XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: ron@null.invalid   
      
   On May 01, 2023, rbowman wrote   
   (in article):   
      
   >> You really need to learn about what you're talking about. Costco also   
   >> sells Mobil 1. It's just not currently on sale.   
   >   
   > I figure Kirkland is about the same stuff. The 5 quart bottles are a bit   
   > of a pain for a car that takes 3.75 quarts.   
      
   As far as I know, there is no such thing as "Kirkland" in terms of   
   manufacturing, so they get it from 'someone' and sell it as an off brand.   
      
   I don't disagree that a quart was a useful size, where at worst, you had a   
   portion of a quart left over to use as the inevitable topping up fluid.   
      
   Like many automotive parts such as tires, brake pads, rotors, oils,   
   coolants, etc., there are forever "what oil" threads on the forums.   
      
   Inevitably, those who read the advertising are the ones who swear by the   
   Michelin tires, or the "ceramic" pads or the drilled/slotted rotors, or the   
   Mobil oils or the "blue" coolants (blue, red & green - they're "similar").   
      
   Yes, I know they're not "exactly"  the same, but the engines that the oil &   
   coolants are used in are essentially the same, and the water supply used to   
   dilute the coolant varies by location, so whether it's blue, green or red   
   doesn't really matter (I don't like to mix them though - that's my main   
   rule but I only do that out of fear - as you can mix types of oils I'm   
   told).   
      
   Do you mix oils?   
   I generally try not to.   
      
   It would be nice to know what refinery Kirkland uses, but I already know   
   the marketing tricks because I've studied gasoline. The local Shell   
   refinery can sell to all the local gas stations, where they "mix" the   
   additives every so slightly differently - a bit more poly ether amines   
   here, a bit less ethanol there, etc., and that way they can legally claim   
   the fuel is different.   
      
   But gasoline is a commodity.   
   If it's top tier, it's good enough for me.   
      
   What about for you?   
      
   Ron, the humblest guy in town.   
      
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