Why is Mobil 1 0w40 so cheap and good?
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Where is mobile 1 cheaper at. Its usually about the same at the department stores as others. Is it at auto parts stores where all the oil is over priced or are you guys comparing to bptique oils like amsoil or redline? Or is there somewhere I don't know about. I've used it and would again if it was as cheap as supertech syn 5w20. Ofcourse not often cuz iron belongs in the metal not the oil bit [censored] it would take a while. To munch it all gone. Yummy yummy iron!
How much POE or diester it has in it? None? Just group 3? T6 is cheaper.
Originally Posted By: Pontual
How much POE or diester it has in it? None? Just group 3? T6 is cheaper.
It has some PAO.
T6 is not cheaper, at least not in the US.
How much POE or diester it has in it? None? Just group 3? T6 is cheaper.
It has some PAO.
T6 is not cheaper, at least not in the US.
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It's so inexpensive because Mobil has the best distribution of all the majors.
This is why it's so good:
Mobil 1 0W-40 synthetic motor oil meets or exceeds the requirements of:
API SN, SM, SL, SJ
ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4
Nissan GT-R
Mobil 1 0W-40 has the following builder approvals:
MB-Approval 229.3
MB-Approval 229.5
BMW LONGLIFE OIL 01
VW 502 00/505 00
PORSCHE A40
According to ExxonMobil, Mobil 1 0W40 is of the following quality:
API CF
VW 503 01
SAAB
OPEL Long Life Service Fill GM-LL-A-025
OPEL Diesel Service Fill GM-LL-B-025
FIAT 9.55535 - M2
FIAT 9.55535 - N2
FIAT 9.55535 - Z2
This is why it's so good:
Mobil 1 0W-40 synthetic motor oil meets or exceeds the requirements of:
API SN, SM, SL, SJ
ACEA A3/B3, A3/B4
Nissan GT-R
Mobil 1 0W-40 has the following builder approvals:
MB-Approval 229.3
MB-Approval 229.5
BMW LONGLIFE OIL 01
VW 502 00/505 00
PORSCHE A40
According to ExxonMobil, Mobil 1 0W40 is of the following quality:
API CF
VW 503 01
SAAB
OPEL Long Life Service Fill GM-LL-A-025
OPEL Diesel Service Fill GM-LL-B-025
FIAT 9.55535 - M2
FIAT 9.55535 - N2
FIAT 9.55535 - Z2
Originally Posted By: fmia
The only thing special in it the other syn don't have is all that iron after a little use
You are so obviously clueless I can see why no one he bothers to explain why there there is possibly more iron in a cheap used oil analysis.
Redline tends to show high iron as well when first used. Is it junk too?
It comes from deposits being cleaned up. That iron is found in high concentrations in deposits so even a little cleaning will raise iron levels significantly.
And exactly what are you considering high. 20ppm. Give me a break n
I suggest you carry on though with you're absurd comments. You'll get booted and we will no longer have to tolerate your absolute nonsense.
The only thing special in it the other syn don't have is all that iron after a little use
You are so obviously clueless I can see why no one he bothers to explain why there there is possibly more iron in a cheap used oil analysis.
Redline tends to show high iron as well when first used. Is it junk too?
It comes from deposits being cleaned up. That iron is found in high concentrations in deposits so even a little cleaning will raise iron levels significantly.
And exactly what are you considering high. 20ppm. Give me a break n
I suggest you carry on though with you're absurd comments. You'll get booted and we will no longer have to tolerate your absolute nonsense.
Gearheadtool, is that you??
Originally Posted By: d00df00d
Also, to be fair:
We don't actually know whether Mobil 1 0w-40 is a "great" oil per se. All we know is that it meets the minimum requirements for a ton of very demanding applications. There might well be other oils that exceed those minimum requirements, which would make them better than Mobil 1 0w-40. The thing is, we have no way of knowing what those oils are, because they have nothing backing them up besides advertising claims. At least Mobil 1 0w-40 carries the approvals.
I don't think we know that. As far as I know it meets requirements, may be at minimum may be more than minimum.
Originally Posted By: Shannow
At $100/5L in Oz, likely to be the last thing left on the shelves at that point too.
Mobil has liquid gold in the 5L jug in Australia ?
I bought 2 jugs 0W40 few weeks ago only because of rebate, final cost is $11.xx/5qt after $12 rebate per jug.
Originally Posted By: fmia
Where is mobile 1 cheaper at. Its usually about the same at the department stores as others. Is it at auto parts stores where all the oil is over priced or are you guys comparing to boutique oils like amsoil or redline?
There is a town called Mobile in the state of Alabama. There is nothing called Mobile 1, but there is Mobil 1 which is synthetic oil produced by Exxon-Mobil corporation.
