Mobile 1 0W-40 hits the shelves

[Mike Robinson]

Checker is the same thing as Kraegen or Shucks(sp?)
It just depends what part of the country you are in.
Out here in California we have Kraegen.  When I was in Colorado I believe it
was Checker, that was a while ago.  Same store, different name.

-Mike Robinson


On 1/15/03 2:40 PM, "Dave K." <desmo888 at comcast.net> wrote:

> What's a "Checker"?  I guess we don't have those around here (central PA).
> I need 0W-40 for my wife's ML430 as recommended by MB.  And that is all year
> 'round.  No one around sells it (except the dealer).
>
> Dave K.
> '90 CQ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DeWitt Harrison" <Six-Rs at attbi.com>
> To: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 4:37 PM
> Subject: Mobile 1 0W-40 hits the shelves
>
>
>> Maybe this has already been posted since this weight
>> of Mobile 1 motor oil has been available from the
>> manufacturer for quite a while. But, ime, it has not
>> been widely available at the usual retail outlets. I just
>> now picked up a couple of six-packs at my local Checker.
>> The clerk expressed curiosity about it's application
>> and said they had started stocking it only a week
>> or two ago.
>>
>> I think 0W-40 is a _great_ winter weight choice for the turbo
>> cars. It had always ticked me off that available Mobile 1
>> weights jumped from 10W-30 to 15W-50 (a great hot
>> weather oil for turbo cars but probably a touch heavy
>> for cold temps). I would have been tickled pink if they
>> brought out 10W-40. 0W-40 is frosting on the cake.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> DeWitt Harrison
>> '88 5kcstq
>>
>