Why is Engine oil still expencive?

[fatboy18]

With the price of fuel coming down how come we are not seeing the same price drops for other oil products?

Synthetic Engine oil is still expensive, are we likely to see a price drop?

[MrBarry123]

[IanCress]

I would guess that the price of the raw material is tiny, compared to the cost of refining it to the quality that modern manufacturers demand. Perhaps the cost will come down by 20p, if we're lucky.

[craigjm]

fatboy18 said:

Synthetic Engine oil is still expensive, are we likely to see a price drop?

Seriously?

[wemorgan]

Expensive?
It costs ~£20 for 5 litres - fully synth, long life, OEM compliant etc etc

I imagine the raw cost of crude oil is only a very small % of the manufacturing & marketing costs.

[TheLuke]

Why isnt thinner oil cheaper??

They've been having us for ages!

[fatboy18]

craigjm said:

fatboy18 said:

Synthetic Engine oil is still expensive, are we likely to see a price drop?

Seriously?

Yes, energy prices are dropping so why is it so expensive?

[Monty Python]

Refining costs, plus the cost of the additives.

Besides, when has anything evenly remotely linked to the price of crude oil gone down when the oil price drops?

[nickfrog]

Synthetic.

[funkyrobot]

nickfrog said:

Synthetic.

Expencive.

[V8RX7]

wemorgan said:

Expensive?
It costs ~£20 for 5 litres - fully synth, long life, OEM compliant etc etc

I imagine the raw cost of crude oil is only a very small % of the manufacturing & marketing costs.

Frequently circa £12 for 4 ltrs at Halfords

[GroundEffect]

funkyrobot said:

nickfrog said:

Synthetic.

Expencive.

Is that more expensive than expensive?

I can't even tell who's being serious any more.

[MDMA .]

You'll be expecting a pay drop soon then if everything comes down in price.

[VonSenger]

GroundEffect said:

funkyrobot said:

nickfrog said:

Synthetic.

Expencive.

Is that more expensive than expensive?

I can't even tell who's being serious any more.

LMAO

[craigjm]

fatboy18 said:

craigjm said:

fatboy18 said:

Synthetic Engine oil is still expensive, are we likely to see a price drop?

Seriously?

Yes, energy prices are dropping so why is it so expensive?

The word synthetic should give you a clue

[Sheepshanks]

They charge what people will pay. I was amazed to find Mobil 1 oil cheaper in France (where most things are a lot more expensive) than here.

[TooMany2cvs]

Even at $120/barrel, one litre of crude was only 75c. The cost of oil in oil is minimal.

[fatboy18]

craigjm said:

fatboy18 said:

craigjm said:

fatboy18 said:

Synthetic Engine oil is still expensive, are we likely to see a price drop?

Seriously?

Yes, energy prices are dropping so why is it so expensive?

The word synthetic should give you a clue

I know that but the production costs should have dropped a lot?

[rsbmw]

This thread should be inundated with whoosh parrots

[Pints]

This thread should be linked with the ambiwlans thread.