Price of Mobil One

[cln1]

Just called in to Halfords to price Mobil One and got a shock.

Not bought any for a while - £45.99 for 4 ltrs !

Used it in my toys for years but I'm beginning to wonder if it's really worth it.

What's the best price around at the moment ?

Colin.

[funkyol]

Your best bet is to speak to Oilman

He's registered on just about every car forum there is and really knows his stuff. He works for Opie oils: www.opieoils.co.uk/ and they will sell you the right amount of oil for a really good price. Extremelyy knowledgable about the various types - synthetic non synthetic, viscosities etc. There's probably a better oil for your car than Mobil and they'll be able to advise.

Olli

[Polarbert]

Yeah its gone up I think. Used to be £37.99. If you can get a trade card from Halfords then you can save a bomb.

[dazren]

Costco.

4 litres of mobil 1 0w40 for £20+vat.

Edited by dazren on Thursday 28th September 14:37

[puffsorted2]

I asked Offords yesterday what they put in my Griff and they replied Shell Helix Ultra (fully syn). Their reasoning was most of their customers don't like to mix oils ( hence why I asked) when topping up, even of the same type, and the Shell stuff is availible everywhere

[bluebottle]

Polarbert said:

Yeah its gone up I think. Used to be £37.99. If you can get a trade card from Halfords then you can save a bomb.

I was in Halfrauds last weekend for some, went to the counter and was told that'll be £45.99 sir I said "how "F"ing much!?..whilst staring at it in disbelief thinking of telling her where she put it and going and raiding the deep fat fryer, I noticed that they are now 5ltr cans not the usual 4ltr one.
So quick calculator check and its still the same price per litre.


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Edited by bluebottle on Thursday 28th September 16:09

[theaxe]

Not sure how helpful this is but I got it in France for something like 30 euros / 5 litre.

[Lensey]

I get mine in France, any excuse to go over for a spin

[Cyclone1]

Better still buy the Silkolene Pro 10W/50 or 15W/50 fully synth ester based oil (that's provided you were using the Mob 1 15/50), bit better than the Mobil 1 and around £32-35 for 5 litres from Opie Oils.

Regs
Jules.

[Gaffer]

Umm - why not speak to Ian..? he can sort you out I am sure.

Claire

[Nuggs]

Ditch the Moby and go for some Castrol GTX (as recommended by Messrs Batty and Austec*).




*In Austec's case as an alternative to their preferred Valvoline...

[cln1]

Thanks for the responses everyone.

I can remember buying Mobil One for the first time back in 1993 when it cost me £15 !

Perhaps the current price isn't that bad if you factor in inflation.

Colin.

[Fire99]

I cant comment on Opie the oil man but he seems to know worryingly large amounts about oil..

The last Mobil 1 i bought was from Costco. Cost me about £22+ Vat for 4 litres.

Even accounting for inflation and L.A.T (Labour added Tax) Over £40 even for 5 litres is painful, considering i change it 4 times a year.

If you must have Mobil 1 i'd definitely go Costco or France...

[the dodger]

Fire99 said:

I cant comment on Opie the oil man but he seems to know worryingly large amounts about oil..

If you must have Mobil 1 i'd definitely go Costco or France...

Or email Opieoilman. I bought my Mob 1 15W-50 from him earlier this year. It was cheaper than Hafrauds and delivered in two days.