While I do not think that Supertech Oil is bad, there are plenty of better oils for you to run in your car. Spend the extra money that you are going to save by buying the Supertech filter and buy a better oil. JMO, Joe
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Don't underestimate Walmart. They're the planet's #1 buying force. Walmart get's what Walmart wants with little, if any, sacrifices. Walmart sets the rules and for every vendor that says "no" there are a multitude of others "chomping at the bit" for Walmart shelf space.
(I know because I used to deal with their corp. purchasing group in Bentonville.)
(I know because I used to deal with their corp. purchasing group in Bentonville.)
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Do you honestly think low engine wear is Walmart's top priority though? No! Lowest price is. So don't expect them to have a great oil and a low price.
No I wouldn't. Knowing Walmart, I'd, suspect the goal of Supertech is equivalent quality at lower price. (equivalent to name brands)
I wouldn't hesistate using it in place of the others like Quaker State, Castrol, etc but it ain't no Redline nor never will be.
I wouldn't hesistate using it in place of the others like Quaker State, Castrol, etc but it ain't no Redline nor never will be.
I'm more likely to suspect that Wal*Mart's goal with their oil is to get the lowest of low bid oil that won't have the customers lined up at the return desk.
Ken
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I for one resent some of Walmarts business policies and I rarely shop there. It seems a lot of posters on this board only buy what is available at Walmart.
If you live in an area where there is Wally World and only one dump of an autoparts store with high prices I can't blame you but if you have options I hope you'll check them out.
I shop at Costco and they probably kill off the little guys as much as Walmart but they don't seem so predatory about it. Most of the auto parts stores where I live are chains but there are others that have some real knowledge to offer. I don't find that from the twerp with his digits up his nose at Walmart.
Can't everything said about wal mart be applied to NAPA? ie, they can shift vendors in a heartbeat?
I use the 10w30 Super Tech and the ST filter on my wifes Jeep,and recently switched my new 2002 Dodge truck over to ST as well,both with no problems.I am stringent about a 3mo/3K oil and filter change.
Things seem all too frequently black or white on this site. While there are superior oils, that doesns't mean an oil that's not up to Pennzoil or Castrol GTX standards is dangerous to use as some here are implying. I happen to subscribe to the notion that if an oil carries the current API service qualification, it's NOT a bad oil for cars that require that level of protection. All bets are off for those engines calling for even more stingent protection, but owners of those makes probably wouldn't think of having their cars serviced by the likes of WallyWorld anyway - which brings up another consideration: WallyWorld also does quickie oil and filter changes. (Yes, I've read the horror stories about the quick-lube places and I avoid them. B-U-T, a LOT of car owners DO take advantage of the convenience factor and not all of them are totally clueless, either.) The last thing WallyWorld needs are oil and/or filter related complaints stemming from store-name products allegedly causing engine damage. Ironically most of you guys continue to indict Fram oil filters as subpar, but hail Champion Labs as making reasonably decent oil filters. And who supplies SuperTech oil filters? Is that evidence at all that Champion Labs was the lowest bidder? Really? With WallyWorld's deep pockets, it simply wouldn't pay to cheap out over a few cents when a short block or thousand might be at stake. Bentonville, AR is by no means too small a target for the American Trial Lawyers Association to center in its crosshairs.
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