mobil 1 lawsuit
Went to a couple of auto parts store today they can't buy any mobil 1 they all said because of a lawsuit. Does anyone know whats up? I had to go to 3 stores just to get 6 qts.
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http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/...ges/spacer.gifMobil 1 Limited Availabilityhttp://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/...ges/spacer.gifWe regret the limited availability of Mobil 1 motor oil. Due to the impact of Hurricane Ike on our raw material suppliers, we are experiencing limited availability of Mobil 1 motor oils. We appreciate your loyalty to the Mobil 1 brand and the trust you have placed in our products. We are working quickly to have your choice of Mobil 1 motor oils available at normal levels as soon as possible. Thank you for you patience.
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Thanks
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Our local Walmarts are much lower on stock than normal, but still have some of most of the varieties in stock in the 5 qt and 1 qt containers. They have jacked up the prices though, presumably because supply is running low.
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Good thing I have 7 quarts in the garage. And I can always order Amsoil.
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I am considering switching to amsoil, I want to wait until the warranty is up, might have to switch early.
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I stopped using Mobil 1 after a few people discovered Group III basestock in certain Mobil 1 products (which are supposed to use Group IV). I now use Pennzoil Platinum / Quaker State Q Synth which is available all the time at $4/qt. Amway oil is too expensive.
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Yep, can't go wrong with Amsoil, good stuff. Not trying to start the "which oil is better" debate, but heck, if you can't find one of them, makes the choice easy. :)
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Originally Posted by metroplex
(Post 5677736)
I stopped using Mobil 1 after a few people discovered Group III basestock in certain Mobil 1 products (which are supposed to use Group IV). I now use Pennzoil Platinum / Quaker State Q Synth which is available all the time at $4/qt. Amway oil is too expensive.
That situation is in some of the oil that they sell under other names such as the Mobil 1 Clean 5000/7500 Which are just a regular motor oil. |
Nope, it was before they played games with the marketing. It should have been a Group IV basestock but they found Group III through GC testing. I just don't see the value in paying more than $4/qt for Group III or Group IV synthetic engine oils considering GM allows up to 8000-9000 miles for semi-synthetic 5W-20 if you follow the oil life "monitor". Audi and BMW specify 10k mile oil change intervals for their synthetic oils (no time was specified). I just change it every year or 6k miles, whichever comes first. Usually the year comes up before I even reach 4000 miles on any of my cars.
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Yup, due to the hurricane they got screwed, and were already extremely low on the oil. It just set them back quite a bit. There won't be any available until the beginning of 09, but for now I went to some Royal Purple I found at $6.00 bucks a quart!
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Yes I noticed it too and I went with Valvoline synthetic this time. $18 for the 5 qt. container not a bad deal.
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just got oil changed on Sat with mobil 1:dunno:
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Kind of off topic, but do you have to do anything special when switching from traditional oil to Mobile 1?
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Mobil 1 is what I used. :nice:
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Originally Posted by tacopeland
(Post 5681834)
Kind of off topic, but do you have to do anything special when switching from traditional oil to Mobile 1?
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my store must not sell much Mobil 1, cause our supply is fine...
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All I've ever used in my 97 T-Bird, 4.6, is Motorcraft 5w-30 Semi Synthetic, and a Motorcraft Filter every 3000 miles. I can usually pick up 5 quarts and a filter for less than $15 at Wal Mart. I've never had a problem in almost 100,000 miles, and my T-Bird has almost 175,000 miles on it now too.
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the only things I hate about changing my own oil is getting rid if it and the mess
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Originally Posted by tacopeland
(Post 5681834)
Kind of off topic, but do you have to do anything special when switching from traditional oil to Mobile 1?
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