Also, to be fair:
We don't actually know whether Mobil 1 0w-40 is a "great" oil per se. All we know is that it meets the minimum requirements for a ton of very demanding applications. There might well be other oils that exceed those minimum requirements, which would make them better than Mobil 1 0w-40. The thing is, we have no way of knowing what those oils are, because they have nothing backing them up besides advertising claims. At least Mobil 1 0w-40 carries the approvals.
I don't think we know that. As far as I know it meets requirements, may be at minimum may be more than minimum.
Originally Posted By: Shannow
At $100/5L in Oz, likely to be the last thing left on the shelves at that point too.
Mobil has liquid gold in the 5L jug in Australia ?
I bought 2 jugs 0W40 few weeks ago only because of rebate, final cost is $11.xx/5qt after $12 rebate per jug.
Originally Posted By: fmia
Where is mobile 1 cheaper at. Its usually about the same at the department stores as others. Is it at auto parts stores where all the oil is over priced or are you guys comparing to boutique oils like amsoil or redline?
There is a town called Mobile in the state of Alabama. There is nothing called Mobile 1, but there is Mobil 1 which is synthetic oil produced by Exxon-Mobil corporation.
Where are you buying 4 qt jugs of M1 ?
Didn't mean to start a war guys. Just seems like Mobil 1 is hard to beat after all. I didn't want to believe it but in reality just look. What else beats it in any category? People say rt6 is cheaper and actually no it's not. For my car it takes 7 quarts. Right now m1 is 23 for 5 quarts. If I buy 2 I get 10 quarts and that comes out to be about $4.60 a quart. Rotella is 21.99 so let's say $22 per 4 quarts. If I still buy 2, I get 8 quarts. That comes out to be about $5.50 a quart. For me Mobil 1 is $1 less per quart. So not actually cheaper. I'm not saying rotella isn't a great product and for the price it's awesome. But people's claims that it's cheaper are slowly slipping away.
Hi,
HTSS_TR - I can confirm Shannow's price for M1 0W-40 here in OZ. I live in the Tropics, and admittedly in a smaller community, but M1 0W-40 has not been available here for a couple of years. The last time I saw for sale here it is was selling for $95 for a 5ltr container - Castrol's 0W-40 was then selling for around $80 for 5ltr container
When OEMs use a lubricant (any lubricant) as a development/field test product and then FF with it, some real credibility is obvious. This is taken further when privateer racers use the same product in 24hr race events, this further adds to the credibility of the product - especially so when private Teams use it when one of their sponsors is another Brand of product!!
The evolution of the named lubricant says a lot about research/development and mass user experience. It is significant too that in the last five or so years many other Oil Companies have introduced a 0W-40 product
It has never ever been a cheap product here in Australia!!
HTSS_TR - I can confirm Shannow's price for M1 0W-40 here in OZ. I live in the Tropics, and admittedly in a smaller community, but M1 0W-40 has not been available here for a couple of years. The last time I saw for sale here it is was selling for $95 for a 5ltr container - Castrol's 0W-40 was then selling for around $80 for 5ltr container
When OEMs use a lubricant (any lubricant) as a development/field test product and then FF with it, some real credibility is obvious. This is taken further when privateer racers use the same product in 24hr race events, this further adds to the credibility of the product - especially so when private Teams use it when one of their sponsors is another Brand of product!!
The evolution of the named lubricant says a lot about research/development and mass user experience. It is significant too that in the last five or so years many other Oil Companies have introduced a 0W-40 product
It has never ever been a cheap product here in Australia!!
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Originally Posted By: d00df00d
Also, to be fair:
We don't actually know whether Mobil 1 0w-40 is a "great" oil per se. All we know is that it meets the minimum requirements for a ton of very demanding applications. There might well be other oils that exceed those minimum requirements, which would make them better than Mobil 1 0w-40. The thing is, we have no way of knowing what those oils are, because they have nothing backing them up besides advertising claims. At least Mobil 1 0w-40 carries the approvals.
I don't think we know that. As far as I know it meets requirements, may be at minimum may be more than minimum.
That's what I meant.
Originally Posted By: d00df00d
Also, to be fair:
We don't actually know whether Mobil 1 0w-40 is a "great" oil per se. All we know is that it meets the minimum requirements for a ton of very demanding applications. There might well be other oils that exceed those minimum requirements, which would make them better than Mobil 1 0w-40. The thing is, we have no way of knowing what those oils are, because they have nothing backing them up besides advertising claims. At least Mobil 1 0w-40 carries the approvals.
I don't think we know that. As far as I know it meets requirements, may be at minimum may be more than minimum.
That's what I meant.
