Valvoline VR-1 on sale at Advanced Auto

[Greek55]

I guess its on sale throughout the country. They have have it on sale for $3.99 a quart here in Columbia, S.C.

[frannyB]

Here too in Colorado... We kinda bought out three stores in the Arvada area - sorry...

Great deal and is on until the 28th or 29th I think. Great time to stock up!

Also, found that Walmart was much cheaper for Mobil1 than any of the FLAPS if you also have a newer car...

Franny

[SteveDraz]

It's on sale here in Ohio, also. It's not advertised. I had someone scan a quart and he was surprised that it was $3.99 as opposed to th $5.99 on the label on the racks.

[blockhed]

you guys using synthetic or non?

[shadowjack1]

Thanks for the heads up. I went by and picked up a case. I just changed oil 500 miles ago.

[Greek55]

20w50 non synthetic here. It ends up that I am changing the oil about every 2000 miles which puts it at every 6 months.

[blockhed]

6 months wow you have to let her run a bit more
If I did every 2k miles I'd be changing once a month

[Nick Triesch]

Holy Smokes! What a waste of good oil!

[porsche930dude]

i only have 2500 on mine after a year and a half. when you have 4 cars and no where to go it takes a while

[ejp]

Thanks for the heads-up! I just bought out two different stores in Northern VA for 3 cases, total...saved me almost $60.

It should get me almost all the way through next summer, depending on how many track weekends I end up doing.

[kwikt 911]

Thanks for the heads up. I was actually holding out on changing the 968's oil till a sale popped up.

[porsche930dude]

i just stocked up for the spring. it wasnt marked down on the rack here either. I dont think they want people to know.

[rfuerst911sc]

Picked up a case here in Marietta on Saturday. The counter person did not know it was on sale, I asked to scan a quart and sure enough $3.99.

[Halm]

Nothing wrong with saving a buck or two. But out of curiosity, what is the zinc content compared to Brad Penn?

[NOLAsc]

Originally Posted by Greek55

I guess its on sale throughout the country.

Thanks for posting.

[sundevil64]

Thanks for the heads up. I was getting low on my stash for my turbo.

[ejp]

Originally Posted by Halm

Nothing wrong with saving a buck or two. But out of curiosity, what is the zinc content compared to Brad Penn?

I did some Googling. I found one post suggesting that VR1 has a ZDDP content of 1300 PPM and Brad Penn has 1400 PPM of ZDDP.

I've read other posts suggesting that high performance and flat tappet motors should have a ZDDP content of at least 1200 PPM.

I'm no oil genius. I know nothing and have no opinion to defend. Please don't beat me up over this - I'm just posting what I found based on some Google results. I blindly use VR1 because it's relatively inexpensive, readily available, and the Internets told me to. This Pelican post has great info, too.

[Ronnie's.930]

Originally Posted by Nick Triesch

Holy Smokes! What a waste of good oil!

No doubt - some of the guys on this forum are straight up, bat shat crazy when it comes to oil change intervals!

[Halm]

Originally Posted by ejp

I did some Googling. I found one post suggesting that VR1 has a ZDDP content of 1300 PPM and Brad Penn has 1400 PPM of ZDDP.

Very good info. I might have to consider at my next oil change. BP has been my go-to oil for a while but it is expensive and tough to find locally.

[Jesse16]

Halm, you should consider a quick trip to High Point some time and hit Kennedy Oil, the Brad P. distributor. He's selling cases and pallets all day long for about the price of the on-sale VR or less. He'll sell at the counter no problem, give a call and check pricing. Think you'll be surprised.
His big customers are probably race teams and all the local BP resellers. I get a years worth when I stop in.