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TheSilkySmooth · 01-04-2010, 02:07 PM

Isnt mobil1 just 22 bucks for 5qt jug? How is 29 bucks at autozone a deal? Thats just average pricing - no deal?

toyota · 01-04-2010, 03:01 PM

yeah i really believe that got ripped off
very badly and as far as them putting
synthetic oil, its kinda of rare for them to
put it on unless you ask for it. I actually
spoke to one of the technicians and
he told me that once you have started
with synthetic you shouldn't go back to
regular and vice versa. He also said that
Toyota made their cars to work with the
regular oil and that is the default oil that
they use when people bring in their
Toyotas for an oil change.

Even though your car is new, just stick
to regular oil. Toyota makes them so
that they work with the regular oil, plus
synthetic will cost more. That really
sucks that it really happened. Try to
learn and do it yourself, look on video
sites such as youtube or have a friend
teach you and you can start saving a
lot of money and putting the rest of your
money on something that is really worth
paying for.

-Sam

RUFFSTUFF · 01-04-2010, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSilkySmooth

Isnt mobil1 just 22 bucks for 5qt jug? How is 29 bucks at autozone a deal? Thats just average pricing - no deal?

Yep, $22 at Walmart...

MadMax · 01-04-2010, 06:47 PM

Not the same thing. The jug at Walmart is a 5 quart one, the one at Autozone is 5 liters. Throw in the free Mobile 1 oil filter (which Walmart doesn't even carry, just that Fram shit) and you come out ahead...

RUFFSTUFF · 01-04-2010, 07:10 PM

The difference between 5 quarts and 5 liters is 9 ounces. Neither is enough for 2 oil changes, so if you kept it you would still have to buy additional oil for the time when you do the second change or a change on another vehicle... How much does that M1-130 filter cost by itself?

01-04-2010, 03:01 PM	#92
toyota SRacer Drives: Toyota Yaris 2007 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: OC, CA Posts: 71	yeah you did get ripped off yeah i really believe that got ripped off very badly and as far as them putting synthetic oil, its kinda of rare for them to put it on unless you ask for it. I actually spoke to one of the technicians and he told me that once you have started with synthetic you shouldn't go back to regular and vice versa. He also said that Toyota made their cars to work with the regular oil and that is the default oil that they use when people bring in their Toyotas for an oil change. Even though your car is new, just stick to regular oil. Toyota makes them so that they work with the regular oil, plus synthetic will cost more. That really sucks that it really happened. Try to learn and do it yourself, look on video sites such as youtube or have a friend teach you and you can start saving a lot of money and putting the rest of your money on something that is really worth paying for. -Sam __________________ "If I go down, I do time. I do real time. I don't know about your other drivers but when I see flashing lights in the mirror I don't stop." - Dominic, Fast & Furious Learn The Truth about Six Pack Fast!

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01-04-2010, 02:07 PM	#91
TheSilkySmooth Drives: 08 3DR 5M Bayou Blue; 09 Fos Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 622	Isnt mobil1 just 22 bucks for 5qt jug? How is 29 bucks at autozone a deal? Thats just average pricing - no deal?

01-04-2010, 06:47 PM	#94
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Not the same thing. The jug at Walmart is a 5 quart one, the one at Autozone is 5 liters. Throw in the free Mobile 1 oil filter (which Walmart doesn't even carry, just that Fram shit) and you come out ahead...

01-04-2010, 07:10 PM	#95
RUFFSTUFF Banned Drives: 2009 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: KINGSLAND, GA Posts: 381	The difference between 5 quarts and 5 liters is 9 ounces. Neither is enough for 2 oil changes, so if you kept it you would still have to buy additional oil for the time when you do the second change or a change on another vehicle... How much does that M1-130 filter cost by itself?