Originally Posted by edyvw
If you read back label of Pennzoil it says: SOPUS (Shell Oil Products United States).
Yes, and it's not playing the weasel word game that the Canadian Tire house brand line is playing, with some products being officially approved and others not having approvals, only recommendations. Given the on sale price of the Pennzoil, Castrol, and Mobil European products (with actual OEM certs), I'm not sure what market share Canadian Tire is trying to seize.
This is something that Canadian Tire should have done years back when the only A3/B4 options were GC and M1 0w-40 in 1 litre bottles at atrocious prices. Now, with PP 5w-40, Castrol 0w-40, and Mobil 1 0w-40 available regularly on special at a pittance (by Canadian standards, at least), Canadian Tire is locking the warehouse door, as it were, after the horse already got out.
Years ago, Canadians were buying HDEOs in an effort to save a few bucks on Euro oil pricing, and even buying RP 0w-40 at a cheaper price. When a customer needed a Euro oil or even an semi-sensible substitute HDEO, at a decent price, Canadian Tire was nowhere to be found, with even their HDEOs through the roof. Now, when so many European vehicles have already moved to C3 type lubricants, Canadian Tire comes up with an alternative A3/B4? What spectacular timing.
If you read back label of Pennzoil it says: SOPUS (Shell Oil Products United States).
Yes, and it's not playing the weasel word game that the Canadian Tire house brand line is playing, with some products being officially approved and others not having approvals, only recommendations. Given the on sale price of the Pennzoil, Castrol, and Mobil European products (with actual OEM certs), I'm not sure what market share Canadian Tire is trying to seize.
This is something that Canadian Tire should have done years back when the only A3/B4 options were GC and M1 0w-40 in 1 litre bottles at atrocious prices. Now, with PP 5w-40, Castrol 0w-40, and Mobil 1 0w-40 available regularly on special at a pittance (by Canadian standards, at least), Canadian Tire is locking the warehouse door, as it were, after the horse already got out.
Years ago, Canadians were buying HDEOs in an effort to save a few bucks on Euro oil pricing, and even buying RP 0w-40 at a cheaper price. When a customer needed a Euro oil or even an semi-sensible substitute HDEO, at a decent price, Canadian Tire was nowhere to be found, with even their HDEOs through the roof. Now, when so many European vehicles have already moved to C3 type lubricants, Canadian Tire comes up with an alternative A3/B4? What spectacular timing.
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