Mobil Depots slowly but surely disappearing

Submitted: Friday, May 11, 2007 at 20:54

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Member - Axle

Have used Mobil oil, for years, but in the last 12mths have seen depots , and servos taken over by United, who now i believe want to stock valvoline products.

Unless i go to K-mart and buy 5L , the days of getting what i want in 20l drums has gone, around here, (central coast NSW). Its annoying when you have faith in a product and have to change. Bp have taken over Burmah servos around here as well, and someone told me caltex supply most of them anyhow?. What a merry go round!!. Dunno, fill her up pay the money, why worry, the Goverment backs down to these companys what hope has the public got?

Cheers Axle.

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Reply By: madfisher - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 21:10

Friday, May 11, 2007 at 21:10

Hi Axle,
Valvoline products have a very good reputation. Seen some tests recently I think on the Paj forum where valvoline durablend was rated as the best value for money oil
Cheers Pete

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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 21:46

Friday, May 11, 2007 at 21:46

My brother inlaw said the same thing, he was a rep for valvoline years ago, and witnessed some interesting tests.

Axle.

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Follow Up By: Sarg - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 23:14

Friday, May 11, 2007 at 23:14

Valvoline use Mobil base oils for all of their products blended in Aust.

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Follow Up By: Dave(NSW) - Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 17:17

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 17:17

Valvoline use Caltex base oils in NSW. I used to deliver it to wheatherall Pk from Kurnell.
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Follow Up By: Sarg - Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 22:03

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 22:03

Oh well, times change. They did a few years ago. Scotts Tport used to bring it in from Adelaide, but I just found out that the Adelaide refinery ceased production operations in mid-2003. Probably explains why the change in supplier. Nothing wrong with Caltex products either.

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Reply By: Willem - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 22:40

Friday, May 11, 2007 at 22:40

Oils are oils Mr Axle

My supplier was selling Fuchs Titan oils. Their wholesale price increased beyond the pale and last time I was in there he had Mobil. So Ibought that. Me old truck runs just as sweetly.

I don't think that different brands are going to be all that different. Will it make a difference in 500,000 kilometres? Doubt it.

My thoughts

Cheers

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Follow Up By: D-Jack - Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 02:13

Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 02:13

"Oils are oils Mr Axle "

Unless you drive the finicky TD Jackaroo, then the choice is not so easy!

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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 00:31

Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 00:31

Not oil, but coolant ..

When I was working for Chemtrans, I used to take tanktainers of coolant from ICI botany to a place in Wetherall Park that bottled the stuff...

Going from memory, they had 3 production lines and 2 tanks out the back, and all the coolant went into 3 bottling lines - the only thing that changed was the dye and the bottles - the coolant went in to some large company bottles, same as the cheap crap brands...

I was happy, I used to fill 20ltr drums out of the hoses when you filled and unloaded and sold it to mates mechanical workshops :)~

Wouldnt suprise me if simlar things happened in other products.

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