Best price for Mobil1 Synthetic Oil?

Plamar · 06-08-2003, 02:50 PM

Just curious what you guys are paying for Mobil 1 Synthetic (5w-30). I just changed my dino oil out for Mobil 1 full synthetic, and it ain't cheap!

CAP (Consumer Auto Parts) near me has it on sale for $4.39 a quart (w/out tax). I bought the first batch at Wal Mart in a 6 quart case and paid $4.77 a quart (w/out tax).

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Glenn · 06-08-2003, 03:21 PM

If there is a Costco in your area, you might check there. I have seen the 6 quart cases there. But since I already have synthetic motor oil, I wasn't in the market and didn't note the price. Costco usually can beat Wal-Mart.

Plamar · 06-08-2003, 03:35 PM

The closest Costco is 45 minutes away, and I am not a member. The wholesale club I belong to, BJ's, only has it in 10w-30.

Los Gatos? · 06-08-2003, 03:53 PM

I think Mobil 1 is like ... $3 and change a quart around here ... I think???

Arnold · 06-08-2003, 04:18 PM

IIRC, it was $23.99 for 6 quarts the last time I bought some from Costco.

HaveBlue · 06-08-2003, 04:32 PM

Check Wal-Mart.
The one up the street from me carries 5-qt jugs for $18.

Schuey2002 · 06-08-2003, 04:59 PM

^^^^^^

Ditto. $17.88 (to be exact/ No sales Tax) for a 5qt. jug at my local Walmart.

mtnbkr · 06-08-2003, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Plamar
The closest Costco is 45 minutes away, and I am not a member. The wholesale club I belong to, BJ's, only has it in 10w-30.

10w-30 synthetic will work fine in a 4Runner. It flows at lower temps than 5w-30 dino oil and protects better at higher temps. I've run 10w-30 synthetic since I got the truck and it has been fine.

Your truck, your call though...

Chris

Glenn · 06-08-2003, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Plamar
...only has it in 10w-30.

What weight are you looking for? 10W-30 is probably gonna cover most any condition you would encounter.

ScottFW · 06-08-2003, 08:49 PM

The cheapest I ever got Mobil 1 was $2.64/qt at Target. IIRC that was only on the quarts of the "TriSynthetic" since they were being replaced with the ones labeled "SuperSyn." Now that all they have are labeled SuperSyn the price is back up over $4/qt. I bought every single qt off the shelf at $2.64 and that lasted three oil changes but I haven't found any killer deals since then. Just get the 5 qt jugs from Wal-Mart.

Plamar · 06-09-2003, 04:04 AM

HaveBlue and Schuey:

$18.00 for 5 quarts of full synthetic Mobil 1? Are you kidding?

Schuey2002 · 06-09-2003, 10:09 AM

Nope. I'm not kidding.

I just picked up 2 jugs of 5w-30 (SuperSyn) Mobil 1 and it cost me a total of $35.76. So, for 10 quarts, that came to approx. $3.58 per quart.

Wal-Mart Rox !!

Plamar · 06-09-2003, 11:23 AM

Thanks...looks like I am heading back to WalMart...I must have missed the 5 qt jugs last time.

denverbikeguy · 06-09-2003, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mtnbkr
10w-30 synthetic will work fine in a 4Runner. It flows at lower temps than 5w-30 dino oil and protects better at higher temps. I've run 10w-30 synthetic since I got the truck and it has been fine.

Your truck, your call though...

Chris

Ahh yes but he was talking about 5w-30 synthetic, not dino...

Personally I run 5w-30. I've looked at the recommended temp ranges for the 10w, and out here the seasons fluctuate so much that it's not hard to be at the temp extremes of it. So I use the 5w to give some added cushion. I also run synthetic however.

I'm not using Mobil-1, but the oil ratings are all the same.

06-08-2003, 03:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Glenn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ELN Posts: 1,651	If there is a Costco in your area, you might check there. I have seen the 6 quart cases there. But since I already have synthetic motor oil, I wasn't in the market and didn't note the price. Costco usually can beat Wal-Mart. __________________ -Glenn-

06-08-2003, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Plamar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central MA Posts: 61	The closest Costco is 45 minutes away, and I am not a member. The wholesale club I belong to, BJ's, only has it in 10w-30. __________________ 2000 4Runner Limited Desert Dune; 3.4L 4x4 w/ Factory Locker - Deckplate Mod - DRL switch mod - GPS V mount - Mobil 1 5w-30 - Amsoil Air Filter - FIAMM Horn Mod - Tranny cooler

06-08-2003, 03:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Los Gatos? Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: b Posts: 1,031	I think Mobil 1 is like ... $3 and change a quart around here ... I think??? __________________ New York City, NYC, pretty mean when it wants to be, black leather, knee hole pants, can't play no highschool dance, fuzz tone, hear 'em go, hear 'em on the radio - R A M O N E S, Ramones OLD: '90 4Runner SR5 auto v6 150k NEW: '85 long bed xtra cab 5spd 22R 200k NEW NEW: '89 Ford Taurus SHO, 137k Miles, 650 miles after I got it : water pump takes a shizzle, now I'm knee deep in a front maintainence from hell. Even broken it's faster than the 4Runner

06-08-2003, 04:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Arnold Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Stanwood, WA Posts: 699	IIRC, it was $23.99 for 6 quarts the last time I bought some from Costco. Last edited by Arnold; 06-08-2003 at 04:19 PM.

06-09-2003, 04:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
Plamar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central MA Posts: 61	HaveBlue and Schuey: $18.00 for 5 quarts of full synthetic Mobil 1? Are you kidding? __________________ 2000 4Runner Limited Desert Dune; 3.4L 4x4 w/ Factory Locker - Deckplate Mod - DRL switch mod - GPS V mount - Mobil 1 5w-30 - Amsoil Air Filter - FIAMM Horn Mod - Tranny cooler

06-08-2003, 04:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
HaveBlue Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,667	Check Wal-Mart. The one up the street from me carries 5-qt jugs for $18.

06-08-2003, 04:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Schuey2002 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 143	^^^^^^ Ditto. $17.88 (to be exact/ No sales Tax) for a 5qt. jug at my local Walmart.

06-08-2003, 08:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
ScottFW Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 18	The cheapest I ever got Mobil 1 was $2.64/qt at Target. IIRC that was only on the quarts of the "TriSynthetic" since they were being replaced with the ones labeled "SuperSyn." Now that all they have are labeled SuperSyn the price is back up over $4/qt. I bought every single qt off the shelf at $2.64 and that lasted three oil changes but I haven't found any killer deals since then. Just get the 5 qt jugs from Wal-Mart.

06-09-2003, 10:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
Schuey2002 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 143	Nope. I'm not kidding. I just picked up 2 jugs of 5w-30 (SuperSyn) Mobil 1 and it cost me a total of $35.76. So, for 10 quarts, that came to approx. $3.58 per quart. Wal-Mart Rox !!

06-09-2003, 11:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
Plamar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central MA Posts: 61	Thanks...looks like I am heading back to WalMart...I must have missed the 5 qt jugs last time. __________________ 2000 4Runner Limited Desert Dune; 3.4L 4x4 w/ Factory Locker - Deckplate Mod - DRL switch mod - GPS V mount - Mobil 1 5w-30 - Amsoil Air Filter - FIAMM Horn Mod - Tranny cooler

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