Nickp
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| posted on 17/1/16 at 07:26 AM |
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Cheap oil.
Just seen this-
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?srch=Halfords+4L+oil&action=search&storeId=10001&catalogId=10151&langId=-1
&__ja=tsid:69651%7Ccid:8773626%7Ccgid:446462%7Ccrid:122384727
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v8kid
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| posted on 17/1/16 at 04:24 PM |
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I had problems a few years ago using Halfords oil and although I'm sure they probably have changed supplier by now the doubt lingers on in my
mind.
Now if it were Castrol......
Cheers!
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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britishtrident
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| posted on 17/1/16 at 06:51 PM |
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5 litres good 4 litres bad.
Buying 4litres of oil always cost you more ---- because you have to buy two to fill a sump and filter.
If Forties crude has come down in price by a huge amount why is lube oil still the same high price as it was 5 years ago ?
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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inkafone
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| posted on 17/1/16 at 06:53 PM |
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10% off with code B16MT06
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 17/1/16 at 06:54 PM |
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My tin-top takes over 5 litres anyway, so 2 fours or fives is normal!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 17/1/16 at 07:03 PM |
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My tin top takes just under 4 so also suits fine. I still buy 2 tho, whether 4l or 5l, as i want some to top up.
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nick205
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| posted on 18/1/16 at 01:12 PM |
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From experience, my Passt B6 2.0 TDI takes 4.5L of oil to show full on the dipstick so the buy is 5L to make sure you have enough.
That said, it doesn't need topping up in between services.
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Ugg10
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| posted on 18/1/16 at 01:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
5 litres good 4 litres bad.
Buying 4litres of oil always cost you more ---- because you have to buy two to fill a sump and filter.
If Forties crude has come down in price by a huge amount why is lube oil still the same high price as it was 5 years ago ?
Admittedly engine oil prices are high, but if you paid £20 for 5l five years ago and are still paying £20 for 5l then in reality it is 20% cheaper due
to an average inflation of 3.5% over that time.
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Dingz
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| posted on 18/1/16 at 04:49 PM |
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Duckhams was 15 shillings a gallon in 1969.
I've used Halfords semi synthetic in my tin tops for a long time now with no problems.
[Edited on 18/1/16 by Dingz]
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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Nickp
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| posted on 18/1/16 at 05:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dingz
Duckhams was 15 shillings a gallon in 1969.
I've used Halfords semi synthetic in my tin tops for a long time now with no problems.
[Edited on 18/1/16 by Dingz]
Why was Duckhams green?? Just wondering 
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 24/1/16 at 01:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
If Forties crude has come down in price by a huge amount why is lube oil still the same high price as it was 5 years ago ?
Because the price of decent oil will be dominate by the processing costs of the crude and production costs of the esters and the additive packages
rather than the price of crude itself.
Never had any problems with Halfords oil, it all comes from major oil manufacturers (e.g. Comma).
[Edited on 24/1/16 by MikeRJ]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 24/1/16 at 03:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dingz
Duckhams was 15 shillings a gallon in 1969.
I've used Halfords semi synthetic in my tin tops for a long time now with no problems.
[Edited on 18/1/16 by Dingz]
Semi-synthetic is slightly dilluted engine poision, if you want the engine, catalysts and oxygen sensor to last it pays to buy synthetic, preferable
a good low ash synthetic but even a cheap supermarket synthetic is good . A modern engine at 100,00 miles that has run on sythnetics will have less
internal deposit than a 5,000 mile engine run on mineral oil.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 24/1/16 at 03:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
If Forties crude has come down in price by a huge amount why is lube oil still the same high price as it was 5 years ago ?
Because the price of decent oil will be dominate by the processing costs of the crude and production costs of the esters and the additive packages
rather than the price of crude itself.
Never had any problems with Halfords oil, it all comes from major oil manufacturers (e.g. Comma).
[Edited on 24/1/16 by MikeRJ]
Istr in 2011 Morrisons were selling 5 litres of Texaco Havoline 5w/30 fully synthetic on offer for £8.75 --- normally they sold it at £13.50.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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