Best prices for Edge 5W30 oil?

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Mr Whippy

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Harrogate
I have managed to get a quote of £73 for 8L of Castrol Edge 5W30 delivered (the right one for the Z4)...

Has anyone managed to find it cheaper than that? Opie Oils seem good but I don't have an account to find out the actual costs and delivery etc.


Is that a good price at £73 for 8L?



PS, got my car booked in at BMW for the service, they are picking up and dropping off the car from work as it's convenient for me. Just a 4 mile drive through town while I'm at work... has anyone found any pro/cons to this service? Seems really handy as they don't charge for it.


Many thanks

Dave
 
Just had mine done at coopers in tunbrigde, collected and dropped off. Was going to by some oil but couldn't be bothered in the end. Really good service and would do it again, saves having to pop out collect hire car etc. Had an inspection 1 and a brake fluid change for £425.00. My local dealer Coopers in bansted offered the same service but I was not going to let them put 70 mile round trip on my car :rofl:

I did phone up and ask which oil I should buy and was told Castol edge 0W30 or Shell Helix Ultra Extra 5W-30,
 
Mr Whippy said:
I have managed to get a quote of £73 for 8L of Castrol Edge 5W30 delivered (the right one for the Z4)...

Has anyone managed to find it cheaper than that? Opie Oils seem good but I don't have an account to find out the actual costs and delivery etc.



Many thanks

Dave
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Re Opie, their prices are excellent, especially when they have extra discount deals....you just need to be a member of a car forum that is registered with them (this one isn't).

So my Tip of The Day is, go here and join - its free: http://www.renaultforums.co.uk/ - they are registered with Opie.

Then email Opie and explain (like I did) that they don't issue a membership number - they in turn will respond really quickly and say "thats OK just quote your username when you register with us".

Job done.
 
lacroupade said:
Re Opie, their prices are excellent, especially when they have extra discount deals....you just need to be a member of a car forum that is registered with them (this one isn't).

So my Tip of The Day is, go here and join - its free: http://www.renaultforums.co.uk/ - they are registered with Opie.

Then email Opie and explain (like I did) that they don't issue a membership number - they in turn will respond really quickly and say "thats OK just quote your username when you register with us".

Job done.
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Good info, thanks for that :thumbsup:
 
Opie normally (or rather often) has the double discount offers, so you get 25% off. For the effort required it is well worth getting your own oil before a service especially as it saves about £75 or so.
 
Oooer, lots of options :D

I just remembered my brother has a trade account with Opie so might get a quote through that!

Will let you know the numbers!

Thanks

Dave
 
Opie are doing a another special offer giving you an extra 10% off.
Opie Oilman said:
Opie Oils has a special “quickie” offer for you!

Use discount code - BMWSPEC - And get extra discounts on the following BMW Specification Engine Oils
  • BMW Approval - All engine oil which meets BMW Approval
  • BMW Spezial - For all BMW vehicles from 1992 until 1997
  • BMW Longlife-98 - BMW LL98-For all BMW vehicles from 1998 to 2000. Can be used in place of oils meeting BMW Spezial Specification.
  • BMW Longlife-01 - BMW LL01-For all BMW vehicles from 2001 to 2003. Can also be used in place of Longlife-98 and Spezial.
  • BMW Longlife-04 - BMW LL04-For petrol engines and diesel engines with soot filters from 2004 onwards. Can also be used in place of Longlife-01, Longlife-98 and Spezial.
This will save you at least 20% OFF OUR NORMAL PRICES.

These special prices are available until Midnight Friday 11th June.

Don't miss out - VIEW & BUY BMW OILS HERE>>>>>

Remember you can save on BMW service costs by buying the oils needed and supplying the garage with them.

- The Opie Oils Team
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Just grabbed 4 x 5 ltrs of GM DEXOS 2 5w30 fully synthetic BMW 04 longlife approved for £55
From vauxhall dealers in Swindon (skurrays) you need to be trade club registered
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rudey said:
These work out at less that £14 FOR 5 litres !!!!
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But I guess you get what you pay for...I mean what the hell is Dexos??????

I'll stick with the manufactutrers recommendation thanks. :thumbsup:

UPDATE: in fact on further research on a Corvette forum in the US it seems that potentially its a synthetic blend as opposed to fully synthetic....not sure what that means exactly but frankly I'm not prepared to take chances with such a vital component. IMHO its just GM screwing their parts costs down...a few cents saved on every new car oil fill adds up to a lot of money.
 
thats a special price for trade club owners , you buy 3 get 1 free, just thought i would mention it the retail is a lot more thats a special price for trade peeps, they doe a semi synthetic which we used in the previous garage i worked in ...
the oil ticks all the boxes is BMW certified vw PDI engine certified etc... i some how dont see the point that beacuse its made for GM that its not good enough to go in BMW
 
Just had my Z4 serviced by a local garage, he charged £44 for genuine BMW LL04 oil. He buys it in trade and just puts a 10% mark up on it so well pleased with that :thumbsup:
 
rudey said:
thats a special price for trade club owners , you buy 3 get 1 free, just thought i would mention it the retail is a lot more thats a special price for trade peeps, they doe a semi synthetic which we used in the previous garage i worked in ...
the oil ticks all the boxes is BMW certified vw PDI engine certified etc... i some how dont see the point that beacuse its made for GM that its not good enough to go in BMW
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I'm sure its 'good enough', its just that it doesn't appear to be a fully synthetic and its not an acknowledged market leader......I wouldn't put it in my engine any more than I'd stick Halfords own brand in...that too is oil, but no thanks. :)
 
Need to get to Costco for this! Got a number just need to go in and get my ID card and stuff set up!

Just had a quote for INSP1, £255, but £82 is the oil, so in theory my INSP1 will be about £210 which is nice :D

KDS alignment is £120 though... eek. Should be good once done though :)

Dave
 
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