Wal Mart synthn oil?
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Wal Mart synthn oil?
Does anyone know who makes this oil for Wally World? It seems to pass all the tests Mobil1 does.Great price at $12.48 for 5qts. Would like to use in my other daily drivers but will continue to use in the Vette.
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Originally Posted by 91C4
Does anyone know who makes this oil for Wally World? It seems to pass all the tests Mobil1 does.Great price at $12.48 for 5qts. Would like to use in my other daily drivers but will continue to use in the Vette.
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Originally Posted by timd38
I would go hungry before I will buy anything from Wal*Mart, so I would not even buy genuine Mobil 1 from them.
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Originally Posted by fredgpowell
Stick with what the factory says unless you are going to modify.
I wouldn't use it ever, but not because I don't think it wouldn't work; I'm sure it would. I wouldn't use it because I won't support Walmart.
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again, I don't think it meets the GM 4718, but if it does then use it.
I buy any oil that meets the standard. Usually Havoline Synthetic is the cheapest oil that does so.
You don't have to run Mobil 1 to maintain your warranty, just a GM 4718 oil. Mobil 1 is good oil, but their marketing tactics really **** me off. Every couple of years, they re-market the same product, and jack the price up a dollar or two.
I don't know where all of these people live, but in the rural area I'm in, the only places to shop for anything mechanical are Wal Mart, Lowes (home improvement), Advance Auto, and Autozone. And guess what, they are all large corporations killing our economy by flooding the market with Chinese imports. It's sad but true, but while WalMart may have started it, they're all guilty now.
I buy any oil that meets the standard. Usually Havoline Synthetic is the cheapest oil that does so.
You don't have to run Mobil 1 to maintain your warranty, just a GM 4718 oil. Mobil 1 is good oil, but their marketing tactics really **** me off. Every couple of years, they re-market the same product, and jack the price up a dollar or two.
I don't know where all of these people live, but in the rural area I'm in, the only places to shop for anything mechanical are Wal Mart, Lowes (home improvement), Advance Auto, and Autozone. And guess what, they are all large corporations killing our economy by flooding the market with Chinese imports. It's sad but true, but while WalMart may have started it, they're all guilty now.
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Originally Posted by davidfarmer
again, I don't think it meets the GM 4718, but if it does then use it.
I buy any oil that meets the standard. Usually Havoline Synthetic is the cheapest oil that does so.
You don't have to run Mobil 1 to maintain your warranty, just a GM 4718 oil. Mobil 1 is good oil, but their marketing tactics really **** me off. Every couple of years, they re-market the same product, and jack the price up a dollar or two.
I don't know where all of these people live, but in the rural area I'm in, the only places to shop for anything mechanical are Wal Mart, Lowes (home improvement), Advance Auto, and Autozone. And guess what, they are all large corporations killing our economy by flooding the market with Chinese imports. It's sad but true, but while WalMart may have started it, they're all guilty now.
I buy any oil that meets the standard. Usually Havoline Synthetic is the cheapest oil that does so.
You don't have to run Mobil 1 to maintain your warranty, just a GM 4718 oil. Mobil 1 is good oil, but their marketing tactics really **** me off. Every couple of years, they re-market the same product, and jack the price up a dollar or two.
I don't know where all of these people live, but in the rural area I'm in, the only places to shop for anything mechanical are Wal Mart, Lowes (home improvement), Advance Auto, and Autozone. And guess what, they are all large corporations killing our economy by flooding the market with Chinese imports. It's sad but true, but while WalMart may have started it, they're all guilty now.
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Originally Posted by TheJimer
Save a dime and put another American out of work!Jim
..even if they own an Ferrari F430. And I think some of the engines in Vettes are assembled in Canada. (St. Catherines)
Last edited by Turbooo2u; Feb 26, 2006 at 05:28 PM.
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Originally Posted by 91C4
Does anyone know who makes this oil for Wally World? It seems to pass all the tests Mobil1 does.Great price at $12.48 for 5qts. Would like to use in my other daily drivers but will continue to use in the Vette.
I wouldn’t trust anything this company says! This is the same company that got caught putting American Flags over the made in Taiwan labels!
I figure; I bought a GREAT American car, so I’m going to put in Mobil One sold by a great American company! IMHO, that rules out The Peoples Republic of Wally World!
