20 had a NOACK of 7.6 which was among the lowest in the industry for a Xw20 grade. The only brand that had a lower NOACK value for a Xw20 grade oil was Ravenol at 7.4.
I would have confidence that their SP licensed products have a NOACK value of well below 15 but it's anyone's guess as to why they will not put an exact figure on paper.
I would have confidence that their SP licensed products have a NOACK value of well below 15 but it's anyone's guess as to why they will not put an exact figure on paper.