What is most popular oil brand in Europe?

[NuttCase]

Common brands in the UK :-

- Castrol, Millers & Shell. Mobil is not as popular in general as it used to be, but still common for certain high VI grades like 0W40
- Fuchs and Elf have become more popular due to their competitive pricing. The Quantum (VW) brand oil is made by Fuchs
- Motul more common in higher end supercars and generally regarded as being expensive
- Liquimoly & Ravenol not common in the UK, though you can buy them.
- too many other less common brands to list - Rock Oil, Gulf, Granville, Comma,.....

 

[chrisri]

Over here in NW Croatia most popular would be Shell, Total, ELF, Mobil, Valvoline and in recent years Motul is gaining share - probably overtook some of the older brands in the market.

There are other like Repsol, Rowe, INA and some but only at Metro, Bauhaus and similar stores.

 

[Cheburashka]

Originally Posted by NuttCase
Common brands in the UK :-

- Castrol, Millers & Shell. Mobil is not as popular in general as it used to be, but still common for certain high VI grades like 0W40
- Fuchs and Elf have become more popular due to their competitive pricing. The Quantum (VW) brand oil is made by Fuchs
- Motul more common in higher end supercars and generally regarded as being expensive
- Liquimoly & Ravenol not common in the UK, though you can buy them.
- too many other less common brands to list - Rock Oil, Gulf, Granville, Comma,.....


Mobil 1 0W40 it's a VI grade???

 

[NuttCase]

Originally Posted by Cheburashka
Originally Posted by NuttCase
Common brands in the UK :-

- Castrol, Millers & Shell. Mobil is not as popular in general as it used to be, but still common for certain high VI grades like 0W40
- Fuchs and Elf have become more popular due to their competitive pricing. The Quantum (VW) brand oil is made by Fuchs
- Motul more common in higher end supercars and generally regarded as being expensive
- Liquimoly & Ravenol not common in the UK, though you can buy them.
- too many other less common brands to list - Rock Oil, Gulf, Granville, Comma,.....


Mobil 1 0W40 it's a VI grade???

Well it's all relative I guess, but with typical 0W40 VI into the 180s, you are at the higher end of the VI range here in the UK. Very few oils sold here have VI >190. Or did I mis-understand your comment? Even the 10w60 so called "supercar" oils have typically VI in the 170s.

 

[henrika]

in sweden, mobil, motul , castrol, shell , etc is easy to find. I do always order 60L from germany. (15 usd shpping). now I am going to try mannol, 20L mannol energy premium 5w30 api SN/CF / CH-4 , 55 Euro / 20L for my bmw 535D in the winter.


castrol is so overpriced here, most thinks its gold inside and the only thing to go with... a 4L jug castrol edge costs 51 USD online and around 90 USD in part-stores.

 

[dlundblad]

Since the real vs "fake" synthetic discussion has come up, has anyone seen the new Valvoline white bottle jugs marketed as syn blends?

I realize it's been said for some time that "Dino" 5w20 and 30's were technically blends, but oil companies never really took advantage of that as a marketing gain.

 

[DaveInIreland]

Originally Posted by Bailes1992
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That, and unlike the US, to maintain your warranty you have to have your car serviced with OEM quality parts at a tax registered garage.



Not true.
The car makers were pushing for legislation for years, to sew up the hapless punters / buyers of their cars, but the EU pushed back.
As long as you get your car serviced at a good independant and use OEM components and good (approved ) oils, the warranty stands.
[censored], you can even do it yourself, just be prepared to back up your workmanship and purchase of the proper bits with paperwork if it ever gets [censored] with a warrranty claim.
It's been thrashed out over the years and the makers have been left with a bloody nose.