Mobile one at bi-mart is $3.99
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike's Dakota" <mikesdakota@home.com>
To: "Dakota Post Message" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 9:03 PM
Subject: DML: Best value on Synthetic (Mobile1) oil change....still
> I took my 5.2 Dak into get the oil changed today. I thought I would stop
by
> the Jiffy-Lube down the street and see what they do a full synthetic
change
> for.......OK....it might save me a 8 mile trip. I pull it in there the
> little kid comes out and asks me what service I would like. I told him I
> want Mobile1 full synthetic, their "house" brand of full synthetic is
> Pennzoil so I would have to pay more for Mobile1. OK....so how much
> already? $58...but wait we will vacuum out your car and do your windows
> too!!!!!!!! Baaahaaaaa!!!!! So, I decide to go down to my regular place
> and drive an extra 8 miles. Wal-Mart, I know I know but for $27 they
even
> topped off my differentials with Mobile1 gear lube (I supplied) and lubed
> the chassis, you really can't beat it, well that price actually recently
> went up from $21, someone must have figured how much they were losing on
the
> full synthetic changes. I tried to justify doing it myself....I cant.
> Mobile1 runs $4.70 a qt X 6qts = $28.20 filter $3.00 + .25 for each swear
> word = at least $31.00 and more likely an additional allowance of $5.00
for
> swear words.
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