Re: [T3] Synthetic GL-4 found!

[Hal Sullivan <tristessa@pon.net>]

<x-flowed>At 03:37 PM 6/18/02 -0700, Erkson, Toby wrote:
> Expensive!
> -----Original Message-----
> > The Amsoil in the yellow
> > label was specifically GL-4!  But it was about $10 for a quart!
> Is $10 a quart cheap or expensive for tranny oil?...

Relatively expensive, maybe, but I was thinking on this today and maybe 
this'll help put things into a bit of perspective.

I work at a semi-discount auto parts store.  We sell Master 85-90W GL5 gear 
oil for $3.89 /quart.  Conventional, dino-based gear oil, nothing 
special.  The Amsoil in question is about $10/quart, BUT it's synthetic, 
which is more expensive than dino.  It's also GL-4, which is (apparently*) 
becoming harder to find -- which also can translate to "more expensive" 
just due to the running around and hassle involved in finding it if your 
local FLAPS doesn't carry it.

$10/quart is a bit pricier than I'm used to paying for *anything*.  But 
considering the quantity needed for a transaxle and the length of time 
between changes, is it really that much more in the end?

* to qualify my "apparently" comment, we also carry Sta-Lube 85-90W GL-4 at 
$2.69/quart and $13.95/gallon, and 90-140W GL-4 at $2.89/quart, both 
sitting on the shelf -- the gallons came in on today's delivery.




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