Jim
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Originally Posted by TheJimer
I wouldn’t trust anything this company says! This is the same company that got caught putting American Flags over the made in Taiwan labels!
I figure; I bought a GREAT American car, so I’m going to put in Mobil One sold by a great American company! IMHO, that rules out The Peoples Republic of Wally World!
Jim
I figure; I bought a GREAT American car, so I’m going to put in Mobil One sold by a great American company! IMHO, that rules out The Peoples Republic of Wally World!
Jim
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Originally Posted by Turbooo2u
I get the feeling it's WAY MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT. Haven't you heard of "Globalization". As long as you don't tell other people where to shop. ..even if they own an Ferrari F430. And I think some of the engines in Vettes are assembled in Canada. (St. Catherines)
..even if they own an Ferrari F430. And I think some of the engines in Vettes are assembled in Canada. (St. Catherines)You are absolutely correct, it is a complicated issue! Globalization is precisely what is complicating the issue!
Let’s say Joe, an American worker earning $25.00 an hour plus benefits, cashes his paycheck and spends it at Wal-Mart, who in turn sends his U.S. dollars to a Government subsidized company in Communist China that pays their workers $25.00 “A WEEK”, if they are lucky and no benefits!
How can Joe’s employer compete with that kind of competition? Short answer is; they can’t and they either move their operation off shore or they go out of business! The problem wouldn’t be quite so bad it the balance of trade wasn’t so far out of whack (approx 170 Billion dollar per year trade deficit)!
I know my example is an over simplification of the problem but it accurately portrays what is happening in this country. Pick up a copy of Lou Dobbs book, “Exporting of America”; it’s a real scary eye opener!
Sorry about the rant.
Jim
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Originally Posted by Turbooo2u
Just don't rule out the great republic of CANADA....that's where your Vette engine was built!
I know its not PC to say so, but my wife's Honda Accord (assembled in Ohio) has a higher percentage of parts sourced in the USA than my C6.
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From: Edmonds Wash.
Originally Posted by Tommy T.
And if you have a manual 6-speed, it was made in Mexico.
I know its not PC to say so, but my wife's Honda Accord (assembled in Ohio) has a higher percentage of parts sourced in the USA than my C6.
I know its not PC to say so, but my wife's Honda Accord (assembled in Ohio) has a higher percentage of parts sourced in the USA than my C6.
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Originally Posted by TheJimer
Turbooo,
You are absolutely correct, it is a complicated issue! Globalization is precisely what is complicating the issue!
Let’s say Joe, an American worker earning $25.00 an hour plus benefits, cashes his paycheck and spends it at Wal-Mart, who in turn sends his U.S. dollars to a Government subsidized company in Communist China that pays their workers $25.00 “A WEEK”, if they are lucky and no benefits!
How can Joe’s employer compete with that kind of competition? Short answer is; they can’t and they either move their operation off shore or they go out of business! The problem wouldn’t be quite so bad it the balance of trade wasn’t so far out of whack (approx 170 Billion dollar per year trade deficit)!
I know my example is an over simplification of the problem but it accurately portrays what is happening in this country. Pick up a copy of Lou Dobbs book, “Exporting of America”; it’s a real scary eye opener!
Sorry about the rant.
Jim
You are absolutely correct, it is a complicated issue! Globalization is precisely what is complicating the issue!
Let’s say Joe, an American worker earning $25.00 an hour plus benefits, cashes his paycheck and spends it at Wal-Mart, who in turn sends his U.S. dollars to a Government subsidized company in Communist China that pays their workers $25.00 “A WEEK”, if they are lucky and no benefits!
How can Joe’s employer compete with that kind of competition? Short answer is; they can’t and they either move their operation off shore or they go out of business! The problem wouldn’t be quite so bad it the balance of trade wasn’t so far out of whack (approx 170 Billion dollar per year trade deficit)!
I know my example is an over simplification of the problem but it accurately portrays what is happening in this country. Pick up a copy of Lou Dobbs book, “Exporting of America”; it’s a real scary eye opener!
Sorry about the rant.
Jim
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Originally Posted by 91C4
Does anyone know who makes this oil for Wally World? It seems to pass all the tests Mobil1 does.Great price at $12.48 for 5qts. Would like to use in my other daily drivers but will continue to use in the Vette.