Sinopec Oil Company now manufacturing OEM Mercedes Benz Oil
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Nope. Labor and overhead are the biggest cost contributors.
Maybe the price will not go up as high as it otherwise would when using M1 or whomever was their supplier.
Maybe the price will not go up as high as it otherwise would when using M1 or whomever was their supplier.
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Nope it will stay the same until it increases.
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It just increased their already stupid profit margins. I do my own
I don't see how is it cheaper than sourcing the oil in North America if it meant for the North American market.
Originally Posted by sloinker
Maybe they are following their own catch phrase,"The Best or Nothing". Dumping that swill M1 for the magic elixir from Sinopec?
There is no such thing as a magic elixir.
Maybe they are following their own catch phrase,"The Best or Nothing". Dumping that swill M1 for the magic elixir from Sinopec?
There is no such thing as a magic elixir.
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Originally Posted by sloinker
Maybe they are following their own catch phrase,"The Best or Nothing". Dumping that swill M1 for the magic elixir from Sinopec?
Traditionally the "swill" has been reserved for the higher-end AMG offerings:
https://mobiloil.com/en/article/why...ust-mobil-1/mercedes-amg-recommended-oil
Whilst the paupers in their less stately offerings will get whatever Mercedes has been able to negotiate the lowest price per bottle on.
Maybe they are following their own catch phrase,"The Best or Nothing". Dumping that swill M1 for the magic elixir from Sinopec?
Traditionally the "swill" has been reserved for the higher-end AMG offerings:
https://mobiloil.com/en/article/why...ust-mobil-1/mercedes-amg-recommended-oil
Whilst the paupers in their less stately offerings will get whatever Mercedes has been able to negotiate the lowest price per bottle on.
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Originally Posted by dave1251
There is no such thing as a magic elixir.
Except for the original green GC, made by elves
There is no such thing as a magic elixir.
Except for the original green GC, made by elves
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Originally Posted by sloinker
Maybe they are following their own catch phrase,"The Best or Nothing". Dumping that swill M1 for the magic elixir from Sinopec?
Traditionally the "swill" has been reserved for the higher-end AMG offerings:
https://mobiloil.com/en/article/why...ust-mobil-1/mercedes-amg-recommended-oil
Whilst the paupers in their less stately offerings will get whatever Mercedes has been able to negotiate the lowest price per bottle on.
My old Mercedes engined 3.2L V6 actually had a tag in the engine bay stating the factory fill and recommended oil was M1 0W40. The car had a lifter tick that went away with Red Line. I was j/k about the M1 being swill.
Originally Posted by sloinker
Maybe they are following their own catch phrase,"The Best or Nothing". Dumping that swill M1 for the magic elixir from Sinopec?
Traditionally the "swill" has been reserved for the higher-end AMG offerings:
https://mobiloil.com/en/article/why...ust-mobil-1/mercedes-amg-recommended-oil
Whilst the paupers in their less stately offerings will get whatever Mercedes has been able to negotiate the lowest price per bottle on.
My old Mercedes engined 3.2L V6 actually had a tag in the engine bay stating the factory fill and recommended oil was M1 0W40. The car had a lifter tick that went away with Red Line. I was j/k about the M1 being swill.
Originally Posted by sloinker
My old Mercedes engined 3.2L V6 actually had a tag in the engine bay stating the factory fill and recommended oil was M1 0W40. The car had a lifter tick that went away with Red Line. I was j/k about the M1 being swill.
Yeah, we know you've been spreading that a while now.
My old Mercedes engined 3.2L V6 actually had a tag in the engine bay stating the factory fill and recommended oil was M1 0W40. The car had a lifter tick that went away with Red Line. I was j/k about the M1 being swill.
Yeah, we know you've been spreading that a while now.
Originally Posted by drtyler
Where did your picture come from?
The back label states Marketed by Mercedes-Benz India.
A commodity product like this originating in Singapore makes sense if used in Asian markets. No need to import products from the USA or Europe.
Exactly. Just because MB uses Sinopec in Asia doesn't mean they'll use them in the US.
This article from 2018 just mentions Indonesia and India markets:
https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/big-contracts-oil-the-wheels-of-sinopec-ng-b88963048z
Where did your picture come from?
The back label states Marketed by Mercedes-Benz India.
A commodity product like this originating in Singapore makes sense if used in Asian markets. No need to import products from the USA or Europe.
Exactly. Just because MB uses Sinopec in Asia doesn't mean they'll use them in the US.
This article from 2018 just mentions Indonesia and India markets:
https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/big-contracts-oil-the-wheels-of-sinopec-ng-b88963048z
Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Originally Posted by drtyler
Where did your picture come from?
The back label states Marketed by Mercedes-Benz India.
A commodity product like this originating in Singapore makes sense if used in Asian markets. No need to import products from the USA or Europe.
Exactly. Just because MB uses Sinopec in Asia doesn't mean they'll use them in the US.
This article from 2018 just mentions Indonesia and India markets:
https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/big-contracts-oil-the-wheels-of-sinopec-ng-b88963048z
I think this is likely the case. Most automakers have regional agreements with oils.
Originally Posted by drtyler
Where did your picture come from?
The back label states Marketed by Mercedes-Benz India.
A commodity product like this originating in Singapore makes sense if used in Asian markets. No need to import products from the USA or Europe.
Exactly. Just because MB uses Sinopec in Asia doesn't mean they'll use them in the US.
This article from 2018 just mentions Indonesia and India markets:
https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/big-contracts-oil-the-wheels-of-sinopec-ng-b88963048z
I think this is likely the case. Most automakers have regional agreements with oils.
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Whilst the paupers in their less stately offerings will get whatever Mercedes has been able to negotiate the lowest price per bottle on.
Here, it could easily be Mobil Super 3000 5w-40 for the full SAPS offerings.
Whilst the paupers in their less stately offerings will get whatever Mercedes has been able to negotiate the lowest price per bottle on.
Here, it could easily be Mobil Super 3000 5w-40 for the full SAPS offerings.
In my part of Australia, the MB oil is supplied by Fuchs. I just had my C63 serviced - although I skipped on the Fuchs 5w/40 oil and supplied my own Castrol Edge 0W/40 to the MB dealer who had no problem using it.
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