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I was using Motul 8100 Power (previously Motul Sport) 5w40 for daily + occasional track use (3-5 days a year). Then it was basically out-of-stock or $80+/jug, AND they shipped me the wrong one (0w20 instead of 5w40) the last time and I didn't notice until after I had drained the car (I just saw it was a Motul bottle, assumed it was the right grade). I used it, half a jug of 5w40, half 0w20, just a couple of long road trips and basic commute, and changed it at like 2K miles.
Did a bunch of research a month ago, found Quaker State Euro 5w40 discussions on here and found it for $23.50 at Walmart and used that and thought about switching my wife's '16 GTI to it as well (have been using Castrol EDGE) - and now its totally unavailable from Walmart (where I ordered it) and amazon doesn't have it either. Autozone claims it has some for $32+ / jug, but if I'm paying that much, might as well go Mobil I or something? And today I see Motul is back down to $62.50/jug.
The Stinger needs SL+, GF-3+, A3+ and 5w30/10w30, per the manual. I just spent like 10-15 hours doing the Quaker State research last month and I'm all researched out and can't seem to find the previous threads anymore.
Is there any remaining oil under $30/jug that works for the GTI AND the Stinger and can handle a few track days? GTI just gets driven to work and back, never even gets into sport mode (wife's car). Some variant of Mobil I - is it the ESP that's the really good stuff? Which grade? Sorry, but there seem to be like 5 varieties of Mobil 1 now, and I can't keep them all straight.. Castrol EDGE Euro 0w30? That seems to be a "good" version, better than 5w40, etc? Or go back to Motul for $60/jug because it's much better? Valvoline 5w40 isn't as highly regarded, but seems to have all the certifications? The hardest part is that, for example, Castrol 5w30 is "ok oil" and 0w30 is "really good" and that seems to be the same across every brand. Is there a database / list somewhere?
Sorry for all the rambling. I guess I'm just trying to avoid spending $35+/jug on known bad/cheap oil. As you can see, I've spent $60+ on better oil for the Stinger, which probably has less stringent requirements than the VW (early on, I used Costco 5w30 and changed it after every 1-2 track days). Also thought about HPL, but feels like a lot more hoops and still quite expensive.
Did a bunch of research a month ago, found Quaker State Euro 5w40 discussions on here and found it for $23.50 at Walmart and used that and thought about switching my wife's '16 GTI to it as well (have been using Castrol EDGE) - and now its totally unavailable from Walmart (where I ordered it) and amazon doesn't have it either. Autozone claims it has some for $32+ / jug, but if I'm paying that much, might as well go Mobil I or something? And today I see Motul is back down to $62.50/jug.
The Stinger needs SL+, GF-3+, A3+ and 5w30/10w30, per the manual. I just spent like 10-15 hours doing the Quaker State research last month and I'm all researched out and can't seem to find the previous threads anymore.
Is there any remaining oil under $30/jug that works for the GTI AND the Stinger and can handle a few track days? GTI just gets driven to work and back, never even gets into sport mode (wife's car). Some variant of Mobil I - is it the ESP that's the really good stuff? Which grade? Sorry, but there seem to be like 5 varieties of Mobil 1 now, and I can't keep them all straight.. Castrol EDGE Euro 0w30? That seems to be a "good" version, better than 5w40, etc? Or go back to Motul for $60/jug because it's much better? Valvoline 5w40 isn't as highly regarded, but seems to have all the certifications? The hardest part is that, for example, Castrol 5w30 is "ok oil" and 0w30 is "really good" and that seems to be the same across every brand. Is there a database / list somewhere?
Sorry for all the rambling. I guess I'm just trying to avoid spending $35+/jug on known bad/cheap oil. As you can see, I've spent $60+ on better oil for the Stinger, which probably has less stringent requirements than the VW (early on, I used Costco 5w30 and changed it after every 1-2 track days). Also thought about HPL, but feels like a lot more hoops and still quite expensive.
