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Question for y'all that are buying it. What does it cost where you're at? The rebate is for up to $50 but a quick look for pricing was nearly $100 a case.
Question for y'all that are buying it. What does it cost where you're at? The rebate is for up to $50 but a quick look for pricing was nearly $100 a case.
Be careful Dave. It doesn't look like your selection qualifies. It's not Synthetic so looking at their rebate details, it doesn't qualify.
"One case or six quarts of VR1 Racing Synthetic Motor Oil (note: VR1 Conventional, Not Street Legal or other Valvoline products are not included)."
When I look for their Synthetic as described in their rebate, it's hard to find. They list Advance Auto Parts on their web site but I don't see the product on their web page.
When I look for their Synthetic as described in their rebate, it's hard to find. They list Advance Auto Parts on their web site but I don't see the product on their web page.
That seems to be a joke as well. Try to check the availbility and price. It's not available at your store nor available for shipping to you. Starting to smell like a fish?
A guy I know at O'Reilly's (since they carry Wix oil filters, Wix and Baldwin air filters) told me that he's had several people come in with a printed rebate form wanting to know if it would be good on 20w50. It doesn't say on the form it isn't, but he isn't aware of anyone who has received their money back on 20w50 either.
He too said they haven't had 10w30 VR1 Valvoline in months and cannot order any. That is what is pictured in their rebate web page. He, too, didn't sound too positive about getting your money back on the 20w50. Actually, 20w50 synthetic is all I've ever run in my 572ci and 502ci big block engines anyway. They've only had Red Line, Amsoil, or Royal Purple. All 3 of those are PAO based synthetic oils where, the best I can tell, the Valvoline "racing oil" is just a hydrocracked 'pseudosynthetic' (synthetic enough for the gov't to allow them to call it a synthetic). If anyone can point me to where Valvoline has actually gotten into real synthetic oil that is polyalpha-olefins (Group IV) based, please let me know.
Again, I don't want to start any oil war or act like an oil expert, but having been around several engine builders for decades, they only consider true synthetics to include classes of lubricants like synthetic esters as well as "others" like GTL (Methane Gas-to-Liquid) (Group V) and polyalpha-olefins (Group IV). This seems to be backed up on Wikipedia and several other "non-oil" (i.e. - no advertising from oil companies) websites. As I've mentioned, the only oils I know for a fact fit in this group are Royal Purple, Amsoil and Red Line. And, of course, their price reflects such.
Dude....free is free. I'll take a free case of oil to have around the farm to use in the lawnmower or generator.
Now availability...that is another question.
They had several weights at my Napa in stock just no 10-30. I'm just going to use it in my lawn mower and generator so I don't care if it's good or not.
Don't you love it when they lure you in with the special and all it turns out to be is bait and switch!