Originally Posted By: JC1
Originally Posted By: Garak
Originally Posted By: mlupone
M1 European 0W-40 seems the way to go, but it also seems too inexpensive.
Are you a Canadian by any chance? Some of the consumers up here seem to prefer to pay more.
M1 0w-40 is a fine approved lubricant. If you find the price is too cheap, just truck on into Canada and hit a place like our Walmarts or Canadian Tire, and pick up a jug of M1 0w-40 at regular prices. If you like expensive, you won't be disappointed.
+1 with Garak. If you think oil is expensive for your MB wait until you get the repair bills for that car.
What does an oil change cost at the dealer or a quick lube? A lot more than $50-75 for oil and a filter.
Wait til he goes to the dealer for an oil change, service A is like $300 and it's basically a glorified oil change. Service B is usually even more, more like $500 although they do a few little extra things. There will be no complaints about inexpensive when you go there.
Best is Mobil 1 0w40. There's also a $12 rebate on a 5 quart jug without a filter which is good through the end of May. So it's a little over $13 for a 5 quart jug after rebate. Only better deal was at Autozone when they had their annual oil clearance, got a bunch of Castrol 0w40 and 0w30 for $2 a quart last year. Some people were doing even better with Amazon Now, but I don't think that's available in the OP's area, they had a $10 rebate on using the service so it could have been a little over $3 for a 5 quart jug after dual rebates.