[s-cars] 0w-40 for S6?

[Keith Maddock]

22 EUR about $27.50 at the moment, and thats really the worst case. 
But a few months ago, 22 EUR was probably a little over $30...

But really the normal German consumer is paying more like 12 EUR = $15.

Still expensive !!!

I found, at least in Germany, that the oil prices seem to be about the
same multiple as the gas prices, about 3-4x more expensive than in the
states...

Plus the dollar is really weak right now, which makes prices seem a
lot higher in Europe.

Cheers,
Keith

On 8/14/05, George <g.grubr at connectel-us.com> wrote:
> hi Keith
> 
> 22 Eur is about 30 US$ at the moment ....
> 
> RS10W60 is (including 19% VAT) is 850 Kc at a VW/Audi/Skoda dealer, with 25
> kc/1 US$ you are at about $34 .... what can I say.
> 
> Liter of 5w50 505.01 is approx. $27/liter
> 
> all the above is pricing from May - rest assured that most shops follow the
> oil prices better than refinery .. and no doubt about distribution profits
> ...
> 
> gg
> 
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> Subject: Re: [s-cars] 0w-40 for S6?
> 
> On 8/6/05, George <g.grubr at connectel-us.com> wrote:
> >  Castrol in Europe (and pretty much any other oil for that matter) is
> > very expensive - the RS10W60 retails for approx. $35 per liter - yep,
> > per ONE liter .... but Shell is at the same league and so are the
> > others.  Price includes 19% VAT tax but even taking that off it is still
> expensive.
> 
> Is that in the Czech Republic?  In Germany, you can get Castrol RS10W60 at
> the local grocery stores or home improvement stores for
> 10-12 EUR per liter, and even at the gas stations its 18-22 EUR per liter,
> all including 16% VAT....  If you're friends with a mechanic who buys it by
> the barrel, you can get "refills" for 7-9 EUR per liter
> :)
> 
> Sounds like the Czech Castrol distributor is making some nice profits!!!
> 
> Cheers,
> Keith
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