Mobil 1 5w30

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viperdave

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5,571 posts

259 months

Saturday 3rd March 2007
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I'm so embarrassed, popped into halfwits today for some new wiper blades and had a gander to check they didn’t really have any of the oils i would want to use for the upcoming service. Well to my surprise the one in Farnborough gate is now stocking the aforementioned amber nectar of the vette.

Yep Mobil 1 5w30 in 4L and 1L bottles. May need a mortgage to buy it though at £45 and £15 respectively but at least its available.

So if you can’t be bothered with mail order or the black market, you can always put a paper bag over your head and take a look in your local chav emporium

Just wish they would stock 10w30 also, as that’s what the viper is rather fond of

Edited by viperdave on Saturday 3rd March 18:52

v8d

458 posts

240 months

Saturday 3rd March 2007
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Have a word with Keith Beschi at Eurovettes. He got me the 10w40 Mobil 1 at an incredibly good price. Best oil in these motors I reckon

Dee Gee

285 posts

248 months

Saturday 3rd March 2007
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viperdave said:
I'm so embarrassed, popped into halfwits today for some new wiper blades and had a gander to check they didn’t really have any of the oils i would want to use for the upcoming service. Well to my surprise the one in Farnborough gate is now stocking the aforementioned amber nectar of the vette.

Yep Mobil 1 5w30 in 4L and 1L bottles. May need a mortgage to buy it though at £45 and £15 respectively but at least its available.

So if you can’t be bothered with mail order or the black market, you can always put a paper bag over your head and take a look in your local chav emporium

Just wish they would stock 10w30 also, as that’s what the viper is rather fond of

Edited by viperdave on Saturday 3rd March 18:52


That is totally outrageous

Last time I bought a 4 qt flask at Walmart it was $20. What sort of mark up is that

te51cle

2,342 posts

254 months

Sunday 4th March 2007
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v8d said:
Have a word with Keith Beschi at Eurovettes. He got me the 10w40 Mobil 1 at an incredibly good price. Best oil in these motors I reckon

Ditto. Used him a number of times for the oil. He usually takes a limited supply to the Nats as well.

c4koh

735 posts

250 months

Sunday 4th March 2007
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Ditto, use Keith at Eurovettes for oil. Always good prices, and a nice fella to boot :-)

AFAIK, the 'W' part of the 5W-30 or 10W-30 is for the viscosity when cold (Winter)... I'm not sure our temperatures in Blighty are cold enough to make the 'W' part make much difference... the main thing I think is the '30'...

Gixer

4,463 posts

254 months

Sunday 4th March 2007
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Dee Gee said:

Last time I bought a 4 qt flask at Walmart it was $20. What sort of mark up is that


They mark up wheel cleaner the same - 1L of wonder wheels at Halfords is £10+. A 5L container at cosco is about £8

xyyman

1,076 posts

231 months

Sunday 4th March 2007
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Usually buy my Mobil 1 in France or Belgium, 30% or so less than over here and you get 5 litres!

Phil

vetteheadracer

8,271 posts

259 months

Monday 5th March 2007
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North Hants Tyres stock the proper grade stuff for the Viper (or atleast they did when I changed the Viper oil a couple of weeks ago).

If they haven't got it in stock ask John to stick some on the next shipment from the US.