Originally Posted By: Smokescreen
M1 0W-40: $51.99 (CDN Tire)
Castrol 0W-40: LOL...what is that?
And that's the reason I haven't bought a jug of oil in Canadian Tire (or Walmart for that matter) in about four years. I don't need to chase idiotic sales.
M1 0W-40: $51.99 (CDN Tire)
Castrol 0W-40: LOL...what is that?
And that's the reason I haven't bought a jug of oil in Canadian Tire (or Walmart for that matter) in about four years. I don't need to chase idiotic sales.
Originally Posted By: Gearhead1194
Didn't mean to start a war guys. Just seems like Mobil 1 is hard to beat after all. I didn't want to believe it but in reality just look. What else beats it in any category? People say rt6 is cheaper and actually no it's not. For my car it takes 7 quarts. Right now m1 is 23 for 5 quarts. If I buy 2 I get 10 quarts and that comes out to be about $4.60 a quart. Rotella is 21.99 so let's say $22 per 4 quarts. If I still buy 2, I get 8 quarts. That comes out to be about $5.50 a quart. For me Mobil 1 is $1 less per quart. So not actually cheaper. I'm not saying rotella isn't a great product and for the price it's awesome. But people's claims that it's cheaper are slowly slipping away.
What you should do is buy 8 quarts of each one of these oils, and a couple of 2 1/2 gallon gas cans. You should drain your current oil, pour in the Rotella T6, run it for a week, take video of how the engine sounds while driving, post it on YouTube so we can listen to it, then do the same for the other brands of oil. You can pour the week old oils into the gas cans to save it for when you have gotten all the videos together.
Once you have video evidence of all of the different oils you are thinking of, we will tell you which one to choose, simply off of the way they sound in your cell phone video drivers reviews.
Make sure the videos vary between idling with the hood closed, the hood open, waiting at a stop sign while in the drivers seat, and running full throttle through a school zone.
BC.
Didn't mean to start a war guys. Just seems like Mobil 1 is hard to beat after all. I didn't want to believe it but in reality just look. What else beats it in any category? People say rt6 is cheaper and actually no it's not. For my car it takes 7 quarts. Right now m1 is 23 for 5 quarts. If I buy 2 I get 10 quarts and that comes out to be about $4.60 a quart. Rotella is 21.99 so let's say $22 per 4 quarts. If I still buy 2, I get 8 quarts. That comes out to be about $5.50 a quart. For me Mobil 1 is $1 less per quart. So not actually cheaper. I'm not saying rotella isn't a great product and for the price it's awesome. But people's claims that it's cheaper are slowly slipping away.
What you should do is buy 8 quarts of each one of these oils, and a couple of 2 1/2 gallon gas cans. You should drain your current oil, pour in the Rotella T6, run it for a week, take video of how the engine sounds while driving, post it on YouTube so we can listen to it, then do the same for the other brands of oil. You can pour the week old oils into the gas cans to save it for when you have gotten all the videos together.
Once you have video evidence of all of the different oils you are thinking of, we will tell you which one to choose, simply off of the way they sound in your cell phone video drivers reviews.
Make sure the videos vary between idling with the hood closed, the hood open, waiting at a stop sign while in the drivers seat, and running full throttle through a school zone.
BC.
Why it is so expensive in Australia ? Is it the high tax on imports ?
If Walmart sells it for $23.xx/5qt jug their cost should be less than that, probably around $20.
If an Australian importer buy a container full of Mobil 1 their cost should be no more than $25-30 a jug after shipping from USA to Australia. Add the local shipping cost from distributor warehouse to local retailer about $3-5 a jug plus importer profit of $3-5 a jug the cost of retailer should be no more than $35-40 a jug. Then with retailer profit of $5-10 a jug it should be $45-50.
But, it is a clear fact that we have very good synthetic oil price in USA, probably lower than most countries.
If Walmart sells it for $23.xx/5qt jug their cost should be less than that, probably around $20.
If an Australian importer buy a container full of Mobil 1 their cost should be no more than $25-30 a jug after shipping from USA to Australia. Add the local shipping cost from distributor warehouse to local retailer about $3-5 a jug plus importer profit of $3-5 a jug the cost of retailer should be no more than $35-40 a jug. Then with retailer profit of $5-10 a jug it should be $45-50.
But, it is a clear fact that we have very good synthetic oil price in USA, probably lower than most countries.
Oh I see. Clevy thanks for entlightening me. Now I know that mobile 1 is the only oil that can clean deposits and that's why mobile1 consistently usually has high iron and not any of the other oils on the shelf. Geeze how silly of me not to draw that same conclusion..... You should write fiction you would no doubt make the new York best selling author.
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