5 Litres Mobil1 0w-40 £34.49 delivered!

[tezza77]

As per title, if you want some cheap mobil1 then euro car parts are selling for 49.99 but entering code BIGDEAL31 will get you 31% off bringing the total to £34.49 and standard delivery is free.

Other oil and products also qualify for the offer so go grab your bargains

link... http://www.eurocarparts.com/

[mohitos]

How much would you save supplying your own oil to an OPC?

[tezza77]

mohitos said:

How much would you save supplying your own oil to an OPC?

I dont know, presumably a good amount but I like to have some lying around for top ups as mine does seem to drink a little when im wearing my heavy boots

[gsewell]

Many thanks. As mine seems to drink 0.5l/1000mls, just ordered a fresh 5l bottle.

[Solarized]

Thanks Tezza.

My OPC said they would only do an oil change with oil supplied from them. I was quite surprised by that.

[c4srmsims]

£29.98 in Costco

[Squonk]

Sytner Porsche have advised me that they will only use oil supplied by them

[Matt Seabrook]

Solarized said:

Thanks Tezza.

My OPC said they would only do an oil change with oil supplied from them. I was quite surprised by that.

Really some accountant will work out how much they need to make a month to turn a profit and oil is part of that. You then rock up and ask them to loose a chunk of profit by supplying your own oil and wonder why they say no? Don't get me wrong we all want to get something cheaper but if you start trying to shave the margin in one place they will only get it back somewhere else.

[Bennachie]

Seems to be a fairly common circumstance...................., sadly.

[Solarized]

I was surprised because I've heard of others on here who have had their oil changes carried out by their OPC and supplied the oil themselves from Costco.

The tech at Porsche said they used to do it but don't now because they experienced situations where the oil supplied sometimes had the seal on the container broken or damaged and they weren't comfortable with that.

[tezza77]

c4srmsims said:

£29.98 in Costco

Thats a good price but it would cost me ~£20 in fuel to get to my nearest costco and back.

[tezza77]

Matt Seabrook said:

Really some accountant will work out how much they need to make a month to turn a profit and oil is part of that. You then rock up and ask them to loose a chunk of profit by supplying your own oil and wonder why they say no? Don't get me wrong we all want to get something cheaper but if you start trying to shave the margin in one place they will only get it back somewhere else.

Agreed, its always a good idea to carry spare oil though

[Matt Seabrook]

Cant argue with spare oil. It's always a good idea to have some in the garage

[Solarized]

Kwik Fit will do an oil change for £45.

Now I wouldn't usually trust them to put air in the tyre of my Mountain Bike however there's someone there who I know and trust to do the oil change properly for me.

[Callughan]

OPC prices vary but haven't seen cheaper than a £100+

[mollytherocker]

mohitos said:

How much would you save supplying your own oil to an OPC?

Oh, I dont know, about £100?



MTR

[Porkupine]

mollytherocker said:

Oh, I dont know, about £100?



MTR

LOL

[tr7v8]

Mine will use customer supplied oil. Now have 10L of Total 7000 10W/40 from Carrefour for the princely sum of £40, picked up on the way back from Le Mans Classic together with some yummy pastries!

[tezza77]

tr7v8 said:

Mine will use customer supplied oil. Now have 10L of Total 7000 10W/40 from Carrefour for the princely sum of £40, picked up on the way back from Le Mans Classic together with some yummy pastries!

So the secret of getting an OPC to use customer supplied oil is to bribe them with pastries? Might have to try that one

[Solarized]

mollytherocker said:

Oh, I dont know, about £100?



MTR

HAHA!